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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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Episodes
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President Biden Visits Each 9/11 Memorial Site On 20th Anniversary
Recapping today's memorial services and ceremonies for the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks.
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Former Marine Sergeant Details Being At Ground Zero To His Youngest Son
Former Marine Sergeant Jason Thomas told his youngest son Jason Christian Thomas for the first time about being at ground zero on 9/11.
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Commemoration Ceremonies For 9/11 Continue Across The Country
NPR's covering services marking the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks in New York, at the Pentagon and in Shansksville, Pennsylvania.
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The Names Of 2,977 Victims Of The 9/11 Attacks Read At Ground Zero
NPR is following the ceremony and services commemorating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York City.
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Vice President Kamala Harris Speaks At Shanksville, Pennsylvania, 9/11 Memorial Event
Vice President Kamala Harris is attending the Shanksville, Pennsylvania, memorial event. Shanksville was the site of the Flight 93 crash.
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Former President George W. Bush Speaks At Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Memorial
Former President Bush, who was in office the time of the 9/11 attacks, is attending the Shanksville, Pennsylvania, memorial. Shanksville was the site of the Flight 93 crash.
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Memorial Services At Attack Sites Honor 9/11 Victims, 20 Years Later
NPR is covering services marking the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks in New York, at the Pentagon and in Shansksville, Pennsylvania.
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Col. Philip A. McNair Reflects On Surviving The Pentagon Attack On September 11
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Col. Philip A. McNair, who was at the Pentagon when it was struck on Sept. 11, 2001. Please note that some might find the content in this piece graphic and disturbing.
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Pentagon Ceremony Remembers Those Lost On September 11
We turn to the services at the Pentagon marking the moment where American Airlines flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
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20 Years After 9/11, W.H. Auden's Poem 'September 1, 1939' Still Resonates
NPR's Scott Simon reads W.H. Auden's "September, 1, 1939," a poem that resonates with the smoke and destruction witnesses in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
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9/11's Aftershocks Reached Worldwide. Here's How It Changed Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Tamim Asey , Ali Ahmadi, and Rasha Al Aqeedi about what the two decades since 9/11 have meant for their homelands of Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq, respectively.
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Remembering Joe Angelini Jr., A Firefighter Who Died In The September 11 Attacks
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Donna Angelini, whose firefighter husband, Joe, died saving others at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. This piece includes tape that could be disturbing to some.