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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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are being caught up in the storm impacting all kinds of markets, including stocks. The plunge in a type of crypto called TerraUSD is raising special concern. -
California broke its record for renewable energy when solar and wind provided enough to meet all consumer demand. At the time, natural gas power plants were still on, a necessity for the grid. -
Ayesha Roscoe speaks with singer Emeli Sande about her new album, "Let's Say For Instance."
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Ayesha Rascoe asks Nury Turkel about his new book, "No Escape," and about China's persecution of Uyghur people inside China and across the globe.
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Mexican singer Vivir Quintana talks about her latest song, 'El Corrido de Milo Vela,' which tells the story of one of the many journalists who have been murdered in Mexico for doing their jobs.
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This year, finalists in NPR's student podcast challenge asked big questions about hatred and love, identity and belonging.
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The Taliban in Afghanistan have instructed that women cover up in public from head to toe, including their faces. NPR correspondent Diaa Hadid has been talking to women affected by the change.
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Abortion is now front and center on the minds of many Democrats, but surprisingly many Republicans are focusing more on the leak of the Supreme Court draft opinion, not on the substance of it.
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Debates about abortion often center around the issue of when life begins. Some religions say it's at conception. Another says it's with the baby's first breath. -
Ayesha Rascoe talks with David Cohen, law professor at Drexel University, about potential conflicts between states should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade.
