Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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Politics chat: Assassination of Charlie Kirk and the rise of political violence
We look at the political fallout of Charlie Kirk's assassination, as well as the possibility of a government shutdown as Congress considers President Trump's budget.
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Charlie Kirk's assassination raises questions of safety for speakers at outdoor events
Is it even possible to have a secure, political outdoor event? Wednesday's shooting of Charlie Kirk raises questions about risk in outdoor spaces.
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Colombia's lone Amazon port faces drying river and rising tensions with Peru
Colombia's only Amazon port town could soon be cut off from the river that keeps it alive. As drought and a shifting river spark a tense border dispute with Peru, locals are scrambling to adapt—and politicians are raising flags, literally.
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Chicago unites against Trump across protests and the Mexican Independence Day parade
A Mexican Independence Day parade went on as planned, despite fears of increased immigration enforcement from the Trump administration in Chicago this weekend. There were also some protests in Chicago, where the president has threatened federal intervention.
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Solar flares are hotter than previously thought
Solar flares can be many times the size of Earth and can damage things like satellites. A new study suggests that eruptions from the sun can be even hotter than researchers thought.
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Vance tries to win support for Trump's spending bill from Wisconsin's steelworkers
Vice President JD Vance hopes President Trump's mega spending bill is received favorably, especially in Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional district, which is a key race in next year's midterm elections.
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A DC conference brings together a group of conservative political and religious leaders
Pastor Doug Wilson is in Washington, DC this week to start a new church and spread his vision of a nation run by White Christian men. His views were echoed by other conservatives at a conference in Washington this week.
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One professor spread the word about Florida's declining oyster population through song
Heather O'Leary, professor of anthropology at St Petersburg's University of South Florida, sets the story of Florida's declining oyster population to music.
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Literary center named for author Larry McMurtry honors hometown son
A literary center in Archer City, a tiny ranching town in Texas, keeps alive the legacy of famed Western author Larry McMurtry.
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'The Long Walk' brings Stephen King's first novel to the movies
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with director Francis Lawrence about adapting Stephen King's first completed novel "The Long Walk" into a film, six decades since the story was written.
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The artist known as sombr discusses his new album, growing up in New York and more
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Shane Michael Boose, who performs as "sombr," about his new album, "I Barely Know Her."
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Sunday Puzzle: Common denominator
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz along with listener Cynthia Rose of Littleton, Colorado.
