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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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Opinion: A New Phase Of Uncertainty
NPR's Scott Simon notes that as coronavirus cases in the U.S. rise rapidly, it can be hard to hear that we don't know when this will all be over.
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A U.S. Army Chaplain, Deployed In His Own Country, Honors Pandemic Victims
For StoryCorps, Army Maj. Ivan Arreguin remembers being deployed to New York City at a heart-wrenching moment of the coronavirus crisis this past April.
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Suzzy And Lucy Wainright Roche On Their Mother Daughter Bond, New Album
From one of America's most beloved musical families, Suzzy Roche and her daughter Lucy Wainright Roche recorded their new collaboration I Can Still Hear You while in quarantine.
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Josh O'Connor On Playing Prince Charles In Season 4 Of 'The Crown'
The Crown is back for a fourth season, complete with a big royal wedding and a royal marriage break down. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Josh O'Connor, who plays Prince Charles in the Netflix drama.
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Opinion: 'Campaigns Are Rewarded For Winning, Not Being Cost-Effective'
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the record-high amounts of money spent this campaign season, a goodly amount spent by candidates who did not win.
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New Excavations Uncover Sophisticated Mayan Water Filtration Systems
Ancient Mayans: they liked clean water just as much as you do. NPR's Scott Simon talks with David Lentz, of the University of Cincinnati about the discovery of ancient water filtration in Guatemala.
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Republicans Take In Results Of The 2020 Election
NPR's Scott Simon asks Tim Alberta, Politico Magazine's chief political correspondent, how the GOP is responding to this week's election results.
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The Polls For This Election Were Off Again. Is This The End Of The Industry?
NPR's Scott Simon talks with long-time Republican consultant and pollster Frank Luntz about yet another election where the polls were off. Luntz says misses this year mean the profession is done.
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Saturday Sports: Basketball Prepares For Life After COVID-19
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about a second life for two Houston Astros, and the NBA's hopes for a post-pandemic season.
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Sean Connery, Actor And The Original James Bond, Dies At 90
The Oscar-winning film star with the distinctive Scottish brogue eventually outgrew the 007 role to appear in many different movies in a career that spanned nearly a half-century.
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Pulling Off A Halloween Prank During A Deployment In Iraq
"We were doing an awful job in an awful time," veteran Garett Reppenhagen said in a StoryCorps conversation. "If I shed any joy to anybody on that base that day, then I think it was all worth it."
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Opinion: Kidney Transplant Chain Is A Touching Act of Kindness
A five-way kidney swap was a chain of selfless kindness that allowed several people to help their loved ones and others.