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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Senate Midterm Preview
In the final stretch before November's midterm elections, Senate Democrats are defending red state incumbents and Republicans are poised to make gains.
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Synagogue's Former Rabbi On Pittsburgh's Jewish Community
The mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh has left the Jewish community reeling. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Rabbi Chuck Diamond about the impact.
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Trump Responds To Pittsburgh Shooting
We look at how President Trump has responded to the shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that left at least 11 people dead.
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How One Group Is Galvanizing Dissatisfied Voters
In Colorado, a group is exploiting voter dissatisfaction with the two major political parties in an effort to elect unaffiliated candidates.
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U.S. To Pull Out Of International Arms Control Agreement
President Trump says he will pull the U.S. out of a 1987 arms control treaty with Russia. It was a treaty signed by President Reagan designed to reduce the dangers of nuclear war.
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The Role Of Identity In Politics
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks NYU professor Kwame Anthony Appiah about the role of identity — gender, party, class — in politics.
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A Brief History Of Nixon's 'Saturday Night Massacre'
This weekend marks the 45th anniversary of the "Saturday Night Massacre," when Richard Nixon purged legal officials from the Justice Department. It led to Nixon's resignation the following year.
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Migrant Caravan Reaches Mexico
Hundreds of migrants from Central America have crossed into Mexico and want to reach the United States.
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What's At Stake In State Elections
Reid Wilson, national correspondent for The Hill, joins NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro to talk about how the midterms may affect balance of power in state legislatures.
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Hundreds Of Thousands Demonstrate Against Brexit
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks the BBC's Charlotte Gallagher about a big anti-Brexit march in London and the looming deadline for an orderly withdrawal of the U.K. from the EU.
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Old-Growth Forests May Help Songbirds Cope With Warming Climate
Songbirds have been in decline for decades, and it's becoming clear that climate change is a factor. Scientists are finding that old-growth forests may help the birds cope with rising temperatures.
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The Legacy Of Sears: From American Staple To The Brink Of Bankruptcy
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with self-proclaimed Sears scholar and historian Jerry Hancock about the company's national impact and business struggles.