Weekend Edition Sunday
Sundays @ 8:00am
The program wraps up the week's news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest stories.
Florida Gov. DeSantis leads a nationwide shift to politicizing school board races
Governor Ron DeSantis is reshaping school boards in Florida. He's exerting control over local school policies, including how they teach children about race and sexual orientation.
Family Life Around The World
Lulu Garcia-Navarro checks in with writer Dan Kois, who is traveling with his family to discover exactly what makes families click. He talks about Holland, bicycles and how family decisions are made.
A Veteran TV News Anchor Pens A Prescient Novel In 'Amanda Wakes Up'
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro
A Working Actor: Performing In 2 Different Plays On The Same Day
by Jeff Lunden
The Canadian theater company Soulpepper performs dramas, cabarets, concerts. Some actors perform in multiple shows on the same day. We followed one actor during a grueling, but satisfying day.
Researchers Map More Of The Ocean Floor In Search For Missing Plane
The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 did not turn up a plane, but it did uncover a detailed view of the ocean floor — volcanoes, shipwrecks, and mountains to rival Mount Everest.
After Fire Evacuation, Californians Return To Burned Homes
by Vanessa Rancaño
A wildfire in California's Central Valley forced the evacuation of thousands of people and destroyed dozens of homes.
'Digging In The Trash': How Poor Southerners Are Seen
Novelist David Joy grew up in rural North Carolina, in a community plagued by poverty. He speaks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about his people's struggle to be heard by wider society.
The Parties Are Already Preparing For The 2018 Midterms
The GOP's failure to pass a health care bill has potential consequences for the 2018 midterm elections. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with political strategists Guy Cecil and Kevin McLaughlin.
Politics: Anthony Scaramucci's New Job, What's Next For Health Care
by Mara Liasson
It's been another tumultuous week in Washington. The GOP keeps trying and failing to vote on health care and the White House had a big personnel shake up.
The Call-In: Iraq, Then And Now
We hear from veteran Charles Diamond who served in Mosul, Jane Arraf compares Mosul today to before ISIS, and former Obama administration official Andrew Exum talks about the U.S. military's role.