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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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Saturday Sports: Fall Sports Ramp Up With Packed Playoffs
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about a jam-packed playoff season.
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Irish Court Rules Subway Bread Is Not Real Bread
Ireland's Supreme Court ruled that, for tax purposes, Subway bread has too much sugar to qualify as bread. The case raises questions about changing tastes, niche tax law, and what is bread anyway?
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Opinion: Congress Should Do Their Job So Millions of Americans Can Do Theirs
Millions of Americans are suffering from the economic effects of the pandemic while Congress fails to agree on another round of relief.
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Saturday Sports: MLB Season Winds Down As College Football Begins
College football begins in earnest as the Major League Baseball season winds down. Will one's lessons from the coronavirus translate to the other?
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Churches Open To Provide Space For Kids To Attend Remote Classes
With many schools closed for in-person class, working parents who can't stay home with their kids are looking for alternatives. Some houses of worship are opening their doors to families in need.
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'PEN15' Stars Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle On Middle School Girlhood
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle, creators and stars of Hulu's PEN15, about capturing teen girlhood in all its awkward glory.
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Rita Wilson Wants You To Get Your Flu Shot
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Rita Wilson about her recovery from COVID-19, and about her campaign to get 200 million Americans over the age of 50 to get flu shots this year.
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Patrick Leahy Says A Vote Now To Replace Ginsburg Would Be 'Political Hypocrisy'
The Vermont Democrat said a vote before Election Day would break with the position Republicans embraced in 2016 when they refused to consider the nomination of Obama nominee Merrick Garland.
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Illinois Senator Dick Durbin On Filling The Supreme Court Vacancy
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., about the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and the political maneuvering following her death.
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Rep. Jenniffer González-Colón Discusses Trump's Puerto Rico Aid Package
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Representative Jenniffer González-Colón of Puerto Rico about President Trump's $13 billion aid package to help rebuild the island three years after Hurricane Maria.
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Opinion: Hearing Justice Ginsburg in the Blast of the Rosh Hashana Shofar
NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, right before Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish New Year, which begins this weekend.
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Mourners Gather At Supreme Court To Honor Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court justice, sent mourners flocking to the Supreme Court for an impromptu vigil.