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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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Michael Recovery: Apalachicola, Fla., Begins To Rebuild
The Florida Panhandle is coping with historic damage to homes and businesses after Hurricane Michael struck.
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Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet On Their New Film, 'Beautiful Boy'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with actors Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet, who star in a movie based on the true story of a family struggling with a son's addiction to crystal meth.
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Mad Magazine Changes Tone With Four-Page Comic Strip On School Shootings
Mad is known for its humor and satire. Its latest issue, though, took on a more poignant commentary about school shootings. NPR's Scott Simon talks to executive editor Bill Morrison about it.
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The Actor Behind 'Robocop' On Detroit And Art History
NPR's Scott Simon asks Peter Weller about his career in art, from playing the titular character in 1987's RoboCop to getting a doctorate in art history.
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Sans Forgetica: A Font To Remember
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with typography lecturer Stephen Banham of RMIT University about a new font he helped develop to assist people in remembering what they've read.
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Saturday Sports: Baseball Playoffs
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the magazine about the American League playoffs in baseball.
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U.S. Backs Kurds And Arabs In Push To Oust ISIS Remnants From Syria
In the fight to take the last land held by ISIS, U.S. forces in Syria are supporting local Kurds and Arabs who face hardened fighters amid roads and houses seeded with bombs.
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West Virginia Anti-Kavanaugh Protester On Manchin
NPR's Scott Simon asks Kayla Wilson, in Washington this week protesting Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination, about her feelings now that he's all but assured to be confirmed.
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Saturday Sports: Free Agents In The NFL, The Patriots, Tiger Woods
We have a recap of the week in sports.
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The High Drama Of The Wrigley Rat
At Chicago's Wrigley Field, a rat's attempt to surmount a wall got fans cheering on Sept. 25, even as the home team lost.
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Foreign Aid In The Trump Era
President Trump used his speech at the U.N. Tuesday to threaten aid to countries not backing U.S. policies. The new tactic has aid groups concerned about humanitarian needs.
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Sexual Assault And Forgiveness
NPR's Scott Simon asks Atlantic contributor Caitlin Flanagan about this week's Supreme Court testimony and about the possibility of atonement and forgiveness for sexual assault perpetrators.