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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.
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Episodes
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What you should know about the poisonous death cap mushroom species
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Prof. Anne Pringle, a mycologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, about the latest research on death cap mushrooms, revealing new information about the enigmatic fungus.
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Opinion: Susan Stamberg, trailblazer and NPR Founding Mother, retires
NPR Founding Mother Susan Stamberg is retiring. She became the first woman to anchor a nightly national news program in 1972, and helped loosen up the serious, stodgy sound of radio hosts.
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'Twinless' is a dark comedy that doubles up on the twists
Dylan O'Brien and James Sweeney craft a kind of chemistry that is equal parts funny and heart-wrenching.
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What's the story behind the detention of hundreds of South Koreans in an ICE raid?
Federal agents arrested nearly 500 workers they said were in the U.S. illegally at a construction site in Georgia for a South Korean battery maker. Officials said it was the largest immigration enforcement action at a site.
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Key officials in the Trump administration hold multiple positions. Here's a closer look
President Trump has been awarding trusted aides with more than one job. But how does this affect the function of those positions?
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Week in Politics: National Guard to Chicago; latest job figures; the Department of War
We discuss the possible deployment of the National Guard to Chicago, a stalled job market, and what the renaming of the Department of Defense might signal.
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A look at the dramatic week in the world of vaccines and RFK's Senate hearing
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced intense questioning during this week's Senate hearing as frustration, confusion, and anger grew among lawmakers and citizens regarding his controversial vaccine policies
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An overview of Trump's increasing threats to deploy the National Guard in major cities
President Trump is ramping up threats to send the National Guard into several major cities despite a federal judge ruling that his deployment of troops to Los Angeles was illegal.
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The wait for video game fans is finally over. 'Hollow Knight: Silksong' is here
The long-awaited sequel to the wildly popular indie video game is finally out, six years after fans learned one would come along.
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Saturday Sports: U.S. Open women's final; the NFL season kicks off and what to expect
NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss sports and issues pertaining to sports,
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Why some longtime gerrymandering opponents are changing their views
The congressional redistricting fights that President Trump has sparked in Texas, California and Missouri is leading some advocacy groups to reconsider their position on partisan gerrymandering.
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Opinion: It's time to 'move our feet'
The shooting this week at a Minneapolis Catholic school that killed 2 children won't the be last such incident. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the cycle of school shootings and their aftermaths.
