Weekend Edition Saturday
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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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Escape To A Picturesque Scotland In Sarah Moss' 'Summerwater'
Scott Simon speaks with Sarah Moss, author of the new novel Summerwater.
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Tattoo Shops Hit Hard By COVID-19 Pandemic
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Tiffany Garcia-Mitchell, a tattoo shop owner in California, about the struggle to stay in business during the pandemic.
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Saturday Sports: Remembering Dodgers' Lasorda
Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about sports and politics this week, sports betting legalizing in New York, the National Championship game, and the passing of Dodgers' Tommy Lasorda.
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New HBO Documentary Details Tiger Woods' Career
Scott Simon talks to Matthew Heineman and Matthew Hamachek, the directors of TIGER, a new two-part documentary about Tiger Woods from HBO Sports.
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Opinion: 'The Great Gatsby' Enters Public Domain But It Already Entered Our Hearts
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the legacy of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. The literary classic's copyright expired on the first day of 2021.
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95-Year-Old Former Nurse Reflects On Life In The Pandemic, Vaccine Rollout
We check in with Virginia Chandler, a 95-year-old assisted living resident in Albany, Oregon, to see how she's coped with life during the pandemic and her anticipation of the coronavirus vaccine.
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Mateo Askaripour On His Darkly Comic Debut Novel
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Mateo Askaripour about his satirical debut novel, Black Buck.
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Behind Backyard Bar-B-Que's James Beard Award-Winning Barbacoa
Barbacoa, the ancient method of cooking meat until it's tender, gained one establishment in South Texas the prestigious James Beard Award in 2020.
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Visual Arts Thrived In A Tumultuous 2020
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to arts reviewer Ben Luke about how visual arts flourished during the pandemic.
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A Gay Veteran Remembers Serving In Silence
It's been 10 years since President Obama moved to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Joseph Patton was discharged from the the Navy for befriending gay men, before openly gay Americans could serve.
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San Antonio Food Bank Doubled Service In 2020
Food banks have seen demand climb dramatically this year. Eric Cooper of the San Antonio Food Bank talks about how additional federal dollars could make a difference to his clients.
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Film Maker Discusses New Documentary On Murdered Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with director Bryan Fogel about his new film, "The Dissident", which chronicles the life and death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.