Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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As California Expands Vaccination, Some Worry Farm Workers Will Lose Out
Walter Newman, has been giving flu vaccines to California farm workers for decades. He talks to NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about ensuring they get COVID-19 shots, even as the state runs low on doses.
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'Perseverance' Mission Will Put NASA Wheels Back On Mars
Another six-wheeled rover is about to land on Mars. NASA Perseverance's mission is headed to Jezero Crater, which once may have been a lake. It's carrying two new items: a microphone and a helicopter.
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Coronavirus Cases Are Down, But More Kids Are Having Severe Complications
MIS-C, a post COVID illness that has affected more than 2,000 U.S. children, causes inflammation of the heart, lungs, brain and other organs. One D.C. pediatric ICU is nearly full of such patients.
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Protests Grow In Myanmar In Aftermath Of Coup
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to reporter Andrew Nachemson about what he is seeing on ground in Yangon as protests continue over the ouster of Myanmar's civilian government.
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Sunday Puzzle: All About Me
Marc Colello plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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Suleika Jaouad On Moving Forward After A Cancer Diagnosis
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Suleika Jaouad author of Between Two Kingdoms, her memoir about surviving cancer and learning how to live again.
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Celebrating The Black Women Guitarists Who Made Music History
Fabi Reyna, founder of Sheshreds Media, highlights artists often left out of history books in her article 7 Guitarists That Prove Black Women Were Pioneers In Music History.
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The Pandemic Has Changed The Way We Eat
Sapna Batheja, assistant professor in the Department of Food and Nutrition Studies at George Mason University, discusses the pandemic's impact on our eating habits.
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Eduardo Diaz On The Efforts To Create A National Museum Of The American Latino
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Eduardo Diaz, the newly-named interim director of the planned National Museum of the American Latino, about his hopes for the institution.
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Sunday Puzzle: Game Of Words
Gary St. Germain plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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Biden Suspends Border Wall Construction For Two Months
President Biden has halted construction of the massive wall on the U.S.-Mexico border for two months while officials determine what to do next.
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9-Year-Old Boy Starts His Own Newspaper To Help Local Food Banks
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks nine-year-old Cooper Nelson of Loveland, Colo., about how he raised money for local food banks by starting an online subscription news site.