Weekend Edition
Weekends 5-10 am
Kick off your weekend with wrap-ups of the week's news with a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest. Be sure to tune in every Sunday for the Sunday Puzzle!
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Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Vidya Iyer, who goes by Vidya Vox, an Indian-born American singer who blends her two identities through YouTube music videos that amass millions of views worldwide.
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Hey Harry, Hey Matilda is a funny and sometimes icky story of twins. It's told through the twins' emails and unfolds around a lie. Author Rachel Hulin tells Lulu Garcia-Navarro about her new novel.
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We talked with some of the many people from out of town who are visiting Washington, D.C. to see Donald Trump's inauguration.
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Visitors to Coventry Cathedral in England are met with a heartwarming message. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with the Rev. Kathryn Fleming about how it came to the cathedral.
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If Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions is confirmed, it would let Gov. Robert Bentley — who has faced scandal in the past year — appoint a new senator. Reporter John Sharp of AL.com explains.
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San Diego Chargers fans were upset by the owner's announcement that the team will move to Los Angeles. Juliet Litman, managing editor of The Ringer, talks about reaction from fans.
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Researchers found a correlation between profanity and honesty. NPR's Weekend Edition asked people what they say when they need to swear, but don't want to use really bad words.
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This week's puzzle presents definitions that give clues to a common phrase. -
Washington, D.C. community activist and restaurateur Andy Shallal talks about organizing the alternative inaugural ball, to be held at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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From Andrew Jackson to Herbert Hoover to Barack Obama, presidential inaugurations have had their share of mistakes and oddities throughout history.
