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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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Saturday Sports: NFL Playoffs Begin
The NFL playoffs will bring us some nail biters to look forward to. And, we talk about the high profile NBA trade of James Harden.
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Week In Politics: Trump Is Impeached Again
We take a look at President Trump's second impeachment, how congress might handle Biden administration business and look ahead to next week's presidential inauguration.
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Who Should Get The Coronavirus Vaccine? For Some States, The Honor System Rules
States are using the honor system to determine who gets a coronavirus vaccine. Cheating would be easy, but pharmacist Jenny Arnold tells NPR's Scott Simon they don't want to police the process.
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Opinion: Remembering Journalist And Friend Neil Sheehan
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the life and work of famed reporter Neil Sheehan who obtained the Pentagon Papers. Sheehan died this week at the age of 84.
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Escape To A Picturesque Scotland In Sarah Moss' 'Summerwater'
Scott Simon speaks with Sarah Moss, author of the new novel Summerwater.
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Tattoo Shops Hit Hard By COVID-19 Pandemic
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Tiffany Garcia-Mitchell, a tattoo shop owner in California, about the struggle to stay in business during the pandemic.
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Saturday Sports: Remembering Dodgers' Lasorda
Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about sports and politics this week, sports betting legalizing in New York, the National Championship game, and the passing of Dodgers' Tommy Lasorda.
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New HBO Documentary Details Tiger Woods' Career
Scott Simon talks to Matthew Heineman and Matthew Hamachek, the directors of TIGER, a new two-part documentary about Tiger Woods from HBO Sports.
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Opinion: 'The Great Gatsby' Enters Public Domain But It Already Entered Our Hearts
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the legacy of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. The literary classic's copyright expired on the first day of 2021.
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95-Year-Old Former Nurse Reflects On Life In The Pandemic, Vaccine Rollout
We check in with Virginia Chandler, a 95-year-old assisted living resident in Albany, Oregon, to see how she's coped with life during the pandemic and her anticipation of the coronavirus vaccine.
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Mateo Askaripour On His Darkly Comic Debut Novel
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Mateo Askaripour about his satirical debut novel, Black Buck.
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Behind Backyard Bar-B-Que's James Beard Award-Winning Barbacoa
Barbacoa, the ancient method of cooking meat until it's tender, gained one establishment in South Texas the prestigious James Beard Award in 2020.