Weekend Edition Sunday

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with lead vocalist/guitarist/harmonica player Patton Magee and pianist/vocalist Don Merrill of The Nude Party about the band's fourth record, "Look Who's Back."

Psychologists say that after the need for food and shelter, humans want to feel valued. But that need usually goes unmet.

President Trump seems to lose some of his grip on his base as the Department Of Homeland Security shuts down amidst resistance to changes to immigration enforcement.

Struggling with stress and depression after years of war in Ukraine, a group of friends in their fifties and sixties throw themselves into competitive cheerleading.

Wisconsin speedskating phenom Jordan Stolz continues his quest to medal in all four of his Olympic events. He's one of a streak of Olympic-record setting speedskating performances in these Games.

The Food and Drug Administration rejected Moderna's new flu shot. This raises questions about what it means for the future of vaccine development.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Constanze Stelzenmüller of Brookings Institution, about the outcome of the Munich Security Conference and the state of U.S.-European relations.

"Crime 101" follows the exploits of an elusive jewel thief carrying out a string of heists. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Halle Berry who plays a disillusioned insurance broker in the new film.

Tumbleweeds roll along in Western movies and on the landscape of the U.S. high plains, but they're also an invasive nuisance for farmers.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WWNO listener Shyra Latiolais and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.