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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The Future Of Flood Insurance
Flood insurance is getting increasingly expensive. So Congress is trying to restructure the federal flood insurance program and figure out how to help people who live in flood-prone areas.
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'The Handmaid's Tale' And Coming Out As Transgender
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Vox culture critic Emily VanDerWerff, who came out publicly as a trans woman in her recent review of the new season of The Handmaid's Tale.
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YouTube Removes White Supremacist Content
YouTube's new policy intended to remove hateful speech from its platform has been effective, but it is also having unintended consequences.
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What It's Like To Survive A Tornado
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with tornado survivor Cait Routson about the storm that ravaged her Dayton, Ohio, neighborhood last week.
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'This Land Is Our Land' Argues For Migration
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Suketu Mehta, author of This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto, which argues for more immigrants in America and elsewhere.
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Pilots Who Flew For Air America In Vietnam Fight For Pensions
America's final act in the Vietnam War produced an iconic image: a helicopter on a rooftop as desperate Vietnamese tried to climb aboard. For some involved in the mission, the story isn't over.
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Investigating A 'Canadian Genocide' Of Indigenous Women
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Jorge Barrera of the CBC about his recent reporting on missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada.
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Friends And Family Remember Victims Of Virginia Beach Shooting
Twelve people were killed in a shooting in Virginia Beach on Friday afternoon. Their friends and family have been remembering the victims on social media.
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Sunday Puzzle: Left To Right
NPR's Susan Davis plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz and WBUR listener Jared Voss of Medford, Mass.
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What Narendra Modi's Victory Means For Minorities In India
India's right-wing Hindu nationalist party declared victory in this year's election. NPR's Susan Davis speaks with journalist Rana Ayyub about what this means for the country's minority communities.
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How AI Can Change Texting
Some companies have created apps that use artificial intelligence to help people text and communicate better. NPR's Susan Davis speaks to journalist Rainesford Stauffer about this AI trend.
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'Alt.Latino' Summer Suggestions
NPR's Alt.Latino music podcast shares suggestions for summer listening.