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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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'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.
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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.