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.
Afghan refugees who have settled outside D.C. now help others to do the same
by Hiba Ahmad
As we approach six months since the fall of Kabul, a new resettlement office in Alexandria, Va., helps new arrivals through the resettlement process. It is run by recent Afghan refugees.
Germany is in a tough place dealing with Russia given their strong trade relationship
by Esme Nicholson
West Germany established strong trade ties with Moscow in the 1970s in an attempt to foster dialogue and stability. Today, Germany's approach is under stress as Russia threatens Ukraine.
This is what was happening 40 years ago, the last time inflation was this high
by Scott Horsley
By the standards of the last major inflation spike four decades ago, the current inflation rate is mild.
Politics chat: Biden negotiates with Putin; COVID-19 trending down; inflation up
by Mara Liasson
The Biden administration is dealing with the Ukraine crisis abroad and a sluggish health bureaucracy at home.
Northwestern farmers are are losing crops to hungry elk
by Anna King
Climate change is forcing wildlife from mountains in the Northwest onto farmland. Wild elk are pillaging haystacks and farmers are using all sorts of creative deterrents to save lucrative crops.
31.4 million Americans are expected to bet $7.6 billion dollars on the Super Bowl
by Kelsey Snell
Kelsey Snell talks with HBO's Jon Frankel about the explosion of legal sports gambling and the professional leagues' embrace of it.
Ukraine leader says U.S. panic is playing into Russia's strategy
by Charles Maynes
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for just over an hour Saturday but made no progress toward heading off what seems to be an impending Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Sebastian Yatra spans genres. His new album 'Dharma' takes on another
by Juana Summers
Juana Summers speaks with musician Sebastian Yatra about his new album, "Dharma," and its connection to spirituality.
'Foreverland' explores the mundane, infuriating and hilarious moments of marriage
by Juana Summers
Juana Summers speaks with author Heather Havrilesky about her new book, "Foreverland," that explores the mundane, infuriating and oftentimes hilarious moments of marriage.
There's a hog task force in Texas, and it's busy with the 'feral swine bomb'
by Juana Summers
Juana Summers speaks with Nick Dornak, wildlife biologist and program coordinator of the Central Texas Feral Hog Task Force, about efforts to cull millions of troublesome wild hogs there.