Weekend Edition Sunday
Sundays 7 - 9 a.m.
Whether revealing events in small-town America or overseas, or profiling notable personalities, Weekend Edition from NPR News appreciates the extraordinary details that make up every story.
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians. Hosted by NPR's Ayesha Rascoe, every week brings 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.
Latest Episodes
-
Natalie Paine, a French horn player in New Zealand's navy, speaks about the challenges and unexpected joys of playing music while stationed in Antarctica.
-
Nearly 1,000 women from around the country flew to New York City to audition for the dance troupe on its 100th anniversary. What's helped it last so long?
-
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to rapper Jeezy about his career and residency in Las Vegas which features a Guinness Record setting live orchestra.
-
Researchers are examining whether a decline in reading and math scores over the last decade is related to the widespread use of smartphones by young people. -
Chileans head to the polls on Sunday, and an arch-conservative pledging mass migrant expulsions is strongly favored over his leftist opponent.
-
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Montana Public Radio listener Brock Hammill of Corvallis, Mont., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. -
New car prices hit a record high, and President Trump blames fuel efficiency standards. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Bloomberg Detroit bureau chief David Welch about what's behind the high prices.
-
We're following the latest on the shooting in Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia. At least 12 people were killed as shooters targeted celebrants at a Hanukkah celebration.
-
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Dr. Carlos del Rio about the spiking number of measles cases in South Carolina and about the public health challenges posed by the outbreak.
-
An animal not seen in Ohio in over a century, the fisher, has been spotted on a local wildlife camera. The sighting has raised hopes that the native mammal is naturally returning to the state.
