Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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What Israel's plans for a military takeover of Gaza City means for Palestinians
NPR's Adrian Ma speaks to Shibley Tehlahmi, Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland, about Israel's plan to take Gaza City, and who can govern the Gaza Strip after Hamas.
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In Nigeria, the government is cracking down on money spraying at festive events
Nigeria's money spraying culture became the highlight of every festive event. But not any more, as the government has started enforcing a ban with threats of fines and even imprisonment.
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Businesses can use your online data to overcharge you. What can customers do?
NPR's Adrian Ma speaks to Sam Levine, former director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, now at UC Berkeley, about the use online data to charge some customers more for products and services.
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Isaia Huron discusses his new RnB album and how he was inspired by the church
The music artist Isaia Huron has released a new RnB album that draws on Biblical scripture and his early life experiences in the church.
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'Chief of War' co-creator discusses telling stories about Native Hawaiians
"Chief of War" tells the story of the Hawaiian Islands' unification from a native Hawaiian perspective. NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with the show's co-creator, Thomas Pa'a Sibbett.
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Why some species in the deep sea get bigger, while some species get smaller
Thousands of meters below the ocean's surface lurk some gigantic creatures, much larger than their shallow-water brethren. Scientists have a few hunches for why this happens, but the debate continues.
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Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies at age 97
We have a remembrance of astronaut Jim Lovell, who died on Thursday at the age of 97. Lovell never landed on the moon, but he gave us one of the most iconic moments in American astronomy.
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Trump-Putin to hold summit to discuss peace deal, Zelenskyy says he won't attend
President Trump says he'll meet President Putin in Alaska on Friday. To get a peace deal, President Trump has indicated some territory needs to be "switched." We look to Ukraine for reaction.
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After Texas, Democrats plan to counter to redraw their states' congressional districts
As California plans to counter the redistricting attempt by the Texas GOP, NPR's Adrian Ma talks with Katie Fahey, Executive Director of The People, about independent redistricting commissions.
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Copenhagen rewards tourists for good behavior as Europe struggles with overtourism
NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Rikke Holm Petersen, director of marketing for Wonderful Copenhagen, about CopenPay, the city's new tourism program.
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Politics chat: What it means for Trump to 'federalize' Washington
We look at what's on the line for the Trump administration in the meeting between President Trump and Russia's President Putin, as well as what it means for the president to "federalize" Washington.
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NPR staffers recommend fiction books they love for the summer
NPR's Books We Love list has lots of great reads, as recommended by our staffers, including Stephen Graham Jones' latest novel and Fredrik Backman's summer story about the friendship of four teens.