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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Saturday sports: Serena Williams' farewell US Open; Albert Pujuls looks toward 700 career home runs
Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about Serena Williams' performance and veteran St. Louis Cardinals player Albert Pujols closing in on 700 career home runs.
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Pay a dollar, grab a burlap sack and scooch down Detroit's slide of pain
The slide at Belle Isle Park reopened after the pandemic — and promptly closed four hours later after it proved more perilous than anticipated.
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'Nomad Century' delivers a message that's sharp and jolting about mankind's future
Gaia Vince, the award-winning science journalist, has a clear message in her new book.
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Far-right political leader Giogira Meloni takes spotlight in Italy's general election
Scott Simon talks with Cecilia Sottilotta, assistant professor of international relations at The American University of Rome, about far-right Italian politician Giorgia Meloni.
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Let's revisit the 1960 film 'Psycho'
Alfred Hitchcock's groundbreaking horror classic is the subject of this entry in our "Movies You Missed" series.
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Family musician Justin Roberts makes music for all ages
Scott Simon speaks to Justin Roberts, who makes music for kids and their grown-ups, about his new album "Space Cadet."
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Nobel Prize-winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah releases new novel 'Afterlives'
Scott Simon talks with Nobel Prize winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah about his latest novel, "Afterlives," which follows several generations of East Africans in the wake of colonization.
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New York City welcomes asylum seekers from Texas but struggles to house them
New York City officials and volunteers are giving asylum seekers bused from Texas a warm welcome, but the migrants' arrival can still be rocky, with many having to stay in homeless shelters.
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Saturday sports: NFL suspends Watson; Big Ten gets TV deal; WNBA playoffs begin
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson gets an 11-game suspension, the Big Ten Conference announces a huge TV rights deal, and the WNBA playoffs get underway.
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Week in politics: Liz Cheney loses primary; Trump distracts from Republican races
It's been another extraordinary week in politics - from Rep. Liz Cheney's big primary loss to continuing legal issues for former President Donald Trump and those close to him.
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Opinion: That unbelievable street violinist could just be a 'finger-syncher'
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on bogus buskers who fake violin virtuosity with recorded music tracks and ask for money to help with rent or medical bills.
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Superorganism reaches into all the musical corners of the Earth on 'World Wide Pop'
NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with Superorganism's singer, Orono, about the band's latest album, "World Wide Pop."