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Weekend Edition Saturday
Opinion: What Lobsters And Ants Can Teach Us About Social Distancing
Researchers have reported that some animals take precautions and keep their distance so they're less likely to be infected by another animal. Scott Simon wonders why some humans won't do the same.
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Weekend Edition Saturday
Opinion: Outplaying Segregation, National Negro League hits 100 Year Milestone
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the 100th anniversary of National Negro League as a response to segregation in Major League Baseball.
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Weekend Edition Saturday
Opinion: Remembering The LGBT 'Aunts' And 'Uncles' Who Helped Raise Me
Scott Simon reflects on the LGBTQ people who helped raise him, who would have benefited from the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in an employment discrimination case this week.
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Weekend Edition Saturday
Opinion: Let's Rethink The Names Behind Forts Benning And Bragg
NPR's Scott Simon dusts off some history behind the naming of two army bases after Confederate officers, and what Braxton Bragg and Henry Benning actually stood for.
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Weekend Edition Saturday
OPINION: In the Shadow of Protests, Turn to Ralph Ellison
WIth protests continuing across the country in the wake of police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, Scott Simon turns to Ralph Ellison's classic novel "Invisible Man" for wisdom.
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Weekend Edition Saturday
Opinion: Larry Kramer, A Remembrance Of A Fierce AIDS Activist
NPR's Scott Simon remembers AIDS activist Larry Kramer who died this week. He was 84.
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Weekend Edition Saturday
Remembering Annie Glenn, Speech Disorder Advocate And Widow Of Astronaut John Glenn
NPR's Scott Simon remembers Annie Glenn, who overcame a profound stutter in mid-life, then became a champion for those with speech challenges. She died this week from COVID complications.
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Weekend Edition Saturday
On His Debut Album, Jonah Mutono Embraces His Identity And His Name
NPR's Scott Simon talks with the R&B singer dubbed "the Ugandan Frank Ocean" about his album GERG and his experience reconciling his sexuality with the community that raised him.
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Weekend Edition Saturday
Opinion: Livestock Farmers, Without Options, Turn To Euthanasia
With meat packing plants and supply lines disrupted by the coronavirus, hog farmers are having to euthanize animals that were intended for food.
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Weekend Edition Saturday
Endangered Bird Couple Returns to Chicago's Shore
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