WYSU adds weekend programs

WYSU (88.5 FM) added new weekend radio programs in mid-summer. According to the campus radio station, the new lineup will promote programming diversity, inclusion and variety.

“I am excited that our new program offerings bring new voices and new points of view to WYSU and our community,” said station director Gary Sexton.

■ It’s Been a Minute with Sam Sanders – 4 p.m., Saturday. As a key member of NPR’s election unit, Sam Sanders covered culture, pop culture, and politics during the 2016 election and was embedded with the Bernie Sanders campaign for several months. The program includes interviews and weekly coverage of the news with other journalists. Sanders graduated from the Harvard Kennedy School in 2009 with a master’s degree in public policy, with a focus on media and politics.

■ Snap Judgment – 6 p.m., Saturday. This weekly storytelling program includes narrative pieces on a common theme. Host Glynn Washington is winner of the Public Radio Talent Quest. Before hosting “Snap Judgment,” he was winning story slams in Detroit, writing screenplays and performing in a band.

■ The Jazz Sofa with Rick Popovich – 7 p.m., Saturday. WYSU’s long-running, locally hosted jazz program expands one hour and will begin at 7 p.m. on Saturday, matching the program’s Friday start time. Hosted by Rick Popovich.

■ Politics with Amy Walter – 10 a.m., Sunday. In this weekly podcast, Walter goes beyond breaking news headlines for a deeper understanding of how Washington works, who’s pulling the levers of power, and how it all impacts society. Walter is noteworthy for seeing trends long before the national media picks up on them. She has reported for the “Cook Political Report” and PBS “NewsHour.”

■ The Pulse – 11 a.m., Sunday. Award-winning host Maiken Scott takes listeners into unexpected corners of the health and science world. The show takes listeners behind the doors of operating rooms, into the lab with some of the world’s foremost scientists, and back in time to explore life-changing innovations.

■ Latino USA – Noon, Sunday. Produced by The Futuro Media Group and distributed nationwide by National Public Radio. Features news and culture from a Latino perspective. Hosted by award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa, “Latino USA” focuses on stories often overlooked by mainstream media. Hinojosa is also anchor of the Emmy Award-winning talk show “Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One from WGBH/ La Plaza.” She has reported hundreds of important stories – from the immigrant work camps in New Orleans after Katrina, to teen girl victims of sexual harassment on the job, to Emmy Award-winning stories of the poor in Alabama.

For more information on WYSU’s new weekend programs, visit wysu.org.