Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians. The program has covered news events from Nelson Mandela's 1990 release from a South African prison to the capture of Saddam Hussein.
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10:47
Afghans who were evacuated to the U.S. navigate a complicated immigration system
An Afghan woman evacuated to the U.S. finds herself stuck in a system called Humanitarian Parole. What is it, and what does it mean for her future?
05:31
Sunday Puzzle: From City to City
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KUOP listener Kevin Hicks and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
04:46
In Arizona, paleontologists are shifting their focus to microfossils
Your whole idea of the Triassic period is about to be disrupted. Paleontologists are shifting their focus from dinosaurs to fossils so small they have to be reassembled under microscopes.
04:56
Big oil companies are not meeting their climate pledges — and blocking new agreements
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Jason Bordoff of Columbia University about the climate goals set by big oil companies and how they are failing to meet them.
03:56
A Texas restaurant holds its last drag show before new law goes into effect
A Texas law that bans drag shows where minors are present goes into effect on September 1st. One San Antonio restaurant is holding what could be its last performance.
04:29
A historic drought is causing a huge traffic jam at the Panama Canal
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Adil Ashiq from the maritime intelligence firm MarineTraffic {sic} about how a historic drought is causing huge delays at the Panama Canal.
05:22
How Americans are spending money
Back-to-school spending reached another record this year, while other spending is giving some indications of how Americans feel about the economy.
04:00
Young voters tend to lean Democrat. Conservatives are trying to win them over
Young voters lean toward Democrats but that doesn't meant that young conservatives aren't hoping to recruit more voters to their side in the upcoming election.