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.
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Rob Currie on his latest novel, 'The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne'
Ron Currie's new novel, "The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne," tells the story of a small-town drug mobster, a formidable woman of French descent. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Currie about it.
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Trump's changes to the Smithsonian are the latest in his takeover of the arts
From taking over the Kennedy Center to halting federal funding of DEI programs, President Trump's actions have had a tremendous impact on artists, audiences and arts institutions.
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Opinion: A Toast to Sarah Lucy Oliver
NPR's Scott Simon celebrates Weekend Edition's Executive Producer, Sarah Lucy Oliver, who is retiring.
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Over 1,000 people are dead after a major earthquake hit Myanmar
An update on the violent earthquake in Myanmar, where the death toll is climbing.
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Black cat adoptions are up. An Oscar-winning animated movie may have helped
The Oscar-winning animated movie "Flow," which stars a black kitty, may be causing an increase in black cat adoptions. Superstitions about bad luck have often caused these felines to be overlooked.
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Meet Jerry Weinstein, the 81-year-old newest recruit of the Chicago Cubs
There's probably not many 81-year-olds with new jobs this spring, but the new Chicago Cubs coach isn't typical. NPR's Scott Simon talks to coach Jerry Weinstein.
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Artists descend on Idaho's Treefort Music Festival
A visit to the Treefort Music Festival in Boise, Idaho. It started as a springboard to catch artists wrapping up at South by Southwest in Austin, but is becoming a national fixture itself.
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Week in politics: Top FDA official forced out, auto tariffs take effect
It was an eventful week in politics, one that was dominated by the fallout from a security breach involving a commercial messaging app and the announcement of steep tariffs on imported cars.
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How a 2015 shipwreck off the Greek coast shows the human cost of the refugee crisis
NPR's Scott Simon talks with journalist Jeanne Carstensen about her new book, "Greek Tragedy," about the wreck of a ship filled with refugees off the Greek coast in 2015.
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Jersey Shore Wave to kick off season as one of the newest teams in women's football
The Women's National Football Conference kicks off its sixth season this weekend. The Jersey Shore Wave is one of the new teams joining the league this year.
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COVID-19 gave rise to vaccine skepticism. That may affect our preparedness for the next pandemic
Public health officials are concerned about increasing polarization among Americans over vaccines.
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Hong Kong company's sale of Panama Ports to U.S. investors sparks criticism in China
Why the Chinese government is angry over a deal involving a prominent Hong Kong billionaire's business empire and the Panama Canal.
