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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This professor studies each swimmer as a math problem. It's helped them to be faster
Heading into national swimming championships, the University of Virginia relies on a mathematician, cameras and sensors to help each swimmer perform their best.
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LGBTQ people are fighting to keep their rights in Ukraine
LGBTQ people have faced persecution in Russia and in separatist-controlled regions of Ukraine. That's why many in Ukraine are deciding whether to flee the war or stay and fight.
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Ten kidney donors make up a chain of life
Ten people are linked in a life-saving kidney swap - one that involves living donors. We bring you a close look at the complex chain of surgeries from Houston Methodist Hospital.
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How the brain is greatly changed by COVID-19
David Folkenflik speaks to University of Oxford's Professor Tom Nichols about a new study that shows how brain structure changes when a person has COVID-19.
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SATURDAY SPORTS 03-12-22
NPR's David Folkenflik speaks to Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant about Major League Baseball coming out of a 99-day lockout, a massive trade deal in the NFL, and the latest NBA news.
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Azar Nafisi's new book is on what it means to 'Read Dangerously'
Scott Simon speaks with author Azar Nafisi about her new book, "Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times."
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How to spot disinformation and propaganda coming out of the Ukraine-Russia conflict
Scott Simon speaks with Harvard's Joan Donovan about the manipulation of videos and images from the Russia-Ukraine conflict on social media and how to identify propaganda.
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Saturday sports: Russia and Belarus banned from Paralympics; Coach K's last game
Russia and Belarus have been kicked out of the Winter Paralympic Games, and MLB players are pushing for better pay in contract negotiations with owners.
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Secretary of State Blinken visits Poland to discuss further assistance to Ukraine
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is visiting Poland as Russia continues its assault on neighboring Ukraine.
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Biden considers banning Russian oil but gas prices are already creeping up
The White House is hesitant to halt imports of Russian oil, but the administration is not ruling it out.
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Rioters plea guilty this week as Jan. 6 panel alleges Trump broke the law
Scott Simon speaks with independent journalist Marcy Wheeler, who covers national security, about the latest developments in the Jan. 6 insurrection trial.
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Rich Russians have been squirreling money away in the U.K. and U.S.
Scott Simon talks with Tom Burgis, Financial Times reporter and author of "Kleptopia: How Dirty Money Is Conquering the World," about the ways Russian billionaires hide their money abroad.