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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Multiple deaths likely after factory destroyed in storms in Mayfield, Kentucky
Scott Simon talks with Jesse Perry, judge executive of Mayfield, Kentucky, where last night's severe storms tore through parts of downtown and leveled a candle factory as people were working.
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A Canadian teacher was fired under a controversial Quebec law for wearing a hijab
A teacher who wears a hijab was removed from the classroom under Quebec's Bill 21, which prohibits teachers wearing religious symbols in class.
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Death toll likely to near 100 from storms in Kentucky
Scott Simon talks with Ronnie Noel, an official in Hopkins County, Kentucky, about how severe weather and tornados last night have affected his area.
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Rounding up listeners' favorite holiday songs and albums
We asked our listeners to share their favorite holiday albums and songs after another trying pandemic year.
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Two investigative journalists were awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize
Maria Ressa of the Philippines is one of two journalists to have received the Nobel Peace Prize this week, highlighting a message about the need for press freedom.
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Saturday sports: US diplomatically boycotting Winter Olympics; Formula One faceoff
Politics and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, plus a showdown in Formula One racing.
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Opinion: Bob Dole's efforts to prevent the genocide of Bosnians, remembered
Scott Simon remembers the late Sen. Bob Dole. When Yugoslavia broke apart in 1991, Dole tried hard, but failed, to get an arms embargo lifted so Bosnian Muslims could defend themselves.
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Opinion: Do you know who's picking your açaí berries?
NPR's Scott Simon details how many of Brazil's açaí berries are harvested: by children.
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Goodbye ceremony for Germany's Chancellor Merkel featured some telling music choices
Departing German Chancellor Angela Merkel chose three songs for her farewell ceremony this week. One of them, an East German hit from the '70s, caused some surprise in Berlin.
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Saturday sports: Wrapping up the NFL season; Grizzlies set margin of victory record
Scott Simon speaks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the NFL season's homestretch, plus basketball highs and lows.
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A rare winter wildfire is a sign of climate change lengthening fire season
A small town in Montana is recovering after a rare winter wildfire destroyed dozens of homes and businesses. A fire ecologist says this is lengthening fire season is due to climate change.
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Animated documentary 'Flee' tells of a teen's escape from Afghanistan to Denmark
Scott Simon talks with Jonas Poher Rasmussen, director of the animated documentary "Flee", about his friend's escape from war-torn Afghanistan and the struggle to find his identity in Denmark.