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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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00:08:06

In the new book "The Farmer's Wife", author Helen...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2023/11/18

Scott Simon speaks to Helen Rebanks about her farm life as laid out in her book, "The Farmer's Wife." They are joined by actor Nick Offerman, who occasionally works on Rebanks' farm.

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00:05:10

Why it's so hard for journalists to report from Gaza

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2023/11/11

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Sherif Mansour, Middle East and North Africa program coordinator at the Committee to Protect Journalists, about the difficulties in reporting in Gaza

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00:08:13

The Chess Project updates the sound of a legendary...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2023/11/11

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the son of the co-founder of the legendary blues label Chess Records. Marshall Chess has released a new album, "The Chess Project."

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00:07:55

Michael Cunningham's new novel is his first in almost...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2023/11/11

NPR's Scott Simon talks with author Michael Cunningham about his new novel, "Day." Cunningham won a Pulitzer Prize for a previous novel, "The Hours."

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00:03:35

In Michigan, one restriction is setting back efforts...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2023/11/04

Abortion advocates in Michigan had a major setback this week. Voters enshrined abortion rights in the constitution last November, but figuring out what those rights mean has become a battle.

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00:05:04

Gaza is called an open-air prison. How did it get to...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2023/11/04

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to analyst Tahani Mustafa about the history of Gaza.

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00:02:29

New research shows the moon might be older than we...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2023/10/28

The moon appears to be roughly 40 million years older than previously thought, new research shows. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on October 27, 2023.)

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00:03:52

At least 27 people have died in Mexico after a...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2023/10/28

The latest on recovery efforts in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco after a devastating Category 5 hurricane.

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00:06:30

A.K. Blakemore on her new novel 'The Glutton' set in...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2023/10/28

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author A.K. Blakemore about her new novel, "The Glutton." It's based on an 18th-century Frenchman known for eating just about anything.

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00:04:45

Saturday Sports: World Series; NBA season; Super Bowl...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2023/10/28

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the World Series, the start of the NBA season, and which NFL teams might be Super Bowl contenders.

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00:08:31

'Julia' is a retelling of George Orwell's 1985...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2023/10/21

Big Brother is watching her: NPR's Scott Simon talks with Sandra Newman about her novel, "Julia." It's a retelling of George Orwell's "1984" through the eyes of the protagonist's girlfriend.

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00:05:06

Saturday Sports: Baseball playoffs; WNBA champions...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2023/10/21

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele talk baseball playoffs and Las Vegas, America's hottest sports city.

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00:07:13

Peace activists in Israel speak about their hopes for...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2023/10/21

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Israeli peace activists Sally Abed, who is also Palestinian, and Alon-Lee Green, of the group Standing Together, about their hopes for the conflict in Gaza.

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00:03:09

Flag football will be an Olympic sport at the 2028...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2023/10/21

Flag football has long been a staple for gym classes in the U.S. Now it's hitting the big time. It'll be an Olympic sport at the 2028 Los Angeles summer games.

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00:04:01

Saturday Sports; Upsets in the MLB playoffs; league...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2023/10/14

NPR's Scott Simon and Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media talk about the surprising series of upsets in the MLB playoffs and preview the league championship series.

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00:06:10

Raul Palma on his debut novel 'A Haunting in Hialeah...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2023/10/14

NPR's Scott Simon Speaks with Raul Palma about his debut novel, "A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens."

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00:06:13

12 UNWRA aid workers were among the over 2,000 killed...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2023/10/14

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Hani Almadhoun at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. He has lost 14 members of his extended family in the airstrikes.

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00:04:34

The security implications of the Hamas attack and...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2023/10/07

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Natan Sachs of the Brookings Institution about the attacks by Palestinian militants on Israel today.

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00:01:28

Israel ramps up military response to attack by Gaza...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2023/10/07

We'll have the latest on the attack by Gaza militants on Israel, as well as the Israeli military's response.

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00:06:20

Benjamín Labatut's novel 'The Maniac' follows an AI...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2023/10/07

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Benjamín Labatut about his new novel, "The Maniac," a fictionalized account of a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence.

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