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Alt country duo Altameda releases new album 'Born Losers'
Scott Simon speaks to Erik Grice and Troy Snaterse, members of the alt-country duo Altameda, which has just come out with a new album, "Born Losers."
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Movies
Movies you missed: 1964's 'Mary Poppins'
Janelle Nelson, a retiree in Minneapolis, talks with Scott Simon about a movie she hadn't seen until recently: Robert Stevenson's "Mary Poppins," released in 1964.
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Opinion: Three faith traditions come together for a weekend of remembrance
Ramadan, Passover, Easter - NPR's Scott Simon remarks on an unusual weekend when three of the world's major religions are celebrating their faiths.
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Books
Delia Ephron recounts a concentrated period of loss, love and illness in new memoir
Scott Simon speaks with writer Delia Ephron about her memoir, "Left On Tenth." It recounts a short but harrowing period in which she experienced loss, romance and a potentially fatal illness.
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Sports
Saturday sports: MLB begins; NBA playoffs coming up; Tiger Woods plays Masters
Major League Baseball is finally beginning after a player lockout pushed the season start date back by a week. The NBA playoffs are almost here, while Tiger Woods makes a comeback.
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Movies
New documentary 'Cow' imparts the painful solitude in the life of a dairy cow
Scott Simon interviews filmmaker Andrea Arnold about her documentary, "Cow," which shows the daily life of dairy cows.
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World
Yemen's president steps down in effort to end 7-year civil war
Scott Simon speaks to Yemen analyst Nadwa Al-Dawsari about the Yemeni president's transfer of power and its significance.
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Books
In new novel, Elizabeth Zott is a chemist with a cooking show, thanks to gender roles
A no-nonsense chemist becomes a TV cooking-show sensation in the new novel "Lessons in Chemistry." Scott Simon talks with author Bonnie Garmus about her book.
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Health
10 strangers come together for a life-changing kidney swap
With all its complexities, a chain of this size is hard to pull off. This one was postponed three times. But with many waiting for a kidney, it's a critical opportunity to save some lives.
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Three Russians arrive at International Space Station
Russian Cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station wearing blue and yellow - the colors of the Ukrainian flag.