Weekend Edition Sunday
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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.
Scientists say you shouldn't wear your shoes in your house
by Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Mark Patrick Taylor of the Environmental Protection Authority of Victoria, Australia, about why he thinks everyone should remove their shoes before coming inside.
A doctor in Ukraine shares her experience caring for war refugees
by Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Dr. Joanne Liu of Doctors Without Borders about caring for Ukrainian war refugees.
Historical novel 'Take My Hand' focuses on involuntary sterilization of Black women
by Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe talks to Dolen Perkins-Valdez about her new novel "Take My Hand," which fictionalizes a 1973 involuntary sterilization case, and about why she's drawn to history as a novelist.
A Pearl Harbor sailor has finally been laid to rest with honors after 8 decades
by Derek Operle
A Navy sailor who died in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor was identified last year using DNA from relatives and has now been buried with full military honors in a family plot in western Kentucky.
Snow crabs in the Bering Sea have been hard to find — partially due to climate change
by Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe asks Seattle Times reporter Hal Bernton about the drop in the population of Bering Sea snow crabs, and why scientists think climate change may be an important driver.
The Ukraine-Russia conflict appears to be entering a new phase
by Nathan Rott
Russia is preparing to launch another offensive, this time concentrating its attacks on the eastern part of Ukraine.
Money from the COVID Paycheck Protection Program was allegedly largely misspent
by Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe asks Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, who chairs the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, about fraudulent pandemic aid.
Politics chat: Politicians get COVID; Jackson confirmed; Mitch McConnell interview
by Mara Liasson
High-profile Washington, D.C. politicians are testing positive for the coronavirus in a reminder that the pandemic is far from over.
Charles Darwin's notebooks return to Cambridge after being missing for 20 years
by Ayesha Rascoe
Last month, two of Charles Darwin's notebooks that had been missing from the Cambridge University Library for 20 years were returned.
Shanghai locks down in an attempt to curb COVID-19 cases
by Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Plastics News Shanghai correspondent Rebecca Kanthor about the ongoing lockdown there.
After 232 years, Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman on the Supreme Court
by Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe asks Biden administration strategist Minyon Moore about Biden's successful nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.
Sweden and Finland consider joining NATO amidst Ukraine-Russia war
by Ayesha Rascoe
As Russia continues to wage war in Ukraine, Sweden and Finland are considering joining NATO. Ayesha Rascoe asks former U.S. ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder about the implications.