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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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Opinion: Can Stonehenge Offer A Lesson For Brexit?
As the U.K. continues to debate over the state of Brexit, NPR's Scott Simon looks at how a new discovery at Stonehenge might offer a lesson in coming together.
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Saturday Sports: NCAA Basketball Championship, Harvard Fencing Coach Scandal
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN about the Final Four tournament and the scandal swirling around Harvard's fencing coach.
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'Fosse/Verdon' Explores The Relationship Of Bob Fosse And Gwen Verdon
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Thomas Kail, one of the executive producers of the new miniseries on FX about the creative and romantic partnership between Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon.
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The Global Positioning System Resets
Every 19 years, the Global Positioning System resets a measure of time built into its program. The latest rollover is Saturday and NPR's Scott Simon asks cybersecurity expert Frank Cilluffo about it.
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Sen. Bob Menendez On Venezuela
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., about the situation in Venezuela and the end of the Mueller investigation.
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Matt Walsh On 'Veep,' Press Secretaries And Chicago Sports
It's the final season of the award-winning HBO show Veep, and actor Matt Walsh appears as Mike McClintock, Selina Meyer's ex-press secretary, now working for BuzzFeed. He talks with Scott Simon.
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Saturday Sports: College Basketball, Baseball Begins, NFL Pass Interference Rule
We look at the season openings of Major League Baseball, the NCAA tournaments and all the latest sports news.
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Namwali Serpell On 'The Old Drift'
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Namwali Serpell about her debut novel, The Old Drift.
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Ukraine Election Preview
Ukrainians are going to the polls to elect a new president. Disillusionment with pervasive corruption and fatigue with a low-level war have not put a damper on Ukraine's lively politics, though.
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Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi Discusses End Of Special Counsel Investigation
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., about the end of the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
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Sen. Chris Coons On The Mueller Report
The Delaware Democrat speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about the special counsel's investigation into Russian interference.
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Rep. Ben Cline On The Mueller Report
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the Virginia Republican about the Russia investigation.