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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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Listen: The Sound Of The Hagia Sophia, More Than 500 Years Ago
Two scholars at Stanford have joined forces to recreate what a Christian choir might have sounded like inside Istanbul's Hagia Sophia before it became a mosque in the 1400s.
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Latin American Leaders Open The Doors For Armed Forces To Reenter Politics
For decades, many Latin American countries had military dictators. In recent years, democratically elected civilians took control. Now, those civilian governments are bringing back the army.
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The Complicated Pursuit Of Perfect
NPR's Scott Simon talks with author Elizabeth Tallent about her new memoir, "Scratched," which recounts her lifelong struggle with perfectionism.
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Can A Turkey Calling Contest Attract New Hunters? This Group Thinks So
Hunting is on the decline in some parts of the country. At this week's National Wild Turkey Federation convention, officials want to recruit new hunters, especially women.
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Opinion: A Lesson From Memorial Day, 1993
NPR's Scott Simon ponders the loss of civility and respect in public discourse.
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Writer R. Eric Thomas Discusses Vivid New Memoir 'Here For It'
R. Eric Thomas, writer and host of The Moth Radio Hour, talks with NPR's Scott Simon about his memoir in essays: "Here for It."
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'Outlander' TV Show Prompts Tourist Boom In Central Scotland
The highly popular Outlander TV series starts its fifth season on Sunday. Its success has prompted an explosion of "Outlander Tourism" in Scotland, where the series is filmed.
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Saturday Sports: The Astros' Sign-Stealing Scandal; Rule Change In Women's Tennis
NPR's Scott Simon talks to sports correspondent Tom Goldman about the sign-stealing controversy in major league baseball and a rule change in women's tennis.
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For Bob Marley's 75th Birthday, Ziggy Marley Reflects On His Father's Legacy
Reggae's biggest ambassador would have turned 75 this week, had he not died four decades ago from cancer. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ziggy Marley about his father's legacy.
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How Irish, English And Australian Actresses Learned To Talk Like 'Little Women'
Sam Lilja had to train the film's March sisters — played by Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson and Eliza Scanlen — to sound authentically American. The results are intentionally imperfect.
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Saturday Sports: U-Hauls For The Big And Tall As NBA, MLB See Major Trades
Will Boston regret letting Mookie Betts go? Which NBA teams look tougher after the trade deadline? Howard Bryant of ESPN breaks it down for NPR's Scott Simon.
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Trump Axes Officials Who Gave Damaging Testimony In Impeachment Inquiry
Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman and his brother were fired from National Security Council staff and ambassador Gordon Sondland was recalled from Europe in moves top Democrats called shameful and weak.