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Business
Small business owners prepare for the holidays amid inflation and supply chain issues
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with small business owner Anika Hobbs about how she is preparing ahead of the holidays, amidst inflation and supply chain issues.
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Arts & Life
Director Cameron Crowe on the opening of his musical 'Almost Famous' in New York this week
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to writer and director Cameron Crowe, whose movie, "Almost Famous" is now a musical, and opening in New York next week.
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Sports
Saturday Sports: NFL's comeback, Brittney Griner trial
We take a look at the contenders in the National and American Leagues, as well as the NFL's comeback, and the latest on the trial of Brittney Griner, who remains detained in Russia.
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Music
Swedish pop singer Tove Lo on her newest album 'Dirt Femme'
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Swedish pop singer Tove Lo about love, marriage, attention-seeking behavior, and her newest album, "Dirt Femme."
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Sports
Saturday Sports: Major League Baseball Playoffs; new seasons in basketball and hockey
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the Major League Baseball Playoffs and the start of new seasons in basketball and hockey.
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Politics
How the Democratic Party is deploying VP Harris before the midterms
Vice President Harris is heading to Detroit and then west to campaign ahead of the midterms. We take a closer look at how her party is deploying her in the run-up to November.
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Music
Conductor Marin Alsop on her upcoming performances at Carnegie Hall in New York City
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to conductor Marin Alsop about her upcoming performances with the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
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Sports
Saturday Sports: NFL back under the microscope, U.S. women's basketball team win
A professional football player's terrible injury puts the NFL under the microscope again. Meanwhile, the U.S. women's basketball team is triumphant.
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National
The Biden administration is changing who qualifies for student loan cancellation
Lawsuits have taken aim at the Biden administration's efforts to cancel some federal student loan debt. In response, the administration has been subtly shifting its plan, and changing who qualifies.
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Arts & Life
An injured marine was saved by an Army trauma nurse. Then they fell in love
This week on StoryCorps Military Voices Initiative: the story of an Army trauma nurse who saved the life of, and fell in love with, an injured Marine.