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Movie Interviews

'Mutt' is a journey into what happens when your past and present collide

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with actor Lío Mehiel and writer/director Vuk Lungulov Klotz about their movie, "Mutt."

'Mutt' is a journey into what happens when your past and present collide

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Sunday

Climate

Maine Gov. Janet Mills on the state's use of federal funding to combat climate change

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Maine Gov. Janet Mills about the state's implementation of rebates for heat pumps to lower carbon emissions.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills on the state's use of federal funding to combat climate change

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Sunday

Africa

U.S.-Russia tensions are playing out in Niger in the wake of its military coup

NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks to Wassim Nsar, a senior research fellow at the Soufan Center, about the coup in Niger and how tensions between the U.S. and Russia are playing out in West Africa.

U.S.-Russia tensions are playing out in Niger in the wake of its military coup

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Sunday

Saturday

National

Delays in passport renewals are putting a damper in Americans' summer travel plans

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Clint Henderson, a reporter and editor at the travel website The Points Guy, about major delays for passport renewals this summer.

Delays in passport renewals are putting a damper in Americans' summer travel plans

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Sunday

Food

Simple, refreshing recipes for hot summer days from 'America's Test Kitchen'

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster from "America's Test Kitchen" on their best simple recipes for a hot summer weekend.

Simple, refreshing recipes for hot summer days from 'America's Test Kitchen'

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Saturday

Weekend Edition Saturday

Philadelphia I-95 bridge collapse will cause more issues than just traffic

Workers are beginning to rebuild the collapsed section of Interstate 95 outside Philadelphia. Construction is expected to take weeks or months, and have ramifications up and down the East Coast.

Philadelphia I-95 bridge collapse will cause more issues than just traffic

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Saturday

Culture

An annual Colorado festival celebrates Mike, a headless chicken

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with McKenzie Kimball, director of a very quirky tradition in Fruita, CO - the "Mike the Headless Chicken Festival."

An annual Colorado festival celebrates Mike, a headless chicken

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Sunday

Flooded with online hate, the musician corook decided to keep swimming
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Music Interviews

Flooded with online hate, the musician corook decided to keep swimming

Made famous on TikTok, "if i were a fish" is a silly, fun ode to self-acceptance and self-confidence from the musician corook.

Flooded with online hate, the musician corook decided to keep swimming

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Business

Companies pull back from Pride campaigns after backlash, and threats toward employees

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Katherine Sender, a professor at Cornell University focusing on media and sexuality, about the state of corporate LGBTQ+ Pride campaigns.

Companies pull back from Pride campaigns after backlash, and threats toward employees

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Sunday

Books

Hana Videen on her book 'The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English'

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with author and medieval studies scholar Hana Videen about her book, "The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English."

Hana Videen on her book 'The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English'

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Sunday

The perfect storm that led to Caroline Rose's 'The Art of Forgetting'
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Music

The perfect storm that led to Caroline Rose's 'The Art of Forgetting'

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with songwriter Caroline Rose about their new album, The Art of Forgetting.

The perfect storm that led to Caroline Rose's 'The Art of Forgetting'

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Health

What to know about the newest COVID-19 variant

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Carlos del Rio of Emory University what listeners need to know about the newest COVID-19 variant to reach the United States, Arcturus or XBB.1.16.

What to know about the newest COVID-19 variant

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Saturday

Economy

Congress has revised the debt ceiling 78 times since 1960. An expert explains why

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author and Johns Hopkins University financial history professor, Kathleen Day, on the history of the debt ceiling.

Congress has revised the debt ceiling 78 times since 1960. An expert explains why

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Saturday

Animals

Crash, the one-eyed cat, won Cadbury Chocolate's 2023 Easter Bunny Tryouts

We hear from Patty Cutler, executive director of the Simply Cats non-profit shelter, about how Crash the one-eyed cat came to win Cadbury Chocolate's 2023 Easter Bunny Tryouts.

Crash, the one-eyed cat, won Cadbury Chocolate's 2023 Easter Bunny Tryouts

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Sunday

Sunday Puzzle

Sunday Puzzle correction: A lesson in trigonometry

Listeners contacted us to correct the answer to a clue from last week's puzzle, giving NPR's Ayesha Rascoe and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz a lesson in trigonometry.

Sunday Puzzle correction: A lesson in trigonometry

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Sunday

Science

Does the perfect Oreo cream-to-chocolate ratio exist? One research study says yes

NPR's Miles Parks speaks with PhD candidate in mechanical engineering at MIT, Crystal Owens, about her scientific study, "On Oreology, the fracture and flow of 'milk's favorite cookie®.'"

Does the perfect Oreo cream-to-chocolate ratio exist? One research study says yes

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Sunday

Law

The Supreme Court will hear a 20-year-old case on water access for the Navajo Nation

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Heather Tanana of the University of Utah to learn how a Supreme Court case could change the Navajo Nation's ability to draw water from the Colorado River Basin.

The Supreme Court will hear a 20-year-old case on water access for the Navajo Nation

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Saturday

Books

Ann Napolitano on her new novel 'Hello Beautiful'

Estrangement and reconciliation in an Italian-American family: Ann Napolitano's new novel, "Hello Beautiful," is about loving each other just as we are. NPR's Scott Simon talks to her about it.

Ann Napolitano on her new novel 'Hello Beautiful'

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Saturday

Health

Utah's new law bans gender affirming care for transgender youth

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Dr. Ellie Brownstein, president of the Utah chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, about Utah's new law banning gender affirming care for transgender youth.

Utah's new law bans gender affirming care for transgender youth

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Sunday

Movie Interviews

Lizzie Gottlieb talks 'Turn Every Page' documentary

NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Lizzie Gottlieb about her new documentary, Turn Every Page, which documents the partnership between her father, editor Robert Gottlieb, and journalist Robert Caro.

Lizzie Gottlieb talks 'Turn Every Page' documentary

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Saturday

Environment

Can Brazil's Lula save the Amazon?

NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with environmental researcher Erika Berenguer about Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's ambitions to save the Amazon rainforest from deforestation.

Can Brazil's Lula save the Amazon?

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Sunday

National

A group's work to help migrants who were sent to Kamala Harris' home on Christmas Eve

NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Amy Fischer, an organizer with the Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid Network, about their efforts to help migrants bused into Washington, D.C.

A group's work to help migrants who were sent to Kamala Harris' home on Christmas Eve

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Sunday

National

How a recent wave of anti-Semitism is affecting Jewish teens

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with a group of Jewish teenagers amid a particularly dark year for anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S.: Hannah Rubin, Ben Fitzpayne, and Jaia Wilensky.

How a recent wave of anti-Semitism is affecting Jewish teens

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