Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
Episodes
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Kansas City's Museum of BBQ celebrates the magic of smoked meat and sauce
The Museum of BBQ has opened in Kansas City, Mo., and says it celebrates all kinds of American barbeque.
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Why Trump's tariffs upended the 'safe harbor' bonds market — and what it means
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Andrew Ackerman of The Washington Post about the wild week in the US bond market.
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After crackdowns on student protestors, a culture of fear persists at Brown University
The mood on the campus of Brown University, a hotbed of student protest last year, is now one of fear and intimidation, according to some students.
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U.S.-Iran hold their first high-level talks in years over a new nuclear deal
For the first time in years, the U.S. and Iran held high-level talks on a new deal concerning Iran's nuclear program.
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Tourists can now track wolves in the Italian wilderness
A wildlife group in the national parks of Italy's Abruzzo – a vast green area known as the "lungs" of Europe - is offering an unusual kind of tourism: tracking wolves. It's part of an effort these long persecuted, much misunderstood creatures.
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Can the American Dream survive without access to cheap goods?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Harvard American Studies Prof. Lizabeth Cohen about how mass consumption and cheap goods became tied to the American dream.
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Live, country music stage show 'Grand Ole Opry' turns 100
The Grand Ole Opry is turning 100. The stage show is celebrating the milestone all year long by welcoming new and seasoned performers.
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LA homeowners are suing insurance companies for not covering damages from the fires
Houses that survived the LA fires are contaminated with toxic chemicals but some insurers say they won't cover it. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to David Jones, former California Insurance Commissioner.
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Trump administration's call for the death penalty for Luigi Mangione signals a larger shift
President Trump's push for more federal and state executions marks a new chapter in the shifting politics of the death penalty.
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Tax filing clinics across the country have you covered for last-minute filing needs
For people who haven't filed their taxes yet, there's an army of volunteers around the country who are ready to help.
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China's possible next move in response to tariff exemptions on electronics
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks economist Keyu Jin, author of the book "The New China Playbook" about Beijing's next moves in the trade war with the U.S.
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Politics chat: Trump to meet with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele
President Trump meets El Salvador's president Monday at the White House to discuss the use of a Salvadoran supermax prison for migrants deported from the U.S.
