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Weekend Edition Saturday

Saturday mornings are made for Weekend Edition Saturday, the program wraps up the week"s news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest stories.

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00:04:57

A roundup of the Olympics on TV so far

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/08/03

Some lucky sports fans are in Paris, but most Olympics viewers are watching from home. NPR Pop Culture Critic Linda Holmes gives host Scott Simon her review of the broadcast coverage so far.

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00:03:55

Russian troops are gaining ground in eastern Ukraine

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/08/03

Russian forces are making small but steady gains in eastern Ukraine and seem to be targeting a key town. Ukraine is getting more Western weapons, but Russia still has more firepower and more troops.

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00:04:00

Amtrak is set to carry more passengers than ever...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/08/03

Amtrak is on its way to carrying more passengers this fiscal year than ever before. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Reuters reporter David Shepardson about why that is.

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00:05:45

In 1968, the DNC was also held in Chicago. That's...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/08/03

With the Democratic National Convention returning to Chicago this month, media historian Michael Socolow warns against drawing parallels between 1968 and now. He talks with NPR's Scott Simon.

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00:05:19

How Harris entering the presidential race will impact...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/08/03

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Rich Thau, who studies swing states, about some key voters this election: those who supported former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in primaries, and "double disapprovers."

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00:02:19

Opinion: Remembering our colleague and friend, Ina Jaffe

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/08/03

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Ina Jaffe, who first edited this program and later reported on seniors for NPR. Jaffe died this week at the age of 75.

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00:02:30

Opinion: Think you have a rough travel story? Try 52...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/07/27

Two astronauts have been hanging out on the International Space Station since last month, waiting for the Boeing capsule that got them there to be repaired to bring them home.

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00:03:49

Athletes floated down the Seine at the opening...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/07/27

The Paris Olympic opening ceremony delivered an amazing spectacle. Thousands of athletes floated down the Seine as more than 400,000 people lined the banks to take it all in.

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00:04:06

Justice Department defends law calling for TikTok to...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/07/27

An update on the US government's new TikTok law. It aims to force the Chinese parent company to sell the app or face a ban.

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00:04:12

Week in politics: A presidential withdrawal, a...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/07/27

From President Biden's announcement that he won't seek reelection to his Oval Office address, this week has been a historic one in presidential politics.

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00:03:55

The Biden administration is wrapping up negotiations...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/07/27

The first price negotiations between Medicare and drug companies has been underway since February. What do we know about how it's going?

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00:02:24

Trump almost won Minnesota in 2016. Could 2024 be the...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/07/27

Donald Trump and his vice presidential pick JD Vance campaign in Minnesota Saturday. The traditionally blue state may be competitive this year.

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00:03:41

The Crowdstrike outage showed the vulnerability of...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/07/27

Experts say the services companies like Crowdstrike supply are in the hands of too few providers that are themselves too interconnected.

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00:06:08

Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen says the U.S. economy is...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/07/27

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about recent indicators showing stronger-than-expected economic growth.

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00:04:53

Saturday Sports: Katie Ledecky, Simone Biles compete...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/07/27

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the Paris Olympics and the end of a remarkable era for some U.S. athletes.

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00:07:21

Remembering author James Baldwin on the 100-year...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/07/27

NPR's Scott Simon and poet Kevin Young remember James Baldwin. The great American author of "Notes of a Native Son" and "Go Tell it on the Mountain" was born 100 years ago this August.

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00:04:23

Michigan voters who were unsure about Biden now face...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/07/27

We hear from voters in Michigan, a so-called "Blue Wall" state along with Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, who had been lukewarm on President Biden's reelection bid.

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00:03:11

A cybersecurity glitch triggered a global technology...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/07/20

Airports, hospitals, banks, and government agencies are recovering from a failed software update delivered by the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to Microsoft’s Windows systems.

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00:02:17

Opinion: Bob Newhart showed us the extraordinary in...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/07/20

NPR's Scott Simon remembers understated comedian and actor Bob Newhart, who died this week at the age of 94.

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00:03:45

Drone attack hits Tel Aviv; ICJ rules West Bank...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/07/20

A drone attack came into Israel from over the Mediterranean Sea and struck near the Tel Aviv beachfront. Separately, the U.N's highest court said Jewish settlements in the West Bank are unlawful.

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