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Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians. The program has covered news events from Nelson Mandela's 1990 release from a South African prison to the capture of Saddam Hussein.
Every week listeners tune in to hear a unique blend of news, features and the regularly scheduled puzzle segment with Puzzlemaster Will Shortz, the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times.
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Latest Episodes
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Tonight's Grammy Awards may be big for Beyoncé and her album "Renaissance." The new artist category is also one to watch with bluegrass, jazz and hip-hop - even a rock band from Italy.
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Iowa is moving to create a new, statewide school voucher program as other jurisdictions around the country look into allowing the use of public funds for students to attend private schools.
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Mourners and the family of the gunman look back on the recent shooting outside a Jerusalem synagogue.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with actress Lily Tomlin. Tomlin stars in the new film "80 for Brady" which follows four friends as they travel to see Tom Brady play in the 2017 Super Bowl.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks economist Betsey Stevenson about the state of the economy and if Democrats should compromise with Republicans on cuts to entitlements.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Forbes technology reporter Emily Baker-White about calls to pull TikTok from Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store.
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The lives of two Black women in the 1950s intersect over pregnancy and adoption. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Sadeqa Johnson about her novel, "The House of Eve."
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Ice-laden trees have been blamed for widespread power outages in Austin, Texas, this week. More than a hundred thousand households lost power for days.
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Carol Baldauf plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe. -
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks SG Lewis about his new album, "AudioLust & Higher Love," and why he still uses old-school deejaying techniques to make new music.
