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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Actor Jamie Dornan discusses Northern Ireland conflict film 'Belfast'
Scott Simon speaks to actor Jamie Dornan about the new film, "Belfast." It's the story of a young boy's experience during the start of "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland.
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Due to a shipping container incident, every copy of 2 cookbooks were lost at sea
Two forthcoming cookbooks have likely sunk to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Gish Jen tells stories of the U.S. and China in 'Thank You, Mr. Nixon'
Scott Simon talks to writer Gish Jen about her new book of short stories, "Thank You, Mr. Nixon," which deals with cross-cultural understanding — and misunderstanding.
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Saturday sports: Australian Open finals; NFL playoffs; Joel Embiid's scoring streak
Scott Simon and Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media discuss the Australian Open finals, the NBA's Joel Embiid's amazing season and this weekend's NFL playoff games.
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Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus says U.S. must act now to assist Ukraine
Scott Simon talks with Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican from Pennsylvania and co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, about what the U.S. should do to deter Russia.
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Russia could cyberattack Ukraine — again — and disrupt the entire world
Security analysts are concerned that Russia could launch cyberattacks against Ukraine, as it did in 2017. That could compromise government agencies, banks, and energy infrastructure.
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Opinion: A case for Hong Kong's hamsters
Hong Kong's government is directing anyone who bought a hamster in the past five weeks to surrender their pets for euthanasia after 11 of the animals tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Winter storm hitting the East Coast could produce 4 inches of snow an hour
Scott Simon talks with Boston-based meteorolgist Dave Epstein about the blizzard that's expected to punch much of New England and parts of the mid-Atlantic today.
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A Mexican journalist remembers her 2 colleagues murdered in Tijuana this month
Scott Simon talks with Tijuana journalist Gabriela Martinez about the recent murders of two colleagues, and the continuing violence against journalists there and in other parts of Mexico.
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Week in politics: U.S. troops on alert at Russia-Ukraine border; Breyer retiring
Tensions at the Ukraine-Russia border. Plus, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer's resignation and President Biden's pledge to nominate the first-ever Black woman Supreme Court justice.
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Edmund White's new novel 'A Previous Life' is a steamy, but very real, romance story
Scott Simon asks Edmund White about his new novel, "A Previous Life."
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This TikTok creator makes the recipes she finds on gravestones
Scott Simon talks with University of Maryland graduate student Rosie Grant about her TikTok account, ghostlyarchive, and the food she's cooked from recipes found on gravestones.