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. This two-hour weekend morning newsmagazine covers hard news, a wide variety of newsmakers, and cultural stories with care, accuracy, and a wink of humor.
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, Weekend Edition Sunday features 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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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Whoopi Goldberg about her new memoir, "Bits and Pieces," and about the influence of Goldberg's family on her.
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Many rural communities lack affordable housing. One university in Alabama is trying to help with some experimental architecture.
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Mammograms should start at age 40, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce. And a new study finds hormone therapy for menopause symptoms is safe.
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Campus protests have mushroomed across the U.S. in recent days but the protest movement actually started in October, not long after Israel began its war against Hamas in Gaza.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Pedro Noguera, dean of the University of Southern California School of Education, about his role leading student protests at UC Berkeley against Apartheid in the 1980s.
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Genetically modified seeds for purple tomatoes hit the market for home gardeners recently. But how did a purple tomato get splashed across the cover of a seed catalog specializing in non-GMO plants?
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with director Caitlin Cronenberg about her first full-length feature film, "Humane," about a future where people must sacrifice themselves to make life on earth sustainable.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMU listener Joshua Green of Columbia, Maryland and puzzle master Will Shortz.
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A Charlotte, N.C., family is chronicling the removal of thousands of bees from their home.
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Nearly seven six months into the war between Israel and Hamas, the conflict seems headed for an open-ended Israeli military presence in Gaza.