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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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Universities Scour Yearbooks After Northam
After the controversy over a blackface photo in Ralph Northam's medical school yearbook, universities are reviewing their yearbooks for material that could be considered racist or offensive.
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Pitchaya Sudbanthad On 'Bangkok Wakes To Rain'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Pitchaya Sudbanthad about his novel Bangkok Wakes to Rain. The book threads the history of Thailand with the modern world.
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Pope Defrocks Theodore McCarrick
Pope Francis has defrocked former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who has been accused of sex abuse.
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Making Money As A Rent-A-Goalie
Keith Hamilton of Toronto talks about what it's like to be a rent-a-goalie for amateur ice hockey teams.
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Saturday Sports: Colin Kaepernick And Kareem Hunt
Colin Kaepernick has reached a settlement with the NFL after alleging collusion to deprive him employment. Meanwhile, the league is keeping Kareem Hunt in its ranks.
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As More Electric Cars Arrive, What's The Future For Gas-Powered Engines?
The vast majority of American cars run on gasoline. But analysts say that's poised to change as electric vehicles take over the market — albeit not as quickly as environmental activists might like.
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Hungry Deer May Be Changing How Things Sound In The Forest
Sound travels differently through open fields than the woods. When deer eat up bushes, small trees and other forest plants, it affects the transmission of bird calls and other natural sounds.
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Saturday Sports: NBA Trades, Baseball's Free Agents
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of ESPN about the stark differences between Major League Baseball and the NBA when it comes to free agents.
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Listeners Share Stories Of Racism At School
Listeners Beth Patin, Brett Chapman, Lily Lee and Corynne Jones share stories about racism at school — either recently or in the past.
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Paradise, Calif., Holds Memorial For 85 Killed In Fire
A community-wide memorial service was held on Friday for the 85 people who died in November's Camp Fire. One man whose father died in the fire is trying to figure out where his family goes from here.
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Rethinking Traffic Stops
Scott Simon talks with Frank Baumgartner of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill about how police are rethinking traffic stops, which often disproportionately target African-Americans.
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Former 'Enquirer' Spokesman On Bezos Allegations
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Stu Zakim, former spokesman for the National Enquirer, about allegations that American Media Inc. tried to blackmail Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.