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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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.
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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.