Weekend Edition Sunday premiered on January 18, 1987, and was the last of NPR's major newsmagazines to hit the air. Since then, Weekend Edition Sunday has covered newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicans, musicians, writers, thinkers, theologians and all manner of news events. Originally hosted by Susan Stamberg, the show has been anchored by Liane Hansen since 1989. Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr and Puzzlemaster Will Shortz have been with the program from the beginning, and a wide variety of commentators and essayists help round out the weekly offerings: humorist Andy Borowitz slings satirical arrows at big-shots, celebrities, and politicans of all stripes; Diane Roberts takes a sometimes hilarious, sometimes poignant view of life in the South; and transplanted Brit Tim Brookes offers his impressions of life on these shores. For more information, please go to: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=10
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to dog show analyst Gail Bisher on the latest from the Westminster Kennel Club dog show.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with actor Rose Byrne about her new Apple TV+ series, Physical. Set in the 1980's, it's about a woman in a dysfunctional marriage who finds renewal through aerobics.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with recording artist and Tiny Desk Contest winner Tarriona Ball about her first book of poetry, Vulnerable AF.
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After a year in isolation, Tuan Tran of Rockville, Maryland returns to one of his favorite past-times: Argentine tango dancing.
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal addresses negotiations on the infrastructure proposal and her hope that a final bill will include provisions to combat climate change as drought grips the west coast.
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Patty Docker-Ford plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with John Paul Brammer about his new memoir, Hola Papi.
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NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Nicole Riegel, writer and director of Holler, inspired by her own story growing up in Appalachia.
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Many animal shelters say they have too many cats and dogs in need of homes. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Cornell University's Elizabeth Berliner what's behind the complaints.
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Listener Jeff Scott-Densic plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.