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Sports
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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Politics
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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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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Latin America
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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Books
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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Food
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.
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Opinion: Sea shanties written for the digital age
Scott Simon imagines a world where beleaguered IT workers gained the recognition they deserve through the use of sea shanties.
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Technology
An airplane pilot details the issues 5G could have on flights
Scott Simon speaks to Dennis Tajer of the Allied Pilots Association about the use of 5G spectrum for wireless internet and its impact on flight safety.
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Television
Broadway legend Christine Baranski stars in Julian Fellowes' newest, 'The Gilded Age'
Scott Simon speaks with Emmy- and Tony-winning actor Christine Baranski about her new HBO drama, "The Gilded Age," written by "Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes.