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Arts & Life
A baker in North Yorkshire, England is letting patrons use his oven for free
It can take between four and six hours to bake a traditional British fruit cake. Given the high price of energy, a baker in North Yorkshire, England is letting patrons use his oven for free.
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Sports
Saturday Sports: France and Argentina face off in the 2022 World Cup final on Sunday
France and Argentina will face off in the final match Sunday as the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar comes to a close.
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Arts & Life
Al Saqi Books, London's first Arabic-language bookstore, is closing down
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Al Saqi Books co-founder Salwa Gaspard and her daughter, Lynn, about the significance of the Arabic-language bookstore and the reasons for its impending closure.
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Music
Thomas Mars, lead singer of Phoenix, on the group's new album 'Alpha Zuzu'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Thomas Mars, lead singer of the nearly 30-year-old French pop band Phoenix, about the group's new album, "Alpha Zulu."
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Books
Kevin Powell on his new poetry collection 'Grocery Shopping With My Mother'
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Kevin Powell about his new poetry collection, "Grocery Shopping With My Mother." In it, Powell reflects on their complicated and troubled relationship.
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Politics
Newly elected LA County sheriff Robert Luna inherits a deeply troubled department
Retired Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna won the election as Los Angeles County sheriff. He inherits a troubled department from incumbent Alex Villanueva.
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World
In Iran, political dissenters find expression through rap music
NPR's Scott Simon speak to Nahid Siamdoust, assistant professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, about the role of rap in protests and political dissent in Iran.
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Sports
Saturday Sports: Kyrie Irvings's suspension, lawsuit against Washington Commanders' owner
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about NBA star Kyrie Irving's suspension and a lawsuit filed against Daniel Snyder, owner of the Washington Commanders football team.
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Sports
Saturday Sports: Baseball World Series begins; push to limit NBA players' salaries
PR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the start of the baseball World Series and a push to limit how much NBA teams pay in salaries to players.
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Books
Edward J. Delaney on his novel 'The Acrobat', a portrait of Cary Grant
Cary Grant tries to get back in touch with Archibald Leach in the new novel, "The Acrobat." NPR's Scott Simon talks with Edward J. Delaney about his portrait of a famous actor in search of himself.