On Sundays, Weekend Edition combines the news with colorful arts and human-interest features, appealing to the curious and eclectic. 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.
With a nod to traditional Sunday habits, the program offers a fix for diehard crossword addicts--word games and brainteasers with The Puzzlemaster--a.k.a. Will Shortz--puzzle editor of The New York Times. A caller plays the latest word game on the air while listeners compete silently at home. The NPR mailbag is proof that the competition to go head-to-head with Shortz is rather…vigorous.
Hosted by Ayesha Rascoe
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Eyder Peralta talks with Charles Waters and Irene Latham about their book, "African Town." It's about the community established by the Africans on the last slave ship to the U.S.
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Eyder Peralta speaks with actor Clifton Collins Jr. about his latest role as an aging rider in the film "Jockey."
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Olivia Rodrigo topped the Billboard charts in 2021. Her success is part of a larger trend of young women and people of color leading a resurgence of angry pop-punk.
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In his hometown of Cape Town, South Africans mourn Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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Although workers across the country have seen an increase in wages, the prices of things like gas and food have also risen, leaving workers wondering if their raises are real.
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Pandemic home learning efforts could spell the end of traditional snow days. Up to 40% of school districts now say they won't cancel classes when the weather is bad.
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NPR's Eyder Peralta talks with Xavier Navarro Aquino about his debut novel, "Velorio," centered on the devastation of Hurricane Maria.
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Weekend Edition presented a wide array of stories throughout the year. Members of our staff share some of their favorites.
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British writer Anne Louise Avery tells Scott Detrow about a magical fox and his friends, whose stories she has been tweeting in her hashtag-series #OldFoxAdventCalendar.
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Scott Detrow speaks to World Palindrome Championship medalist Jon Agee about his new graphic novel, "Otto: A Palindrama."