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The Sunday Story

The Sunday Story

NPR 5 Episodes Jun 28, 2026

The Sunday Story from Up First is NPR's weekly news and culture magazine that explores one topic in depth through conversations, interviews, and deeply-reported narrative journalism. Hosted by Ayesha Rascoe, it combines storytelling with the issues of the day. The podcast publishes every Sunday in the Up First feed.

Episodes

The secret life of a stolen Van Gogh Jun 28, 2026 1846 What happens to famous works of art when they are stolen from museums and private art collections? In the Netherlands, museums and collectors reach out to Arthur Brand, a self-styled art detective who works to track down art that has gone missing and fallen into the criminal underworld.  This week on The Sunday Story, when a famous Van Gogh painting is stolen from a museum, Brand teams up with an
Caught in Cambodia’s Scam Machine: Part 1 Jun 21, 2026 1899 Who are the workers behind the global scam industry? In Cambodia, more than 200,000 scam workers have been released from fortified compounds, where many of them had been trafficked, held against their will, and forced to work for little pay. The Cambodian government’s recent crackdown has enabled reporters to get a closer look at an industry responsible for defrauding Americans of at least 20 bill
Caught in Cambodia’s Scam Machine: Part 2 Jun 21, 2026 1942 PART 2: With the Cambodian government’s ongoing crackdown on the scam industry, tens of thousands of former scammers are stranded on the streets of Phnom Penh. Are they being treated as criminals or as victims themselves of a global industry designed to extract their labor? In part 2 of our series on The Sunday Story, investigative reporter Shibani Mahtani continues the story of one Ugandan scam w
How an anti-police violence protest ended in a teen’s death Jun 14, 2026 2001 In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to be part of the racial justice movement. He arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved.Today on The Sunday Story, we bring you the first episode of a new series from NPR’s Embedded podcast that investig
Trailer: The Sunday Story Mar 23, 2026 93 Every news the week just keeps on coming; it's hard to make sense of it all. The Sunday Story from NPR is for people who want to go deeper. Every week, we dive into the political forces reshaping our country. Hosted by Ayesha Rascoe.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

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