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Business
Inflation pain is felt exponentially in large families
Scott Simon talks with Tamika Calhoun of Jackson, Miss., about how inflation has affected the budget for her family of seven.
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Years & Years new album 'Night Call' is frontman Olly Alexander's solo project
Scott Simon speaks with British performer Olly Alexander about his new album, "Night Call."
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What it's been like to be a kid during the pandemic
NPR's Scott Simon checks in again with Izzy Peoples, a sixth-grader in Atlanta first interviewed by Weekend Edition in March 2020. She describes what it's been like being a kid during the pandemic.
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Saturday sports: NFL playoffs; the Australian Open and Novak Djokovic
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant about the drama at the Australian Open, and also about the NFL playoffs kicking off this weekend.
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Grammy-nominated artist Cordae on his latest album, 'A Bird's Eye View'
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Cordae about his second full-length album, "A Bird's Eye View," and the benefits and drawbacks of sudden fame.
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In Elizabeth George's new book, Thomas Lynley delves into the London underworld
NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Elizabeth George about her new mystery, "Something to Hide."
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Movies
Director Peter Bogdanovich dies at 82
A reflection on the directorial philosophy of Peter Bogdanovich, who died this week at the age of 82. He believed good accidents made great films.
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Books
Hanya Yanagihara's 'To Paradise' is one of the most highly anticipated novels of 2022
Scott Simon interviews celebrated novelist Hanya Yanagihara about her newest work, "To Paradise," an epic tale spanning 200 years in a fictionalized New York City.
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Animals
Meet Methuselah: At age 90 plus, she's the oldest fish in captivity in the U.S.
Scott Simon speaks with Charles Delbeek, curator at the Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences about Methuselah, believed to be the oldest living fish in captivity in the U.S.
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Why 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' is a staple year after year
Why does the song "All I Want For Christmas Is You" still take the airwaves by storm every holiday season? Billboard's Gary Trust breaks it down.