Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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Episodes
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Scottish star Emeli Sande celebrates renewal and rebirth on new album
Ayesha Roscoe speaks with singer Emeli Sande about her new album, "Let's Say For Instance."
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'No Escape' details the history of Uyghurs in China up to their modern-day oppression
Ayesha Rascoe asks Nury Turkel about his new book, "No Escape," and about China's persecution of Uyghur people inside China and across the globe.
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This educator writes 'anti-narcocorridos' — songs that tell the story of heroes
Mexican singer Vivir Quintana talks about her latest song, 'El Corrido de Milo Vela,' which tells the story of one of the many journalists who have been murdered in Mexico for doing their jobs.
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These are some of our favorite stories from NPR's Student Podcast Challenge
This year, finalists in NPR's student podcast challenge asked big questions about hatred and love, identity and belonging.
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Taliban declares women and girls must cover up from head to toe in public
The Taliban in Afghanistan have instructed that women cover up in public from head to toe, including their faces. NPR correspondent Diaa Hadid has been talking to women affected by the change.
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The Blossoms release new album 'Ribbon Around The Bomb'
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with musician Tom Ogden, lead singer for the Blossoms, about the British pop band's new album, "Ribbon Around The Bomb."
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You can find anything on Wikipedia — even the weird and wacky
Most people turn to Wikipedia to learn, well, just about everything. This Michigander is using social media to highlight the weird and the wacky that can be found on the site.
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A new bride finds something supernatural with her rich husband in 'The Hacienda'
A woman marries a rich man. But what happened to his first wife? And why is his home so cold, so creepy? Ayesha Rascoe talks with Isabel Cañas about her debut novel, "The Hacienda."
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The Sports Bra is the spot to watch women's sports in Portland
The many screens that adorn sports bars across the country almost always show men's sports. But a new bar in Portland seeks to change that. It's named The Sports Bra.
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Italy is launching a digital nomad visa
Italy will soon roll out a new visa that allows remote workers to live in Italy even though their jobs are based abroad. Supporters hope it will attract high-earning workers and spark innovation.
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Russia is starting to cut natural gas supplies off
Ayesha Rascoe discusses Russia's threats against NATO countries and the decision to cut off natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria with Agnia Grigas, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.
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What it's like living in Ukraine's warzone
Ukraine's army is slowing Russia's invasion to a crawl, but there is still heavy fighting in the south. For those living there, the war has started to feel like a deadly kind of normal.