Weekend Edition Sunday is NPR's Sunday morning news magazine, carried by 794 public radio stations nationwide. Every week, the show 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 crisis in Ukraine.
Weekend Edition Sunday debuted on January 18, 1987, with host Susan Stamberg. Two years later, Liane Hansen took over the host chair, a position she held for 22 years. Recent hosts include Audie Cornish (2011–2012), Rachel Martin (2012–2016) and Lulu Garcia-Navarro (2017–2021.)
In 2022, Ayesha Rascoe was named the host of Weekend Edition Sunday. Previously, Rascoe was a White House correspondent for NPR and covered three presidential administrations. Her White House coverage has included a number of high-profile foreign trips, including President Trump's 2019 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam, and President Obama's final NATO summit in Warsaw, Poland in 2016. As a part of the White House team, she's also a regular on the NPR Politics Podcast.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe and WYPR listener Katherine Jakuta of Baltimore, Maryland play the puzzle with Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz. -
We look at the latest on the nor'easter lashing the U.S. East Coast this weekend, with heavy rains and powerful winds.
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Tech companies are betting that people will connect with AI using something other than smartphones. Meta is going all-in on glasses, after launching its new AI agent Muse.
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Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber, co-hosts of the podcast "Who? Weekly," who have written a new book about celebrity called "I Want to Be Famous."
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As President Trump questions election security, many local officials are trying to reassure voters. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Kate Brophy McGee, chair of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.
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The Trump administration wants to stop asking about race and ethnicity on the next U.S. census. Since 1790, the topic has been used to exclude people of color, and, more recently, for inclusion.
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Conceived with both donor eggs and sperm, a woman tracked down her genetic relatives on both sides and discovered two new families.
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While many fear the potential dangers of AI, some experts across the cybersecurity and human rights communities want to wield it as a tool for good.
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The Protect College Sports Act is on the brink of passing in the Senate, where a handful of former college athletes who are now senators on both sides of the aisle have an extra say in the debate. -
The Ohio governor's race pits former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy against Democrat Amy Acton, a former state health advisor. Democrats see a chance to win a state that usually votes Republican.
