Weekend Edition Saturday wraps up the week's news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest stories. The two-hour program is hosted by NPR's Peabody Award-winning Scott Simon.
Weekend Edition Sunday combines the news with colorful arts and human-interest features, appealing to the curious and eclectic. Conceived as a cross between a Sunday newspaper and CBS' Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt, host Lulu Garcia-Navarro presents interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians. The highlight for many listeners is the regularly scheduled puzzle segment with Puzzlemaster Will Shortz, the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times.
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Sarah McCammon speaks with comedian Samantha Bee about the seventh season of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee," which airs on TBS.
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We hear another story from Dark Winter Nights, the storytelling show and podcast from Alaska. This week features Ray Smith's story about a late-night ride with some unusual company.
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Sarah McCammon speaks to Sonia Sodha from 'The Guardian' about the sexual abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew and its impact on the institution of Britain's royal family.
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We take a look at the colorful Pakistani practice of turning big transport trucks into wildly bright works of art.
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Sarah McCammon speaks with Mexican singer-songwriter Silvana Estrada about her new album, "Marchita."
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Sarah McCammon speaks with doctor and ethicist Carla Keirns of the University of Kansas Medical Center about how best to treat unvaccinated people who fall ill with COVID-19.
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Sarah McCammon talks with U.S. national security expert Andrea Kendall-Taylor about what is motivating Russian President Vladimir Putin as he escalates the threat of war with Ukraine.
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Tickets may be easier and cheaper to get for the plays that are still open. Some producers reopened until the virus raced through the cast and crew. Future productions are hard to see on the horizon. -
Karen Hollis, of San Diego, Calif., has chronic lymphocytic leukemia. She shares what it's been like living through the pandemic with a weakened immune system.
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Listener Michael Haggans plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Sarah McCammon.
