Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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New York Doctor Shares Inside Look At Caring For End-Of-Life COVID-19 Patients
Craig Blinderman is a palliative care doctor at New York City. He shares his audio diary and talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about caring for dying coronavirus patients.
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As Americans Observe Memorial Day, The U.S Inches Towards A Grim COVID-19 Milestone
The U.S. is likely to see its 100,000th death this Memorial Day. It's a staggering, incomprehensible number – more than the nation lost in the Vietnam and Korean wars combined.
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Businesses Adapt To Delivery Demand By Hiring Cuddly Couriers
As demand for deliveries continues to grow during the coronavirus outbreak, businesses are getting creative by turning to the animal kingdom.
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The Coronavirus Pandemic Canceled His Concerts. This Is The Song That Helps Him Cope
Peter Russell of Washington, D.C., shares the song that's helping him get through these times, Franz Schubert's 'An Die Musik.'
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'A Lot To Be Hopeful For': Crisis Seen As Historic, Not Another Great Depression
The speed and scale of the economic crash have drawn comparisons to the Great Depression. But this downturn should be shorter, former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and other economic historians say.
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Sunday Puzzle: A Game of Consonants
Lena Porell plays with puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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The Pros And Cons Of 'Social Bubbles'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to MIT Technology Review's Gideon Lichfield about self-contained bubbles or pods that aim to keep the pre-pandemic rules of socialization.
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How Iceland Handles Contact Tracing
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Aevar Palmason, who lives in Iceland, about an app the country is using to track people who may have been exposed to COVID-19.
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Ambulante En Casa Festival Moves Online
A documentary film festival in Mexico has been streaming. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to co-founder and actor Diego Luna as well as director Paulina Suarez.
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Sunday Puzzle: Mother's Day Wordplay
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro plays the puzzle with Matt Henning of Chapel Hill, N.C., and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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Author Elizabeth Acevedo On Her New Novel 'Clap When You Land'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with author Elizabeth Acevedo about her new book, "Clap When You Land."
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As U.K. Grapples With Pandemic, Some British Leaders Invoke Spirit Of WWII
The U.K. government is invoking the spirit that helped win WWII as a way of motivating people to fight the coronavirus. Critics say it's an effort to distract from ministerial mistakes.