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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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In 1999, Tony Hawk's "900" trick put a fresh spin on skateboarding. Now the board, helmet and other gear he used to land it have sold big at auction. Hawk tells us how it all came together.
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A sprawling action film from Paul Thomas Anderson, 'One Battle After Another,' plunges Leonardo DiCaprio into a tale of yesteryear's radicalism and the politics of today.
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We hear from singer/songwriter Julia Michaels about her new song, "No Heartbreak's Killed Me Yet." It was inspired by an incident that wasn't fatal, but nonetheless landed the artist in the hospital.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Argentine novelist, Mariana Enriquez, about her new nonfiction book, "Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave." It chronicles her visits to cemeteries across four continents.
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Meriam-Webster is revising one of its dictionaries to include many Gen Z words like "dad bod" and "cold brew."
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President Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon - the latest deployment to an American city. Officials there say it's unnecessary.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Senator Andy Kim, a New Jersey Democrat, about his party's strategy heading into a possible government shutdown.
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We remember Tess Johnston, U.S. diplomat-turned-chronicler of old Shanghai's colonial architecture, who died at the age of 93.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Kathleen Romig from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities about the end of physical Social Security checks.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Judette Louis for clarity on acetaminophen use in pregnancy after President Trump's comments against it.