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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Contact Tracers Face Unique Hardships Across The World
An Israeli soldier who does contact tracing speaks to a Korean contact tracer about the hard conversations and difficult emotions they experience in their work.
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Fears And Misconceptions Over AstraZeneca Vaccine In France Persist
Controversy over the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine in France has health experts worried doses are going unused and could lead to "vaccine shopping."
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Grace Potter On Her 2021 Grammy Nominations
The 63rd Grammy Awards are tonight. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Grace Potter, who is up for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Album for her latest record, Daylight.
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Sunday Puzzle: PB And J Time
Listener Chris House of Annandale, Va., plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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Biden Thanks American People After Congress Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
Formally known as the "American Rescue Plan," it includes a $1400 stimulus check, more money allotted for free-of-charge vaccines and distribution and extended unemployment benefits.
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Alice Cooper Revisits Hometown In New Album
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Alice Cooper about his new album, Detroit Stories.
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Margaret Qualley Gets A Taste Of The Literary World In 'My Salinger Year'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Margaret Qualley about her new role in the movie, My Salinger Year, based on the memoir by Joanna Rakoff.
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Archivists At New York's Queens College Tell Our Pandemic Story Through Artifacts
Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Annie Tummino, head of Special Collections and Archives at Queens College, about the Archive's COVID-19 Collection.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Accused Of Sexual Harassment By Two Former Staffers
The harassment allegations follow reports that Cuomo's office covered up the number of nursing home deaths from COVID-19.
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Sam Corpora, 72: Merle Haggard's 'Silver Wings'
"Silver Wings" was the soundtrack to the milestones Corpora and his daughter experienced together.
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Sunday Puzzle: You Got An A++
Tim Erskine plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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'The Conductors' Is A History Buff's Dream Fantasy Novel
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Nicole Glover about her debut novel, The Conductors, which focuses on a couple solving crimes and mysteries using magic in post-Civil War Philadelphia.