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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Race, Gender And Sexual Harassment
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Kimberlé Crenshaw about the role of race and gender in the Ford-Kavanaugh hearings and how it compares to Anita Hill's testimony. Crenshaw helped Hill's legal team.
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Molly Ringwald On '80s Movies And Sexual Assault
Molly Ringwald, 1980s movie darling, discusses the impact of the era's pop culture concerning Brett Kavanaugh's alleged assault of Christine Blasey Ford with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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'There Will Be No Miracles Here' And The American Dream
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Casey Gerald, co-founder of MBAs Across America, about his memoir There Will Be No Miracles Here, on the illusions behind success and the American dream.
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A Look At Ballot Measures Around The Country
With the midterm elections right around the corner, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Governing magazine's Alan Greenblatt to preview initiatives that are popping up on ballots across the country.
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Alternative Influence: Broadcasting The Reactionary Right On YouTube
NPR's Renee Montagne speaks with Becca Lewis of the research institute Data & Society about her recent study on right-wing influencers on YouTube.