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Episodes

• Protesters And Police Clash In Paris

  Police in the French capital fired teargas at thousands of protesters marching on the Champs Elysees Saturday.

  Nov 25, 2018 at 7:31 am
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  How The 'New World' Symphony Introduced American Music To Itself

  Sometimes it takes an outsider to see a culture clearly. Czech composer Antonin Dvorak's Ninth Symphony was an ode to what American music could become.

  Nov 24, 2018 at 5:02 am

• First DACA Recipient Awarded A Rhodes SCholarship

  Jin Park is the first DACA recipient to win a Rhodes Scholarship. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Park about what this accomplishment means to him and other DACA recipients.

  Nov 24, 2018 at 4:52 am

• New Climate Change Report Places Blame On Human Actions For Natural Disasters

  NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Katherine Hayhoe of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University about a new report showing that recent extreme natural events are due to climate change.

  Nov 24, 2018 at 4:52 am

• Saturday Sports: Basketball, Football and Golf

  Scott Simon talks with NPR Sports Correspondent Tom Goldman about basketball, football, and golf.

  Nov 24, 2018 at 4:52 am

• Spitting Cobra Finds It's Way Into The Backyard Of NPR's East Africa Correspondent

  A reporter's notebook from our correspondent in Kenya on finding a cobra in his backyard

  Nov 24, 2018 at 4:52 am

• New York's Adirondack Mountain Received Snow Earlier Than Usual

  Winter arrived early in New York's Adirondack Mountains. The high country is locked in snow and ice. We have a Thanksgiving week postcard from a trek to the summit of Algonquin Mountain.

  Nov 24, 2018 at 4:52 am

• 80 Years Since The Catholic University Of America Vocalized Opposition To The Nazis

  80 years ago a group of Catholic priests got together to denounce the night of mass anti-semitic violence in Germany known as "Kristallnacht" live on the radio.

  Nov 17, 2018 at 4:47 am

• Saturday Sports: Tensions Among Golden State Warriors Players

  NPR's Scott Simon speaks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about the tensions between Draymond Green and Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors.

  Nov 17, 2018 at 4:47 am

• 1 Woman Who Lost Her Home To A Fire In 2001 Steps In To Help Victims Of Woolsey Fire

  NPR's Scott Simon speaks with fire survivor Karen Reimus whose house burnt down in San Diego in 2001. She will be volunteering at a local assistance shelter to help survivors of the wildfires.

  Nov 17, 2018 at 4:47 am

• Ancient Babylon In Iraq Restored

  The ancient site of Babylon in Iraq has undergone a lot of damage in recent years but archeologists hope it will still get special status.

  Nov 17, 2018 at 4:47 am

• Facebook Under-Fire Following New York Times Investigation

  A New York Times investigation that ran this week found Facebook failed to counter Russian interference it knew about in the 2016 election. We speak with Rhode Island Congressman David Cicilline.

  Nov 17, 2018 at 4:47 am