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Weekend Edition Sunday

Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.

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00:03:41

The Analog Bag: Gen Z's solution to doomscrolling

Weekend Edition Sunday ·

2026/04/12

Ayesha Rascoe unpacks an analog bag — a tote filled with screen-free activities — curated by Weekend Edition staff.

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00:01:27

This tax season, Goldfish is rewarding parents for...

Weekend Edition Sunday ·

2026/04/12

As Tax Day approaches, Goldfish offers sneaky snacking parents a special "Snack Tax" refund.

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00:05:31

Congress returns Monday with a long list: Iran war...

Weekend Edition Sunday ·

2026/04/12

Congress is back Monday with a big to-do list: DHS funding, renewal of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and 1.5 trillion dollars for the Department of Defense.

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00:03:38

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán seeks a fifth...

Weekend Edition Sunday ·

2026/04/12

Over eight million Hungarians are eligible to vote in elections that could topple Viktor Orban, a European ally of President Trump.

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00:04:08

Drug overdose deaths drop sharply in the U.S. even as...

Weekend Edition Sunday ·

2026/04/12

Drug overdose deaths continue to drop in the U.S., but experts say new street drugs made from synthetic chemicals are emerging rapidly.

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00:08:06

Jim Cummings discusses his new role in the movie 'The...

Weekend Edition Sunday ·

2026/04/12

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with actor and director Jim Cummings about his new role in the movie "The Yeti," creature features and how to keep independent cinema alive.

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00:06:12

Families across the U.S. are getting college...

Weekend Edition Sunday ·

2026/04/12

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with economist Judith Scott-Clayton about the cost of college in the U.S. They discuss the difference between sticker and net price and the opaqueness of tuition costs.

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00:07:26

Caro Claire Burke discusses her debut novel 'Yesteryear'

Weekend Edition Sunday ·

2026/04/12

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Caro Claire Burke about her debut novel "Yesteryear," about a tradwife influencer who's transported back to the 1800s.

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00:04:03

U.S. and Iran fail to reach agreement during...

Weekend Edition Sunday ·

2026/04/12

The U.S and Iran did not reach an agreement to end the war in Iran at a high-level meeting on Saturday.

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00:03:56

Monster truck rallies are multi-million-dollar...

Weekend Edition Sunday ·

2026/04/12

The spectacle of a balloon-tired pickup truck hurtling through the air in front of thousands of screaming fans has turned into a multi-million-dollar business.

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00:06:08

Analyst discusses the role the Strait of Hormuz is...

Weekend Edition Sunday ·

2026/04/12

The Straight of Hormuz is at the center of talks to end the war in Iran. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Noam Raydan of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

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00:03:00

For Orthodox Easter, a bakery in Ukraine is selling...

Weekend Edition Sunday ·

2026/04/12

In Ukraine, the most land-mined country in the world, restaurants are selling bread for Orthodox Easter using wheat from recently demined farmland. Proceeds fund the clearing of more fields.

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00:06:02

Pope Leo to visit Africa, where the church says it's...

Weekend Edition Sunday ·

2026/04/12

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Father Emmanuel Katongole, a priest and professor of theology at University of Notre Dame, about the significance of Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa this week.

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00:04:59

Politics chat: Vance says talks with Iran haven't...

Weekend Edition Sunday ·

2026/04/12

Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. and Iran did not reach an agreement to end the war after meeting on Saturday. Control over the Strait of Hormuz remains a flash point in the war.

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00:05:01

At a historic church in Jerusalem, the shadow of war...

Weekend Edition Sunday ·

2026/04/05

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre has endured many wars at Easter. This year, as it faces another one, pilgrims have stayed away.

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00:03:46

South Carolina and UCLA fight to become the new...

Weekend Edition Sunday ·

2026/04/05

Sunday afternoon's women's college basketball title game is set. South Carolina will take on UCLA in a battle pitting the SEC against the Big Ten.

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00:03:59

An author and former detective on Norway's Easter...

Weekend Edition Sunday ·

2026/04/05

In Norway, Easter is celebrated by reading crime fiction. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe investigates this holiday tradition with author and former homicide detective Jorn Lier Horst.

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00:05:48

Former State Department energy envoy discusses gas...

Weekend Edition Sunday ·

2026/04/05

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks former State Department energy envoy David Goldwyn about oil and gas prices as the war with Iran continues.

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00:07:55

Director Meredith Alloway and actor Lola Tung discuss...

Weekend Edition Sunday ·

2026/04/05

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Meredith Alloway, who directed the new movie "Forbidden Fruits," and Lola Tung, who stars in it.

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00:01:57

Iceland Air is looking for bad photographers to take...

Weekend Edition Sunday ·

2026/04/05

Iceland Air is hiring a photographer to come to their country and take pictures of beautiful landscapes. The main requirement for candidates is that their photography skills must be terrible.

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