Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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School board meetings have gotten heated, but this one in California is on a whole new level
A group called "Let Them Breathe" has organized over 90 protests at California school board meetings including one where the protestors voted themselves in as the new school board.
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The humanitarian crisis at the Polish border as thousands try to claim asylum in the E.U.
NPR's Asma Khalid speaks with Polish lawyer Marta Górczynska about the humanitarian crisis at the Polish border as thousands of migrants from Asia and Middle arrive, hoping seek to asylum in Europe.
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Lulu Garcia-Navarro leaves Weekend Edition
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro bids Weekend Edition listeners a fond farewell after 17 years at the network.
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Looking back on Lulu Garcia-Navarro's long career at NPR
An appreciation of NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro who's leaving the network after 17 years.
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Haiti's kidnapping crisis is plunging the country even further into turmoil
Seventeen missionaries were kidnapped by an armed gang in Haiti on Saturday. It was the latest in what experts are calling a kidnapping crisis in the country — a crisis largely driven by one gang.
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How writer Nicole Holfecesner told the true tale of 'The Last Duel'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to writer Nicole Holfecesner about her new movie, "The Last Duel." Listeners please be advised: This piece involves a discussion of sexual assault.
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Joy Crookes' first album embraces power, heartbreak and racial justice
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with singer and songwriter Joy Crookes about her debut album, "Skin."
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Radio Diaries: Teachers document their hopes and fears during the pandemic
Teachers have a lot on their plates this fall — from navigating mask mandates to children who aren't used to in-person school. We hear from seven educators who tell us what it's been like.
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Chris Hadfield's latest book: 'The Apollo Murders'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to retired astronaut and International Space Station commander Chris Hadfield about his novel, which follows a fictional mission during the Cold War in the early 1970s.
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Sunday Puzzle: Mind your Ds and Ts
Listener Charley Parker plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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Wyoming Rep. Brown says Afghan refugees should resettle in the state
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Republican Rep. Landon Brown about his desire to resettle Afghan refugees in the Cowboy State despite hesitancy from his constituents.
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'Bond' franchise will have to make changes to appeal to a younger audience
Daniel Craig's tenure as James Bond is coming to an end with the release of No Time To Die. But with Amazon acquiring MGM, where does the 007 franchise go from here?