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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Car Loan Delinquencies Reach New High
Economic pessimists seized on new data indicating an increase in car loan delinquencies as evidence of a looming recession, but a downturn is likely simply because of the economy's cyclical nature.
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What Makes Someone American Indian?
Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren has apologized for identifying as "American Indian" in the 1980s, when the number of people who identified as Native American on the U.S. census rose dramatically.
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Volunteers Fight Bad Science
James Heathers is a postdoctoral researcher at Northeastern University, who looks for mistakes for fun. He speaks to NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks about errors published in scientific papers.
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'Every Day Is A Good Day When You're Floating': Anne McClain Talks Life In Space
Kindergartners help NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro to ask questions to astronaut Anne McClain, who is serving on the International Space Station. She says every day is a good day when you're floating.
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This City Told Amazon And Google: No Incentives For You
Amazon canceled plans for a New York City HQ after meeting stiff opposition over big tax breaks and other incentives. A California mayor refused to offer similar incentives but landed Google anyway.
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Sunday Puzzle: 3rd & O
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a puzzle with WVPM listener Joe Sallmen of Fairmont, W.Va.
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U.S. And South Korea Reach Deal On Military Costs
Under the agreement, South Korea will contribute about $890 million a year for the U.S. military presence — less than the billion dollars or more the U.S. had requested.
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Venezuela Runs Short On Power And Fuel
Oil-rich Venezuela could run out of gasoline in just a couple of weeks, as U.S. sanctions bite and their refinery capacity shrinks. If that happens, this would paralyze the already crippled economy.
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Sunday Politics
We have an update on congressional negotiations over border wall funding and the political turmoil in Virginia.
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Author Dave Cullen On Telling The Story Of The Parkland Activists
Dave Cullen, the author of Columbine, tackles another high school shooting in his new book, Parkland. Cullen talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the teen survivors who later became activists.
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Why We Can't Break Up With Big Tech
Gizmodo's Kashmir Hill spent six weeks trying to cut Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Apple out of her life completely. "Spoiler," she says. "It's not possible."
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Sunday Puzzle: In The 'No'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a word game with WLRN listener Rob Olmstead of Clearwater, Fla.