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.
Episodes
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Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley discusses the band's existential new album
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley about the band's new album, which focuses on love and longing in the vastness of the universe.
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A new French cookbook shows the diversity Marseille through its cuisine
A new cookbook seeks to celebrate Marseille, France's second-largest city.
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Biden faces criticism over his gas car ban. But he doesn’t have one.
Swing state voters are seeing ads warning them about a federal ban on their gas-powered vehicles. But there is no such ban, even as candidates campaign on it.
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Israeli military strikes humanitarian zone in Gaza, targeting Hamas leader
Israeli forces struck a humanitarian zone in the Gaza Strip, targeting the chief of the armed wing of Hamas. Dozens of people were reported killed.
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A tourist under attack in San Francisco was saved by an unlikely duo
San Francisco's latest crime-fighting duo doesn't wear capes. Nor anything at all.
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Mexico City's water woes aren't going away with the arrival of rains
It's rainy season in Mexico City, some streets are flooded and yet for many the taps are still dry.
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Astronomers spot a mysterious black hole nestled in a cluster of stars
A report from Nature shows that astronomers may have found a medium-sized black hole, a kind they've long looked for.
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Tiny Desk Contest finalist Ollela reflects on her entry 'Tea Kettle Tea'
Ellie Barbor, who performs as "Ollela," talks about memory, loss, and on-going love with her Tiny Desk Contest entry, "Tea Kettle Tea."
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Extreme temperatures are impacting rescue helicopters in California
Extreme temperatures cause big problems for rescue helicopters. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Douglas Evans, a rescue pilot in California, about conditions in his state.
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Week in politics: Biden tries to redeem debate performance at press conference
President Biden gave a strong performance at a news conference this past week but continues to face calls from fellow Democrats to end his re-election bid.
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Saturday Sports: Wimbledon, Major League Baseball
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the Wimbledon Championship tennis finals and about Major League Baseball as it reaches the midseason mark.
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The newest lifeguards at a Maine beach are drawing attention
When it comes to water safety, lifeguards are key but also life ... dogs? NPR's Scott Simon talks to Greg Wilfert, of Maine's Scarborough Beach State Park about some new members of his staff.
