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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Flag football will be an Olympic sport at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Flag football has long been a staple for gym classes in the U.S. Now it's hitting the big time. It'll be an Olympic sport at the 2028 Los Angeles summer games.
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'Julia' is a retelling of George Orwell's 1985 through a different perspective
Big Brother is watching her: NPR's Scott Simon talks with Sandra Newman about her novel, "Julia." It's a retelling of George Orwell's "1984" through the eyes of the protagonist's girlfriend.
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Raul Palma on his debut novel 'A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens'
NPR's Scott Simon Speaks with Raul Palma about his debut novel, "A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens."
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12 UNWRA aid workers were among the over 2,000 killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Hani Almadhoun at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. He has lost 14 members of his extended family in the airstrikes.
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Saturday Sports; Upsets in the MLB playoffs; league championship series
NPR's Scott Simon and Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media talk about the surprising series of upsets in the MLB playoffs and preview the league championship series.
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The security implications of the Hamas attack and Israel's declaration of war
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Natan Sachs of the Brookings Institution about the attacks by Palestinian militants on Israel today.
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Israel ramps up military response to attack by Gaza militants
We'll have the latest on the attack by Gaza militants on Israel, as well as the Israeli military's response.
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Benjamín Labatut's novel 'The Maniac' follows an AI scientist troubled by his work
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Benjamín Labatut about his new novel, "The Maniac," a fictionalized account of a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence.
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House Speaker McCarthy appeals for bipartisan support with a stopgap measure
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is attempting to keep the government funded for 45 days.
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A new, privately owned train line connecting Miami and Orlando opens to the public
Florida's Brightline, the privately owned passenger train service, debuts its high-speed service Friday. Trains running between Miami and Orlando can reach speeds of 125 mph.
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A plane crash in Alaska is raising questions about aviation safety in the state
The husband of a congresswoman from Alaska died in a plane crash this week — one of numerous aviation crashes that have given the state the highest rate of plane crashes in the nation.
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Historian Simon Schema's new book traces the roots of today's distrust of vaccines
NPR's Scott Simon asks historian Simon Schama about his latest book, "Foreign Bodies," and about attitudes to inoculation.