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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Outbreak Voices: A Hawaiian Man's Journey From DJ To Farmer
Thomas Kahikina Ching of Kailua Kona, Hawaii, lost his jobs because of the pandemic and decided to grow his own food. He explains how he went from DJ and tour guide to backyard farmer.
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Ann Patchet, Robin Preiss Glasser Collaborate In Children's Book About A Wiley Goat
NPR's Scott Simon talks with novelist Ann Patchett and illustrator Robin Preiss <> Glasser about their new children's book, Escape Goat
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Opinion: Remembering Jim Dwyer, New York's Subway Storyteller, Pulitzer Prize Winner
NPR's Scott Simon remembers New York Times columnist Jim Dwyer, who died from cancer this week at the age of 63.
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In 'Be Water, My Friend,' Bruce Lee's Daughter Tells Her Father's Story
With the start of the second season of the TV show "Warrior", Scott Simon talks to Shannon Lee about her late father, martial artist Bruce Lee, and about her new book.
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Why This 17-Year-Old Wants To Be A Poll Worker
Lucy Duckworth can't vote yet, but she has decided to pitch in this Election Day as a poll worker. Young people "need to make sure we're showing up," she says.
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In 'Fauci,' An Up Close Look At 'America's Doctor'
Scott Simon speaks with Michael Specter, a staff writer at the New Yorker, about his new biography about Dr. Anthony Fauci and his career as one America's leading scientists.
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The Week In Sports
Tom Goldman joins Scott Simon to discuss another outbreak in the NFL, the baseball playoffs and the life of Yankee's legend Whitey Ford.
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Trump's Doctors Give Update On President's Health After Positive Coronavirus Test
White House physician Sean Conley says that President Trump was doing "very well" and that the symptoms he had are resolving and improving.
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President Trump Confirmed As 'Patient' At Walter Reed Hospital
President Trump has been hospitalized after testing positive for the coronavirus. Doctors gave an update on his condition Saturday.
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Opinon: How Could The President Get The Coronavirus
NPR's Scott Simon talks about the president's diagnosis following months of his dismissing the growing, devastating pandemic.
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President Trump's Coronavirus Treatment: What We Know Now
NPR's Scott Simon updates the latest news on the President's condition and activities now that he's staying at Walter Reed Medical Center after testing positive for the coronavirus.
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Wafia's New EP Is The Perfect Pandemic Sountrack
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to singer Wafia about her new EP, Good Things.