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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Israel plans to seize Gaza City and is telling civilians to move south. The International Red Cross says forcing the population out is unsafe.
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70 years since the lynching of Emmett Till, the state of Mississippi is embracing Till's story as the federal government flinches from showcasing painful moments of America's racial history.
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Lawmakers return to Congress this week from their August recess. They face a long to-do list, with the risk of a government shutdown looming.
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The Trump administration is planning to release its new guidelines on nutrition and diet and Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr., has said the latest update could leave out experts' advice.
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The divorce comedy "The Roses" hits theaters this weekend. How does it compare to "The War of the Roses," the movie it's based on, and is there such a thing as a "divorce" genre?
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Colorado Springs' LGBTQ community recalls that James Dobson, who died Aug. 21, used his media and political power to advance an evangelical, anti-gay agenda.
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Experts have advice on best sleep practices to avoid pain in the morning.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with author Ken Jaworowski about his new book "What About The Bodies," a thriller in which three characters' troubles converge in a small, Rust Belt town.
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Longtime CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller has died at age 73. He was known by colleagues for his encyclopedic knowledge of the White House.