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Weekend Edition Sunday — 218 episodes

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The U.S. is set to play Belgium in the quarterfinals without their star striker player

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A new law in California will clarify 'sell by' dates to reduce food waste

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The surprising history of the red, white and blue Bomb Pop popsicle

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Descendants of Dred Scott and the judge who ruled his case on what it is to be American

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E.Vax discusses his album 'Just Like Fire' and finding his identity as a solo artist

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Pennsylvania's proposed data centers are bringing strangers together in protest

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Gregg Hurwitz discusses his new thriller 'The Delivery'

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Egg producers settle with DOJ, states over price-fixing complaint

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Where Iran stands on the memorandum it signed with the U.S

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Mexico's blazing World Cup run is helping revive its mariachi tradition

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The 2026 World Cup has more players over 40 than every World Cup before it combined

12

Don Cheadle discusses his starring role in the Broadway play 'Proof'

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Americans find common ground on healthcare

14

Not just New York: How New Mexico's free childcare policy is doing

15

Looking back at the U.S.'s Bicentennial celebrations, 50 years ago

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South Korea's cultural exports are benefitting its museums back home

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Milwaukee's Schlitz Beer says goodbye after 177 years

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Politics chat: SCOTUS hands Trump a win, GOP diverges on housing bill

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The Trump administration vowed to go after 'Antifa.' Here's what that's looked like

20

Juneberries are still very much in season. These farmers want you to try them

21

In Yu-Mei Balasingamchow's 'Names Have Been Changed,' a podcast host is on the run

22

Sunday Puzzle: B to the B to the B

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Remembering television director James Burrows, who brought us iconic shows 'Cheers' and 'Frasier'

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The National Park Service continues to have to move docks as Lake Powell shrinks

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Big changes coming to student loans on July 1

26

Week in politics: continued negotiations with Iran; G7 summit; Reflecting Pool issues

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How the Supreme Court has quietly overturned precedent

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Recent studies show fathers' brains change after bringing home a new baby

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What could make a peace deal with Iran viable? One expert weighs in

30

Colombia's presidential runoff election will decide how the country continues to tackle drug trafficking

31

Tatiana Maslany discusses the new Apple TV series Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed'

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What's in a name? The origin of the 'Knick'

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Is going non-profit the future of local newspapers?

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Trump will attend the G7 summit in France amid differences with European leaders

35

Worries over water as a giant data center moves into the New Mexico desert

36

A Virginia group wants to stop NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery from moving to Texas

37

Blues musician Taj Mahal discusses his new album 'Time'

38

New York City fans celebrate the Knicks becoming NBA Champions after 53 years

39

What Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros Discovery would mean for news and TV

40

Politics chat: Trump promises end to Iran war; White House to host UFC fight

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European leaders will meet in Luxemburg to consider Ukraine's bid to join the EU

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Kids compete in the annual Elvis tribute competition in the singer's hometown

43

Danny Dyer discusses British humor and the second season of 'Rivals'

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A viral mosquito-killing laser device could be coming to the U.S.

45

Russia's elite gather for Putin's pet project — an economic forum in St Petersburg

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On X, influencers are using prediction markets to sow distrust about election results

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Texas has detected a flesh-eating parasite in livestock after 60 years

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Virginia's data center boom is raising West Virginia's electricity bills

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Politics chat: Maine to vote on Platner, California waits primary results

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Trump says Iran's military is 'totally destroyed'. Here's where their stockpiles stand

51

Look up! Venus and Jupiter are sharing a 'cosmic kiss'

52

Nurse and PA associations sue the Trump administration over new student loan rules

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Venezuela is exporting more oil after the U.S. captured Maduro

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Holly Humberstone discusses her inspirations for the new album 'Cruel World'

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It's cleaning season for the Art Institute of Chicago's miniature rooms

56

Sunday Puzzle: NBA Team Names

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It's not just T-shirts — how Broadway merchandise is changing

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Inside ATL: how Delta juggles 100,000 bags a day at the world's busiest airport

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Israel is extending its borders through war. For some, it's part of a greater plan

60

America 250: Albert "Big Abe" LeBlanc changed fishing in the Great Lakes forever

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Colombian musician Maluma discusses his album 'Loco X Volver'

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DC will host America 250 celebrations — and a large deployment of the National Guard

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How to make the most of summer produce for picky eaters

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Amid a slew of chemical accidents, the agency that investigates them is under threat

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Politics chat: No progress on Iran peace deal, Trump offers to perform at festival

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Former DOJ official on why its criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll is unusual

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Pancreatic cancer was once considered almost untreatable. A new drug is offering hope

68

U.S. gears up to play a friendly game against Senegal ahead of the FIFA World Cup

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Literary events around the world celebrate the poet Allen Ginsberg's 100th birthday

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In a new novel, 2 women in 1930s New York City face down the mob

71

What both sides have said about a U.S.-Iran deal

72

How funding cuts to USAID are impacting the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

73

Trump endorses candidate in Texas runoff primary, even as some ballots are cast

74

Cannes closes without a big American Hollywood presence

75

Hacky sack is the latest trend, but its increased popularity is causing a shortage

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Millions of acres of national forests are set to open up for more logging

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Sunday Puzzle: Two words, one anagram

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What we know about the status of a U.S.-Iran deal

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Pope Leo's first encyclical will address AI and 'magnificent humanity'

80

A Mississippi warehouse full of comic books is at the center of a legal battle

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Politics chat: Tulsi Gabbard steps down, lawmakers oppose proposed $1.2 billion fund

82

Visual impairment doesn't keep these birders out of the hobby

83

Keir Starmer is the UK's 6th Prime Minister in 10 years. Can he keep his job?

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After deadly floods last year, over 300 Texas summer camps await licenses to open

85

Why Georgia's primary elections carry national significance

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The business of storage units is booming. We met Vermont's operators

87

PCOS has a new name. Can it help patients get better care?

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Steven Rowley discusses his comic novel 'Take Me With You'

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Director Aleshea Harris and actress Kara Young discuss their new movie 'Is God Is'

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In Washington, anyone can volunteer to dig up ancient treasures like mammoth bones

91

Harrison Ford gets an honorary doctorate and addresses the class of 2026

92

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, who voted to impeach Trump, loses his seat in Louisiana

93

Grizzly bears are out unusually early at Yellowstone, and people are stopping to look

94

A bill proposes to increase the proportion of ethanol in gas to lower prices

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White House organizes a day-long prayer event with private church organizations

96

Politics chat: Takeaways from Trump's trip to China

97

Grammy-winning musician Mya discusses her new album 'Retrospect'

98

Anti-establishment parties made big gains in the UK's local elections

99

On Trump's Beijing agenda: Strait of Hormuz, Taiwan and AI

100

Under the Trump administration, the State Department is seeing an exodus of diplomats

101

Church attendance in the U.S. has dropped. But cowboy churches are on the rise

102

'The aftermath is just devastating': Temple Israel rebuilds after terror attack

103

Politics chat: White House awaits Iran's response to deal, Trump to meet Xi

104

Looking back at Jerome Powell's 8-year term as Federal Reserve Chair

105

The story of the founding of Silkville, Kansas, in 1870 by a French aristocrat

106

The Savannah Bananas bring their cheer at Yankee Stadium

107

'Today' show co-host Sheinelle Jones shares wisdom from moms

108

AI robot tech bros dogs run wild in Berlin gallery

109

French musician Sofiane Pamart talks about his new album 'Movie'

110

Ilona Bannister discusses her mystery novel 'Five'

111

Aung San Suu Kyi's son speaks to NPR after her sentence was reduced to house arrest

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Colorado wants to regulate sports betting even as it reaps the tax benefits

113

Civil rights groups in the South respond to Supreme Court's blow to voting rights

114

In Louisiana case, the Supreme Court weakens a central part of the Voting Rights Act

115

What's next for oil markets after the price of oil hit a 4-year high

116

Canada's economy is booming despite the uncertainty and chaos of Trump's tariffs

117

Politics chat: Trump on Iran's proposal to end war, SCOTUS weakens Voting Rights Act

118

A new association of 15 HBCUs aims to collectively boost their research status

119

Sunday Puzzle: Blank to blank

120

Congress reacts to the shooting outside the ballroom of the Washington Hilton

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Suspect in custody after opening fire outside the White House Correspondents' dinner

122

Prospects of a ceasefire with Iran collapse as Trump calls off trip by U.S. officials

123

High school athletes find a way to center themselves amidst violence in the community

124

A group of residents is banding together to defend judges facing threats and violence

125

With meat prices rising, make your ground beef go further with these hacks

126

How China is responding to the stalling of talks between the U.S. and Iran

127

How the Iran war is impacting the airline industry

128

Diary of a business owner trying to get a tariff refund from the U.S. government

129

NATO allies working to reopen the Strait of Hormuz spark fury from Trump

130

Catholics in Chicago react to Trump and Vance's comments on Pope Leo

131

She set out to find the best free restaurant bread in America. Here's what she learned

132

What are Iran's longterm goals for a peace deal with the U.S.?

133

Jane Kaczmarek on reprising her role as Lois for the 'Malcolm in the Middle' reboot

134

Jessie Ware discusses her new album 'Superbloom'

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How a small-town newspaper in Kansas has beaten the odds to stay in print

136

Sunday Puzzle: For Mimi

137

In 1977, NASA's Voyager One space probe blasted into the sky. Its time is running out

138

2026 saw the hottest March ever recorded in the continental U.S.

139

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again, ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon holds

140

Politics chat: Trump loses support of voters over war and high gas prices

141

Friendships and flower arrangements: Keeping the Japanese art of ikebana alive

142

The Analog Bag: Gen Z's solution to doomscrolling

143

This tax season, Goldfish is rewarding parents for the 'Snack Tax'

144

Congress returns Monday with a long list: Iran war funding, airport security and more

145

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán seeks a fifth consecutive term in office

146

Drug overdose deaths drop sharply in the U.S. even as new street drugs emerge

147

Jim Cummings discusses his new role in the movie 'The Yeti' and independent cinema

148

Families across the U.S. are getting college acceptance letters — and tuition bills

149

Caro Claire Burke discusses her debut novel 'Yesteryear'

150

U.S. and Iran fail to reach agreement during high-level talks in Islamabad

151

Monster truck rallies are multi-million-dollar businesses

152

Analyst discusses the role the Strait of Hormuz is playing in talks between U.S.-Iran

153

For Orthodox Easter, a bakery in Ukraine is selling bread that helps remove landmines

154

Pope Leo to visit Africa, where the church says it's growing the fastest

155

Politics chat: Vance says talks with Iran haven't reached an agreement

156

At a historic church in Jerusalem, the shadow of war looms over yet another Easter

157

South Carolina and UCLA fight to become the new women's college basketball champion

158

An author and former detective on Norway's Easter tradition of reading crime fiction

159

Former State Department energy envoy discusses gas prices and the war in Iran

160

Director Meredith Alloway and actor Lola Tung discuss their movie 'Forbidden Fruits'

161

Iceland Air is looking for bad photographers to take pictures of beautiful sights

162

Trump says the U.S. military has rescued an airman whose plane was shot down over Iran

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Politics chat: Trump fires Attorney General Bondi, seeks to break campaign promises

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Legal expert discusses an open letter that says the Iran war violates the U.N. charter

165

The view from No Kings protests across the nation, from NPR member station reporters

166

Pakistan holds talks to end Iran war, Israel intensifies strikes

167

Secretary-Treasurer of the union representing TSA workers discusses the shutdown

168

The Trump administration's fix for the crisis in rural healthcare? AI nurses and more

169

Matt Wagner of Danish Maid Butter on the art and tradition of Easter butter lambs

170

Meet the man who walks barefoot — and was born — on an active volcano

171

How a jeweler's quest to create the world's largest jeweled egg led to his downfall

172

Suzannah Herbert and Darcy McKinnon discuss their film 'Natchez'

173

Meet 81-year-old Bonnie Shea, a trailblazer for U.S. women's hockey

174

How military strategies are evolving a month after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran

175

Politics chat: No Kings rallies across the U.S., more troops deployed

176

The diary of a woman in Tehran documents life since the war started

177

An exhibit in New York examines master painter Raphael in the U.S. for the first time

178

The Supreme Court's decision on birthright citizenship will impact access to schools

179

How to navigate the maze of drug discounts to get the best price

180

Audiobook recommendations for kids, according to a children's book critic

181

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller discuss their film 'Project Hail Mary'

182

An orthopedic surgeon explains the hand injury that has many MLB players on the bench

183

She cared for her mother for 14 years. She says she'd do it all over again

184

Democrats who won big in last November's general election are grappling with reality

185

The Iran war is impacting the global economy, and Asia is particularly vulnerable

186

At an underground disco in Turkey, Iranians celebrate Nowruz and reflect on the war

187

The effects of the Iran war on environmental and human health, according to an expert

188

Politics chat: Trump's mixed messages on the Iran war, the latest on DHS funding

189

Trump threatens Iran's power plants as war enters fourth week with no end in sight

190

The war in Iran is impacting Earth's supply of helium

191

Trump is threatening to bomb oil facilities on Iran's Kharg Island

192

Congress and the White House are taking different paths to address housing prices

193

Mayoral elections across France reflect the rise of the far-right

194

Energy analyst discusses the impact of the fuel shortage across industries in the U.S.

195

Why the driest place in North America is seeing an explosion of wildflowers

196

El Niño is expected to raise tempearatues across the world this summer

197

How the U.S. is using AI in the war in Iran

198

Texas's state animals, armadillos, are making North Carolina their home

199

Politics chat: Trump's war priorities, FCC on war coverage, Save America Act

200

Ahead of the Oscars, the director of Kpop Demon Hunters discusses its massive success

201

Retiring GOP Senator and Trump critic Thom Tillis hosts a dog parade on Capitol Hill

202

The U.S. has a long history of working with Kurdish militias. Who are they?

203

Trump set a target of 1 million apprenticeships. Here's how that's going

204

Journalists face resistance in trying to cover the U.S.- and Israel-led war in Iran

205

'We can get to you whenever we want to': Immigrants say ICE is surveilling them

206

Under attack from Israel, some in Lebanon are distancing themselves from Hezbollah

207

What is the future of Iran's Revolutionary Guard?

208

Politics chat: Trump's plans for Iran and Cuba, Kristi Noem's ouster, Texas primaries

209

Elizabeth Arnott discusses her novel 'The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives'

210

Want to know if there's a rainbow nearby? There's an app for that

211

Who was Ayatollah Ali Khameini, the Iranian Supreme Leader killed in strikes?

212

U.N. Secretary-General condemns the U.S.-Israeli strikes and Iran's retaliation

213

Rep. Jim Himes, member on the House Intelligence Committee, discusses U.S. strikes

214

U.S. and Israel bomb Iran for a second day; Iran fires back at countries in the region

215

IRAN ON SOCIAL MEDIA

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Unlike in the past, the U.S. has just one partner in its bombing of Iran: Israel

217

How Iran can use its vast oil reserves as a weapon in retaliation against the U.S.

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Paramount outbids Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for $111 billion