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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Remembering Lyudmila Alexeyeva, Russian Human Rights Activist
Lyudmila Alexeyeva, one of Russia's oldest, most decorated human rights activists, has died at 91.
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Investigative Journalist Jason Leopold Breaks Down His Reporting On Trump And Russia
NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro speaks with BuzzFeed reporter Jason Leopold about his recent story on the connections between the Trump organization and the Russians.
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Paradise Principle Discusses Next Steps After Leaving Home To Escape The Wildfire
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro checks in with Loren Lighthall, principal of the high school in Paradise, CA. The town was almost completely destroyed by a wildfire last month.
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A General Motor's Employee Reacts To News Of Layoffs
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Dnitra Landon, a GM assembly line worker at the GM Detroit-Hamtramck plant. She was recently told about planned layoffs by GM.
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Jeffrey Epstein Allegedly Sexually Abused Underage Girls And Served A Light Sentence
Miami Herald reporter Julie Brown discusses her investigative report on hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein, who sexually abused dozens of teenage girls but served only 13 months in a county jail.
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Lulu's Log: Bennu Asteroid
In Lulu's Log, we learn about Mike Puzio. When he was nine years old, he won a contest to name an asteroid. He chose Bennu. On Monday, a NASA spacecraft lands on Bennu for the first time.
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Help I'm Hosting: Decorating With Limited Resources
We're back with our holiday advice series, "Help I'm Hosting!" This week NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Joy Cho about decorating with limited resources.
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A Cultural Movement And The Reboots Of Classic Witchcraft TV Series
Washington Post columnist Christine Emba argues a resurgence in occult spiritual practices such as astrology, tarot and crystals is the younger generation's response to a larger cultural moment.
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'Greatest Showman' Re-Imagined
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are the songwriting producers behind "The Greatest Showman" soundtrack. They're here to share reimagined versions of those songs with NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer.
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The Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women From Across The U.S.
NPR guest host Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Annita Lucchesi about her report looking at missing and murdered indigenous women and girls in 71 cities across the U.S. She found an alarming lack of data.
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Two Rivalry Football Teams In Washington State Set Aside Their Differences
The Apple Cup is a huge annual football rivalry in the state of Washington between Washington State and the University of Washington. This year, their marching bands set competition aside.
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Book Review: 'Tales From The Inner City'
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with author and illustrator Shaun Tan about his new book, "Tales from the Inner City," which explores the relationship between humans and animals living in a city.