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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'Jewish Telegraphic Agency' Commemorates Members Of The Community Lost To COVID-19
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency is attempting to personalize the pandemic by commemorating community members who have died. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Editor-in-Chief Philissa Cramer.
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Sunday Puzzle: Three Words, One Proverb
Listener Sherie Trakhtenbroit of San Antonio, Texas, plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Debbie Elliott.
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Saxby Chambliss Discusses Georgia's Upcoming Runoff Elections
NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with former Georgia lawmaker Saxby Chambliss about the upcoming Senate elections there.
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COVID-19 Cases Continue To Surge
We take stock of where we are in the pandemic in terms of infections and fatalities.
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'Oxford American Magazine' Highlights Southern Music
NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks to Brittany Howard of the Alabama Shakes, who is this year's guest editor of the Oxford American Southern Music Issue.
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FDA Approves Smart Watch Application To Help Those With PTSD
Patrick Skluzacek suffers from PTSD nightmares. His son, Tyler, created a smart watch app to disrupt them, which just got FDA approval. They share their story with NPR's Debbie Elliott.
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Sunday Puzzle: Triple Threat
NPR's Sarah McCammon plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition's puzzle master, Will Shortz, and this week's winner: Martin Garnar from South Hadley, Mass.
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Politics Chat: Breaking Down The Presidential Transition Of Power
NPR's Sarah McCammon asks Time Magazine national political correspondent Molly Ball about the presidential transition and congressional politics.
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Sarah Fuller Becomes 1st Woman To Play A Power 5 Football Game
Sarah Fuller became the first woman to play during a regular-season game in one of college football's Power 5 conferences this weekend.
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As Holiday Travel Surges, Airport Sanitation Workers Worry About Virus Exposure
NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Andre Cooper, a sanitation and security worker cleaning airplanes, about what it's been like to work through a busy holiday travel season during a pandemic.
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Benee of 'Supalonely' TikTok Fame Releases Debut Album
After viral fame, New Zealand musician Benee has a debut album called Hey u x.
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Sohla El-Waylly Talks Holiday Traditions And Her Path To Stardom
NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with cooking show host Sohla El-Waylly about re-imagined holiday meals and the challenges she embraces in the kitchen and in life.