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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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Spider-Man's Ownership Gets Less Tangled
Sony Pictures Entertainment and Marvel Studios untangled their webs and announced they will produce the next Spider-Man movie together.
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Opinion: Remembering Cokie Roberts
NPR's Scott Simon remembers journalist and friend Cokie Roberts, who died this week at the age of 75.
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For A Black Woman In The Military, Harassment Was Its Own Battle
At StoryCorps, retired Col. Denise Baken says the challenges she faced as both a woman and an African American in the Army weighed her down over time, mentally and physically.
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My Signature Song: 'Defying Gravity'
Kaley Johnson of Fort Worth, Texas, shares her "signature song." It's "Defying Gravity" from the musical "Wicked" written by Stephen Schwartz.
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ABC's New Drama 'Stumptown' Is Based On Graphic Novel Series
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with actress Cobie Smulders, star of ABC's new drama Stumptown about her character, a former Marine with PTSD turned private eye.
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'Show Won't Go On': Book Compiles Performers Who Died On Stage
NPR's Scott Simon interviews Jeff Abraham and Burt Kearns about their new book: The Show Won't Go On: The Most Shocking, Bizarre, and Historic Deaths of Performers Onstage.
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Saturday Sports: Horse Racing, Antonio Brown
A juiced triple crown winner and an NFL player accused of sexual assault can still play: NPR's Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Michele Steele about this week in sports.
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Opinion: President Trump Claims He Was At Ground Zero On Sept. 11. But Was He?
He continues to say he rushed to the wreckage of the twin towers after the Sept. 11 attacks to help. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the heroic work of the rescue crews.
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How Afghans Are Reacting To Breakdown Of Peace Talks
NPR'S Scott Simon speaks with Afghan scholar and activist Orzala Nemat on how Afghans are reacting to U.S.-Taliban peace efforts.
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My Signature Song: 'Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)'
Kate Lyness of Albequerque, N.M., shares her "signature song," "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" by Marvin Gaye, which inspired her to become an environmental consultant.
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Remembering Joe Heller
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Monique Heller about the honest and irreverent obituary she wrote for her recently deceased father.
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Veterinarians Are Killing Themselves. An Online Group Is There To Listen And Help
Veterinarians have suicide rates of more than double that of the general population. One group is building an online community to give advice and help out when stress adds up.