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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What 'Unaccompanied Alien Children' Means
The term is how the government describes some immigrant children, but it isn't always the best way to describe the children or the circumstances of their migration.
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The Reaction In Afghanistan To Trump's Troop Withdrawal
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Afghan policy analyst Najib Sharifi about the regional reaction to President Trump's decision to pull thousands of U.S. troops from that country.
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New Climate Deal Keeps Paris Accord Alive, Draws Path To Implementation
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with CNN's Senior International Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh about the climate deal recently reached at a major conference in Poland.
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Aid Will Move Slowly From Yemen Port Ceasefire — If It Lasts
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to reporter Jane Ferguson about the situation in Yemen, where a ceasefire in a key port city is off to a shaky start.
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Merry Christmas, And A Happy New 42 Years (And Counting)
Two retired workers with Britain's Royal Mail have been exchanging the same Christmas card (by hand) for 43 years, marking most years in it with a little rhyme.
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Record Latino Turnout Was A Huge Factor In Democrats' Midterm Election Wins
NPR's Lulu-Garcia Navarro speaks with researcher Matt Barreto about his study showing that Latino voter turnout nearly doubled from 2014 to 2018. More than a quarter were first-time voters, he says.
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Co-Founder: 'Cannibalism,' Not Anti-Trump Stand, Killed 'Weekly Standard'
The last issue of the 23-year-old magazine was published this week, and co-founder and contributing editor John Podhoretz says friction between business and editorial teams seems to be one cause.
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Left Exposed By Middle Eastern Upheaval, Christians Are Fleeing Region
Janine diGiovanni discusses her report in Harper's on the accelerating persecution and uprooting of Christians in the land where the religion was born
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New Wisconsin Bill Undercuts Incoming Governor's Power
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Wisconsin State Representatives Jim Steineke and Amanda Stuck about the recent bills passed by the state legislature to limit the powers of the incoming governor.
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Why John Kelly's Exit From The White House Is No A Surprise
Persistent rumors of White House Chief of Staff John Kelly's departure are finally true, just 16 months after he started on the job.
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How 2 New York Women Erased $1.5 Million In Medical Debt For Hundreds Of Strangers
Judith Jones and Carolyn Kenyon discuss their fundraising efforts that resulted in $1.5 million medical bill debt forgiveness for New York strangers.
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Political Moves In Wisconsin And Michigan Reminiscent Of Marbury Vs. Madison Debate
The moves in Wisconsin and Michigan aren't new. In some ways they reopen the debate that was settled in Marbury vs. Madison. The American Enterprise Institute's Norman Ornstein gives us a lesson.