Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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Want to hear about a cool job? This New Zealander plays French horn in Antarctica
Natalie Paine, a French horn player in New Zealand's navy, speaks about the challenges and unexpected joys of playing music while stationed in Antarctica.
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Times have changed — but the Rockettes keep kicking
Nearly 1,000 women from around the country flew to New York City to audition for the dance troupe on its 100th anniversary. What's helped it last so long?
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Rapper Jeezy celebrates 20 years of 'Thug Motivation 101' with a 101-piece backing orchestra
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to rapper Jeezy about his career and residency in Las Vegas which features a Guinness Record setting live orchestra.
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Data shows a correlation between declining student test scores and the rise of cell phone use
With student test scores in a decade long decline, many researchers are pointing to cell phones and social media as the catalyst. Can cell phone bans turn student learning around?
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Chileans voting for president are choosing between starkly different candidates: a lifelong communist or the far-right son of a former Nazi
Chileans head to the polls on Sunday, and an arch-conservative pledging mass migrant expulsions is strongly favored over his leftist opponent.
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Sunday Puzzle: Major U.S. cities
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Montana Public Radio listener Brock Hammill of Corvallis, Mont., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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Car prices hit a record high
New car prices hit a record high, and President Trump blames fuel efficiency standards. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Bloomberg Detroit bureau chief David Welch about what's behind the high prices.
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At least 12 people killed in a terrorist attack on a Jewish event in Sydney, Australia
We're following the latest on the shooting in Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia. At least 12 people were killed as shooters targeted celebrants at a Hanukkah celebration.
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Measles cases spike in South Carolina
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Dr. Carlos del Rio about the spiking number of measles cases in South Carolina and about the public health challenges posed by the outbreak.
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A very cute native critter — the fisher — has been officially spotted in Ohio for the first time in over a century
An animal not seen in Ohio in over a century, the fisher, has been spotted on a local wildlife camera. The sighting has raised hopes that the native mammal is naturally returning to the state.
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Police say they have arrested a person of interest in yesterday's Brown University shooting
Two people were killed and nine injured in a shooting at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on Saturday afternoon.
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These cookies fueled votes for women