Weekend Edition
Saturday 7-9a & Sunday 9-11a
Weekend news magazine from NPR.
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How risky is attending a professional or college football game during this phase of the pandemic? Millions are doing so, mostly unmasked.
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Halloween is back! At least for one pre-K class in Oakland, California. They had a "trunk or treat" in their first semi-normal event in more than 18 months.
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Only a third of pregnant Americans are vaccinated for COVID-19, despite being at far higher risk for complications and death.
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As the West moves away from coal, India still relies on it for 70% of its power. Rising energy demands & global price fluctuations have led to an acute coal shortage, threatening widespread blackouts.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Amy Bach, executive director of United Policyholders, about the thousands of homeowners in California at risk of losing insurance as the risk of wildfires grow.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the MLB playoffs, the NBA opening week, and about the NBA's recent list of the 75 greatest players of all time.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to singer Chelsea Cutler about her new album, "When I Close My Eyes."
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9 teams comprised of schools from around the world compete in the first high-speed autonomous race car event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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A huge margin of victory for the Chicago Sky in their Friday WNBA game. And an unsurprising win for the Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series.
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Nicholas van Eck of Portland, Ore., was a chef and co-owned a restaurant before the pandemic. A break in his work made him realize he needed a career change. He shares how he came to that decision.