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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New Study Seeks To Understand Inflammatory COVID-19 Complication In Children
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Dr. Roberta DeBiasi, infectious disease chief at Children's National Hospital, about a new study of children with MIS-C a rare and mysterious COVID-19 complication.
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Advocates Worry Latinx Communities Aren't Taking Full Advantage Of Pandemic Relief
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with a Houston-based entrepreneur and advocate, Tom Castro, who worries that some Latinos aren't tapping the pandemic-relief dollars offered by the government.
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Lee Horton Reflects On Coming Home After Years In Prison
Lee Horton reflects on life outside prison walls after a quarter century behind bars. He was sentenced to life without parole but the sentence was commuted and he was released earlier this year.
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Gold Diggers' Is A Magical Look At What It Means To Be Indian-American
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with author Sanjena Sathian about her new book, Gold Diggers, that explores Indian-American identity in a fictional suburb of Atlanta.
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High-Level Arrests Roil Jordan
Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Rana Sweis, a journalist and writer based in Amman, about developments involving King Abudllah II's half brother, who says he's been placed under house arrest.
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Derek Chauvin's Trial Is A Significant Moment In Our History
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with columnist Michele Norris and writer Charles Blow about the significance of the Derek Chauvin trial.
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Hunter Biden On Addiction And Recovery
We bring you an excerpt of the interview between Hunter Biden and NPR's Scott Simon. The interview will run on Monday on Morning Edition.
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Ilona Bannister's Debut Novel Depicts The Struggles Of New Motherhood
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to author Ilona Bannister about her debut novel, When I Ran Away.
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Sunday Puzzle: Old Riddles
Sravana Chennupati plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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John Batiste On His New Album, 'We Are'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Jon Batiste. The prolific artist, who composed music for Disney and whose band plays for Stephen Colbert, is releasing a solo album.
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Sunday Puzzle: Here The Homophone
Kevin Jackson plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Sarah McCammon.
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The U.S. Has Restricted Assault-Style Weapons Before. Did It Work?
In the wake of recent gun massacres, President Biden is renewing calls for limits on assault-style weapons. What impact did the ten year federal ban on those weapons have on mass shootings?