Weekend Edition
Saturday 7-9a & Sunday 9-11a
Weekend news magazine from NPR.
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Scott Simon speaks to author Huda Fahmy about her new book, "Huda F Are You?"
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Scott Simon speaks with Hedy Chang, founder and executive director of the non-profit Attendance Works, about absenteeism in schools during the pandemic.
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NPR's Scott Simon reflects on hugs and other comforting behavior that occurs in the animal world.
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Scott Simon speaks with Andrew Garfield, star of the new movie "Tick, Tick... BOOM!" from the musical by Jonathan Larson.
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Scott Simon speaks with Azra Aksamija about the new book, "Design to Live: Everyday Inventions from a Refugee Camp," about the ingenuity born in a Jordanian camp.
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Dozens of zoos around the United States have decided to vaccinate some of their animals for COVID. There's concern the animals could catch the virus from their handlers.
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A week after a tragic concert in Houston, investigators are searching for answers.
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Steve Bannon, adviser to former President Donald Trump, was indicted Friday for contempt of Congress.
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Climate negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland, have gone into overtime. Countries are divided over how quickly to cut greenhouse gas emissions and over aid to developing countries.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed by the House and headed for President Biden's signature.