Weekend Edition

A first of its kind in the nation redistricting system is being second-guessed on this year's ballot in Missouri and may be replaced with a second unprecedented system.

Leyla McCalla released her first solo album, Vari-Colored Songs: A Tribute to Langston Hughes, in 2014. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks her about its re-release and the new song included on it.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Sarah Smarsh about her new book on an enduring country star, Dolly Parton, titled She Come By it Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs.

University of Massachusetts Amherst political scientist Alexander Theodoridis talks about dehumanizing language in politics, what it can lead to and what we can do about it.

To end climate change, millions of homes will have to stop heating with fossil fuels. It's possible, and can even save money. Entrepreneur Donnel Baird is trying to make it happen.

Joe Biden and Donald Trump are set to face off in the final debate Thursday. Plus, Republicans worry about their hold on the White House and the Senate.

As coronavirus infections spike in Europe, the U.K., which has the highest death toll among European countries, is imposing new restrictions in an effort to avoid a nationwide lockdown.

Afghans are holding historic peace talks and the status of women is one of the most difficult issues they'll have to resolve.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro plays the puzzle with Steve Becker of Grantham, N.H and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Dr. Aluko Hope, co-director of the COVID-19 Recovery Clinic at Montefiore Health Systems in New York, about virus long-haulers, who experience months of symptoms.