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
- A slew of Supreme Court decisions this summer will have far-reaching consequences. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Leah Litman, law professor at the University of Michigan, about what to expect.
- NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks actor Elizabeth Banks about her new show, "The Better Sister."
- In "Great Black Hope," a young, gay, Black man is reeling even before his socialite roommate is found dead. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Rob Franklin about race, class, addiction, and his debut novel.
- Parts of the U.S. air traffic control system still rely on floppy disks and computers running Windows 95. The Trump istration is pushing for an overhaul, but it won't be easy or cheap.
- Evangelicals are among President Trump's strongest ers but some evangelical leaders have been critical of his immigration policies, creating divisions between pulpits and pews.
- NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Claudia Sahm, Chief Economist for New Century Advisors, what the latest job figures tell us about the state of the economy.
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. frequently harkens back to when his uncle was president as a healthier time for Americans. But American life expectancy in 1960 was almost ten years shorter than it is today. And the leading causes of death were chronic diseases.
- Lila Forde is one of the entrants to NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. She explains the story behind her song, "Brick by Brick," which took on more significance after the LA wildfires this year.
- Every year, Jeff Lunden looks at those who do essential work on Broadway but aren't recognized by the Tonys. This year, he spoke with those who have made video a dazzling new Broadway trend.
- In Paramount, Calif., confrontations between immigration enforcement agents and protestors led to arrests and the use of flash-bang explosives and pepper spray by law enforcement.