Weekend Edition Sunday
Sunday, 8 - 10 am
Hosted by Rachel Martin, Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians. 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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The Valentine's Day winter storm created a condition that makes the turtles weak and inactive. Many of them died, but helpers are being praised for how many survived. -
Layla Alammar's new novel is about a journalist who's fled the Syrian civil war for a new life in London — but can only tell anonymous stories about her neighbors because trauma has left her silent.
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Americans are paying $75 an hour to hug a cow. The bovine cuddles can boost oxytocin levels in humans.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to writer Chris Brandon about his new Acorn TV series, Bloodlands, which focuses on a cold case that takes Belfast detectives back to a violent period in Northern Ireland.
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Uncertainty and unrest during the last year have lead millions of Americans to buy guns for the first time. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to one of them, Ermiya Fanaeian of Salt Lake City.
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A teenager, Kyal Sin, also known as Angel, was killed during recent protests in Myanmar. NPR's Scott Simon considers her final moments and her legacy.
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The NBA All-Star game will be played March 7 in Atlanta with more than a thousand expected attendees. NPR's Scott Simon talks to ESPN's Howard Bryant on what this could mean for the pandemic.
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Lake Street Dive's Bridget Kearney wrote "Being a Woman," a track on the band's new album, Obviously. She says she wanted to convey exhaustion.
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NPR's Scott Simon asks author Imbolo Mbue about her new novel, How Beautiful We Were.
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The beloved uncle was a big fan of the Spanish singer.
