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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Alison Bechdel Discusses A Lifelong Affair With Exercise In New Memoir
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Alison Bechdel about her new graphic memoir, The Secret to Superhuman Strength.
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Sunday Puzzle: 2-Part Puzzles
Denise DiNoto plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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Armenian American Communities Praise Biden's Genocide Declaration
For decades, the U.S. has not referred to the 1915 killing of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman forces as an act of genocide. Armenian Americans react to President Biden's use of the term.
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Rescued Goldfish In D.C. Pond Are Put Up For Adoption
The Humane Rescue Alliance in Washington, D.C., captured more than 140 goldfish from a backyard pond, named each one and put them all up for adoption.
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Firms May Have To Disclose Climate-Related Risks In Financial Disclosures
Companies like to talk about fighting climate change. But they're not necessarily keen to admit if they have a factory in an area prone to flooding or if their supplier was just hit by a hurricane.
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Driessen's Latest Project Results From His Experiences Around The World
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with musician Casey Driessen about his latest project Otherlands: A Global Music Exploration. Besides recordings, his project includes short films and essays.
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Sunday Puzzle: Vowel Replacement
Mark Stefaniak plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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Journalists Battle Against Hedge Fund Giant Alden Global
Reporters at Tribune Co. papers across the country are trying to avoid the company's purchase by Alden Global. The hedge fund is known to slash budgets and staff in the name of profits.
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Saying Goodbye to Hollywood's Cinerama Dome
Hollywood's Cinerama Dome is known for its space-age looking dome and its wide, curved screen. 60 years of movie-going there seems to be coming to The End.
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Arooj Aftab's Newest Album Finds Light In Dark Times
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Arooj Aftab about her new album, Vulture Prince, completed after the loss of her brother and threaded through with themes of grief and longing.
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Romina Puga's Newest Show Answers Kids' Burning Questions
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Romina Puga about her new Spanish-language children's show, Club Mundo Kids, that helps kids explores topics like agriculture and space travel.
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Sunday Puzzle: What's The Show?
Laurie Boeder plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.