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Episodes

• The Complicated Relationship Americans Have With Being 'P.C.'

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with political scientist Yascha Mounk about his article in The Atlantic analyzing a new study that shows widespread disapproval of "political correctness" in the U.S.

  Oct 14, 2018 at 5:00 am

• Michael's Effects On Florida Could Include The State's Elections

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Politico reporter Marc Caputo about the effects of Hurricane Michael and what kind of impact the storm may have on closely watched races in the Sunshine State.

  Oct 14, 2018 at 5:00 am

• Michael Recovery: Updating The Power Grid To Withstand Climate Change, Bigger Storms

  Hurricane Michael left a million people without power. As storms grow stronger, there are questions about how make the nation's electrical grid more resilient.

  Oct 14, 2018 at 5:00 am

• 'Unsheltered' Tackles The Unhealed Divisions In America

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Barbara Kingsolver about her novel "Unsheltered," where a dilapidated Victorian house, family fortunes in decline and the pressures of middle age all converge.

  Oct 14, 2018 at 5:00 am

• GOP Midterm Strategy And Kavanaugh

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Missy Shorey, executive director of Maggie's List, about what the Kavanaugh confirmation will mean for Republicans in the midterm elections.

  Oct 07, 2018 at 5:07 am

• Reports: Turkey Says Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Killed In Saudi Consulate

  Saudi Arabian officials are denying a reports that Turkish investigators believe a Saudi journalist was murdered while visiting the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

  Oct 07, 2018 at 5:07 am

• Trump Rallies In Kansas

  With midterm election less than a month a way, President Trump held a rally in Topeka, Kan., in support of Republican candidates. He's been campaigning to blunt Democratic momentum in polls.

  Oct 07, 2018 at 5:07 am

• Calling For Missed Connections

  Do you have a family member or friend that you are no longer in touch with because of politics, religion, or a personal decision? Tell us at weekend@npr.org or at (202) 216-9217.

  Oct 07, 2018 at 5:07 am

• Democratic Midterm Strategy And Kavanaugh

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Charles Chamberlain, executive director of Democracy for America, about what the Kavanaugh confirmation will mean for Democrats in the midterm elections.

  Oct 07, 2018 at 5:07 am

• New Music From Alt.Latino

  After a week of relentless and emotionally taxing news, Alt.Latino gives us a playlist of soothing songs to wash away the stress.

  Sep 30, 2018 at 5:23 am

• Holly Ridings On Breaking A Glass Ceiling At NASA

  Holly Ridings, NASA's first-ever female chief flight director, weighs in on being a woman in the field with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

  Sep 30, 2018 at 5:23 am

• Viewers Around The Country React To Ford And Kavanaugh Hearings

  Women from around the country told NPR about watching or listening to testimony from Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh.

  Sep 30, 2018 at 5:23 am