Weekend Edition Sunday
8-11 a.m.
Weekend Edition Sunday is NPR's Sunday morning news magazine. Every week, the show features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
Hosted by Ayesha Rascoe, Weekend Edition Sunday offers listeners 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.
Will Michaels and the WUNC News team share regional updates throughout each weekend broadcast.
Latest Episodes
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Extreme temperatures have caused problems for the beverage service on some Southwest Airlines flights, with hot cans exploding when opened.
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The war in Gaza has brought Sunni and Shiite armed groups closer together in Lebanon. Many there fear that fighting on its border with Israel could drag the country into war.
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What does the death of the long-serving leader of Vietnam, one of the world's last remaining communist regimes, mean for the country and the region?
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We look at how the CrowdStrike update, which caused a major comms outage for airlines and banks, affected hospitals.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with political pundit Charlie Sykes about his take on the state of the presidential race, now between conventions.
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Just a few miles away where the GOP vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance spoke at the convention in Milwaukee about the tragedy of addiction, people at a health clinic hope for more than promises.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Stefano Schiavon, a professor at University of California, Berkeley, on the benefits of using fans in conjunction with air conditioners.
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We look at former president Donald Trump's rally in Michigan - the first one since the assassination attempt on him and the first one with his new running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.
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A program in Ukraine trains women to drive buses and large trucks — jobs typically dominated by men. But the ongoing conflict with Russia is reshaping Ukraine's economy, its job market and who is available to work.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with director Levan Akin about his new movie, "Crossing." It tells the story of a woman searching for her long-lost niece in Istanbul.