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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Ellie Goulding On New Album, Living In New York and Coming Out Of Her Hiatus
British popstar Ellie Goulding talks about her new album "Brightest Blue" and about finding confidence and inner peace after years in the spotlight and a five-year hiatus.
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Opinion: What Lobsters And Ants Can Teach Us About Social Distancing
Researchers have reported that some animals take precautions and keep their distance so they're less likely to be infected by another animal. Scott Simon wonders why some humans won't do the same.
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Former Prosecutor Discusses Trump's Decision To Commute Roger Stone's Sentence
Scott Simon talks to former federal prosecutor Peter Zeidenberg about President Trump commutating the sentence of longtime friend and political operative Roger Stone.
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Week In Sports: Ivy League Schools Cancel Fall Sports Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Howard Bryant discuss the week's top sports stories, including the Ivy League calling off their season because of the pandemic.
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Arizona Nonprofit Provides Housing For Homeless People With Coronavirus
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Thomas Salts, one of the COVID-19 patients treated and cared for in a Phoenix hotel by Circle The City, a nonprofit providing care and services to the homeless.
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Who Was Juan De Oñate? A Look At The Conquistador's Violent Legacy In New Mexico
When a crowd tried to pull down a statue of a conquistador in Albuquerque recently, someone got shot. We look at who this controversial figure from 400 years ago is and why he inspires violence.
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Bar Owners Sue Texas Governor Greg Abbott After Second Round Of COVID-19 Closures
Melissa Lynn Kelly owns a bar in Longview, Texas. Kelly and other bar owners are suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after he closed bars across the state to curb the recent surge of COVID-19 cases.
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Dr. Michele Harper Shares More Than A Decade Of ER Experience In New Memoir
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Dr. Michele Harper about her new memoir, The Beauty in Breaking.
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Opinion: Outplaying Segregation, National Negro League hits 100 Year Milestone
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the 100th anniversary of National Negro League as a response to segregation in Major League Baseball.
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Black Americans On Celebrating July 4th Amid National Unrest Over Racial Injustice
Independence Day celebrates freedom for most Americans, but how are Black Americans thinking about celebrating the day at a time of nationwide protests for racial equality.
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COVID-19 Pandemic Pushes Many In New York City To Suburbs
The real estate market is white hot in many suburbs outside New York City. The pandemic pushed many thinking about making the move to actually go for it.
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President Trump Delivers Speech At Mount Rushmore On Eve Of Independence Day
We take a look at President Trump's speech at Mount Rushmore, where he held an early Independence Day celebration amid protests and warnings from public health officials on holding the public event.