Weekend Edition Saturday 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. The two-hour program is hosted by NPR's Peabody Award-winning Scott Simon.
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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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Abortion rights on the ballot may not be bad news for Republicans everywhere
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More states than ever are gearing up to vote on abortion rights this fall, including Republican-led Missouri. There, voters could show the issue isn't a down-ballot Democratic dream everywhere.Av Jason Rosenbaum
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Abortion rights on the ballot won't necessarily sink Republicans in GOP-led states
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Missouri Republicans are campaigning to make sure voters know they don't have to split their conscience on the abortion issue this November.Av Jason Rosenbaum
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Abortion rights on the ballot won't necessarily sink Republicans in GOP-led states
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Missouri Republicans are campaigning to make sure voters know they don't have to split their conscience on the abortion issue this November.Av NPR
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What we know about the hacking attack that targeted the U.S. healthcare system
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Bruce Japsen, senior healthcare contributor at Forbes, about a major healthcare provider getting hacked and what that means for patients.Av Scott Simon
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At this annual festival in Colombia, donkeys play dress up
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We look at how one town in Colombia pays homage to the donkey at one of the country's most popular annual festivals.Av John Otis
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New Mexico becomes the latest state to require waiting periods for gun purchases
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New Mexico is the twelfth state to require a waiting period for gun purchases. Safety experts say waiting periods can help reduce gun related suicides, but advocates say more needs to be done.Av Megan Myscofski
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At this annual festival in Colombia, donkeys play dress up
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We look at how one town in Colombia pays homage to the donkey at one of the country's most popular annual festivals.Av NPR
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What we know about the hacking attack that targeted the U.S. healthcare system
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Bruce Japsen, senior healthcare contributor at Forbes, about a major healthcare provider getting hacked and what that means for patients.Av NPR
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New Mexico becomes the latest state to require waiting periods for gun purchases
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New Mexico is the twelfth state to require a waiting period for gun purchases. Safety experts say waiting periods can help reduce gun related suicides, but advocates say more needs to be done.Av NPR
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Ruth Reichl's 'The Paris Novel' is a coming-of-age story set in 1980s Paris
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Food writer and editor Ruth Reichl's new book, "The Paris Novel," is a coming-of age story full of the author's favorite things: Art, fashion, literature, 1980s Paris, and - of course - oysters.Av Scott Simon
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Ruth Reichl's 'The Paris Novel' is a coming-of-age story set in 1980s Paris
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Food writer and editor Ruth Reichl's new book, "The Paris Novel," is a coming-of age story full of the author's favorite things: Art, fashion, literature, 1980s Paris, and - of course - oysters.Av NPR
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Germany's far-right AfD is using TikTok to vie for the immigrant vote
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In the upcoming elections, the German Anti-Immigrant Party seeks votes from Turkish-German Voters.Av NPR
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Saturday Sports: Reggie Bush gets Heisman Trophy back; Chicago's new football star
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NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss how Reggie Bush got his Heisman Trophy back, and the newest star in Chicago sports.Av NPR
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Grizzly bears are coming back to Washington after no sightings in almost 20 years
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The federal government says it will restore grizzly bears to the North Cascades region in Washington state, where they have not been seen since 1996.Av NPR
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A small museum of Palestinian embroidery in Jordan keeps ancient heritage alive
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Widad Kawar, 94, started collecting Palestinian dresses when she was a child in Jerusalem and founded a museum dedicated to Palestinian embroidery. She talks about what has been lost and what endures.Av NPR
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A recap of Trump's trial in NYC, and why a delay in the Jan. 6 case is likely
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Former president Donald Trump's trial in New York city proceeds as the Supreme Court appears poised to give him more delay in the federal case over Jan. 6th.Av NPR
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Saturday Sports: Reggie Bush gets Heisman Trophy back; Chicago's new football star
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NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss how Reggie Bush got his Heisman Trophy back, and the newest star in Chicago sports.Av Scott Simon
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Week in politics: Arizona Grand Jury indictments, aid for Israel amid Gaza protests
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We look at the Grand Jury indictments in Arizona, focusing on former President Donald Trump's inner circle, and President Biden and the latest round of military aid to Israel in the wake of protests.Av NPR
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Former National Enquirer publisher testifies about his role in helping Trump in 2016
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Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified this week about his role in helping the 2016 Trump campaign by burying potentially damaging stories of then candidate Donald Trump.Av NPR
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Opinion: We do anything to make our kids smile
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NPR's Scott Simon muses about the passage of parental time, now that his eldest daughter has turned 21.Av NPR
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He runs an internet cafe on a military base. He wants to be deployed to the field
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On this week's StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, Marine Staff Sergeant Nick Bennett talks about his desire to be deployed to the field after running the internet cafe on base.Av NPR
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Gaza solidarity encampments sweep college campuses, police responses heighten
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Protests against the war in Israel are sweeping campuses and show no signs of letting up. We hear from the demonstrators on what they hope to achieve and how university administrators are responding.Av NPR
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'The Old Oak' follows a small English community amidst the arrival of Syrian migrants
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to screenwriter Paul Laverty, whose latest collaboration with director Ken Loach is a film titled "The Old Oak."Av NPR
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Oklahoma lawmakers vote to give local law enforcement power over immigration
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The Oklahoma Legislature passed a bill that would allow local law enforcement to arrest undocumented immigrants — joining other states attempting to take on what's been a federal role.Av NPR
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How South Africa's 'Born frees' — those born after apartheid — could impact its election
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Three decades since the first democratic election in South Africa, will the generation that has never known apartheid turn out to vote, or has politics left many of them too disillusioned?Av NPR
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A 100-degree heat wave in Gaza offers a sweltering glimpse of a tough summer to come
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The heat bore down on Palestinians living in tents and aid groups working in the sun. UNRWA reported several heat injuries among its staff, and at least one 18-year-old Palestinian died from the heat.Av NPR
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25 years after the Columbine shooting: What life now looks like for one survivor
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A survivor of the then-unprecedented school shooting in Colorado struggled for years to understand her own response to trauma and now helps others learn to feel safe. (First aired on ATC on 04/15.)Av KUOW Staff
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'Cabaret' comes back to Broadway starring Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin, who star in the new Broadway revival of "Cabaret."Av Scott Simon
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A robot dog is training on Earth to be able to go to space one day
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with scientists Feifei Qian and Ryan Ewing of the LASSIE Project. It is training a robot dog to navigate different types of terrain in preparation for future space missions.Av Scott Simon
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A church offers asylum seekers a loan
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A church rents apartments for asylum seekers, who pay the church back after an initial buffer period. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on April 16, 2024.)Av Gwynne Hogan
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Allen Bratton's 'Henry Henry' gives the Shakespearan character a modern twist
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In "Henry Henry," Shakespeare's Prince Hal gets a modern, queer recast. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Allen Bratton about his debut novel.Av Scott Simon
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Trump and Biden's campaigns turn the focus to Arizona after it passes restrictive law
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This week, the Arizona State Supreme Court ordered the enforcement of a law from 1864 banning nearly all abortions. That's led both presidential campaigns to focus on the battleground state.Av Scott Simon
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Colin Farrell on his new detective series 'Sugar'
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Colin Farrell about his new series, "Sugar." The actor, nominated for an Oscar for "The Banshees of Inisherin," plays an LA private detective.Av Scott Simon
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Callie Siskel on 'Two Minds', her new poetry collection about love and loss
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with poet Callie Siskel about her latest collection "Two Minds." Siskel lost her father when she was 12, and writes about making loss part of living.Av Scott Simon
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House Speaker Mike Johnson holds press conference with Trump
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Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson held a press conference with former president Donald Trump tying immigration with election integrity at the end of a chaotic week in the House.Av Scott Simon
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Saturday Sports: O.J. Simpson's legacy, Shohei Ohtani's interpreter, The Masters
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to Michele Steele of ESPN about the death of O.J. Simpson, Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter federal bank fraud charges, and golf's most prestigious tournament - The Masters.Av Scott Simon
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