Weekend Edition Sunday for October 31, 2021 Hear the Weekend Edition Sunday program for October 31, 2021
The Washington, D.C.-based band Oh He Dead entered its song "The Foreigner" into the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A lot is riding on the COP26 global climate summit, but broken promises stall change
Female California condors reproduce without males for the first time
Movie Interviews
One lives their life as Black. One as white. 'Passing' is two Black friends' journey
One lives their life as Black. One as white. 'Passing' is two Black friends' journey
People with substance use disorder are more vulnerable to COVID-19
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The Washington, D.C.-based band Oh He Dead entered its song "The Foreigner" into the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tiny Desk Contest entrant Oh He Dead on newfound motherhood and love
Does your neighborhood have good urban design? Employ the 'trick-or-treat test'
Virginia gubernatorial race is split over COVID-19 restrictions, race and the economy
Kenosha is still reeling from killings as Kyle Rittenhouse's trial begins
Montana private hospitals could lose funding due to state ban on vaccine mandates
Climate change is causing damage to beloved features at national parks
The Fixx plays a concert at the Granda Theater in Dallas on Oct. 18, 2021. (From left to right: guitarist Jaimie West-Oram, lead singer Cy Curnin, drummer Adam Woods, bassist Dan K. Brown, and keyboardist Rupert Greenall.) Geoffrey Sawicky/The Black Moriah hide caption
Adjusting to the office can be hard — especially if your office is the stage
Author Interviews
'Planet of Clay' describes the brutal toll of the Syrian civil war on a young girl
'Planet of Clay' describes the brutal toll of the Syrian civil war on a young girl
Under new ownership, 'Ebony' magazine bets on boosting Black business
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