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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Beck Talks 'Hyperspace'
Beck speaks to NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about his 14th album, Hyperspace, which includes seven tracks he co-wrote with Pharrell Williams.
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Tennessee Leaves Hundreds Of Millions For Needy Families Unspent
Tennessee has not spent $732 million in federal funds intended to help needy families. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with reporter Natalie Allison of the Tennessean.
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Why Mumbai Needs More Mangroves
Mumbai's mangroves — a defense against floods and climate change — are endangered by urbanization. But a forest ranger is educating citizens on the value of the trees, hoping to save them.
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Chinese Star Zhao Shuzhen Gains Hollywood Attention
Actress Zhao Shuzhen made her U.S. film debut in this year's hit film The Farewell. Already well-known to audiences in her native China, she has just been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.
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Flooding Damages St. Mark's Basilica In Venice
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Pierpaolo Campostrini about the effects of flooding on St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy.
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Living With Bears In Asheville
Black bears are all around Asheville, N.C., and a program gives tips for how residents can coexist with them. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Janet Winemiller, an ambassador for Bearwise.
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Amélie Wen Zhao On 'Blood Heir'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Amélie Wen Zhao about her new book, Blood Heir, and the social media firestorm that preceded its publication.
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Swiss Government Gets Roasted Over Coffee Stockpile Changes
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks reporter Markus Häfliger about the Swiss government's controversial announcement that it would stop stockpiling coffee.
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Prince Andrew Addresses His Relationship With Jeffrey Epstein
Britain's Prince Andrew is denying ever having met a woman who claims Jeffrey Epstein forced her to have sex with him.
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Experts Worry Active Shooter Drills In Schools Could Be Traumatic For Students
With lockdown drills now commonplace in public schools, experts question if they're doing more harm than good. "We don't light a fire in the hallway to practice fire drills," one professor tells NPR.
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'Alt.Latino' Playlist
NPR's Alt.Latino posts playlists weekly. We mine some recent playlists for some surprising and noteworthy tracks.
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Sunday Puzzle: 7 Letters
WNYC listener Julia Frey of Brooklyn, N.Y., plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.