Weekend Edition Sunday
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Weekend Edition Sunday brings listeners the news of the day in combination with distinctive interviews, colorful arts and human interest stories, and a popular weekly puzzle from Will Shortz.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Forbes technology reporter Emily Baker-White about calls to pull TikTok from Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with actress Lily Tomlin. Tomlin stars in the new film "80 for Brady" which follows four friends as they travel to see Tom Brady play in the 2017 Super Bowl.
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Iowa is moving to create a new, statewide school voucher program as other jurisdictions around the country look into allowing the use of public funds for students to attend private schools.
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The lives of two Black women in the 1950s intersect over pregnancy and adoption. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Sadeqa Johnson about her novel, "The House of Eve."
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Mourners and the family of the gunman look back on the recent shooting outside a Jerusalem synagogue.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks economist Betsey Stevenson about the state of the economy and if Democrats should compromise with Republicans on cuts to entitlements.
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Tonight's Grammy Awards may be big for Beyoncé and her album "Renaissance." The new artist category is also one to watch with bluegrass, jazz and hip-hop - even a rock band from Italy.
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President Biden's upcoming State of the Union address may be the unofficial kick-off of his reelection campaign.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dave Shullman, senior director of the China Global Hub at the Atlantic Council, about the state of U.S.-China relations.
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China expressed anger after the U.S. shot down a huge balloon China claims was a civilian airship. The incident has further strained relations.