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Whether revealing events in small-town America or overseas, or profiling notable personalities, Weekend Edition from NPR News appreciates the extraordinary details that make up every story. This weekend morning newsmagazine covers hard news, a wide variety of newsmakers, and cultural stories with care, accuracy, and a wink of humor.
Weekend Edition Saturday 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. The two-hour program is hosted by NPR's Peabody Award-winning Scott Simon.
Latest Stories
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Teachers have a lot on their plates this fall — from navigating mask mandates to children who aren't used to in-person school. We hear from seven educators who tell us what it's been like.
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NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Republican Rep. Landon Brown about his desire to resettle Afghan refugees in the Cowboy State despite hesitancy from his constituents.
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Listener Charley Parker plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro. -
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to scientist Katharine Hayhoe about Google's new tools that help people choose to decrease their carbon footprint when it comes to taking an airplane trip.
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Instagram and Facebook are under scrutiny after being accused of harmful body-image messages. We hear from teenagers who say Instagram can be a stresser — but it's hard to quit.
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South Korea lags behind other developed economies in gender equality. Some Koreans blame their country's Confucian traditions. Others are trying to reinterpret and reinvent those traditions.
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NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Dánica Coto, a reporter with The Associated Press, about the chronic power outages in Puerto Rico. The outages have been attributed to mechanical failures.
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The wetlands damaged in southern California's oil spill had been restored decades ago, and are some of the last remaining in the area. Ecologists say damage from the recent spill will be long lasting.
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When Shaandiin Parrish was crowned Miss Navajo Nation in 2019, she didn't expect to win. She also didn't expect to be carrying the honor two years later and through the health crisis.
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Netflix's Squid Game is a huge hit, but some say its subtitles are inaccurate. Podcast host Youngmi Mayer and translation professor Denise Kripper explain why things got lost in translation.
