Weekend Edition Saturday
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Saturday mornings are made for Weekend Edition Saturday, the program 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.
Episodes
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Chicago is a hotspot in the measles outbreak. Here's how to stay safe
NPR's Scott Simon asks Dr. Allison Bartlett of the University of Chicago about the dangers of measles and why Chicago is a hotspot in the current outbreak.
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Nebraska high school students learn how to channel their beliefs into action
Students from Nebraska learn how to lobby for causes that matter to them.
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Science has developed petunias that glow in the dark
Petunias that glow in the dark are a thing now. The genetically modified flowers actually generate their own light, and are now legal to sell.
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Chicano Batman keeps its style, but returns to roots in new album 'Notebook Fantasy'
NPR's Scott Simons speaks with Bardo Martinez, the lead singer of the Latin rock band Chicano Batman, about their fifth album, "Notebook Fantasy."
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A South Korean company is paying employees to have more children
A company in South Korea is offering financial incentives to help boost the country's lagging birth rate.
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Carys Davies' 'Clear' follows a reverend's journey to evict an island's lone tenant
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Carys Davies about her new novel, "Clear." The novel is set in Scotland during the 1840s, when tenant farmers were moved off the land and to cities and the coast.
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The Yurok tribe regains Redwood park land to create their own historical park
Some 125 acres of forest land in California's Redwood National and State Parks will return to the Yurock tribe in a first-of-its-kind arrangement.
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Saturday sports: Elite Eight begins; Colorado and Iowa face off in women's Sweet 16
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Michele Steele of ESPN about UConn's dominance in the March Madness basketball tournament. Also, a heartwarming update.
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You can ding-dong-ditch to save these fish
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Mark van Heukelum, the scientist who invented the "fish doorbell," which allows livestream viewers to help fish get through a lock in a canal in the Netherlands.
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Farmers encircle EU headquarters in tractors to protest agricultural policies
European farmers have staged several protests against agricultural policies recently, the most recent one in Brussels featuring fireworks and liquid manure.
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Week in politics: Republicans' House majority dwindles; Sen. Joe Liberman dies
The Republican majority in the House narrows, making it harder for the party to accomplish the agenda and more likely to compromise with Democrats. Also, remembering the late Sen. Joe Lieberman.
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These Israeli military veterans are against Gaza occupation
A group of Israeli military veterans say they know the reality behind their country's occupation of Palestinian territories, and want it to stop.