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A new COVID variant is gaining strength, wastewater samples from across the U.S. show
Saturday, January 06, 2024
Wastewater samples across the country find that the virus that causes COVID is plentiful as a new variant gathers strength. Treatments and vaccines still work against the new variant.
Saturday Sports: College football; new women's hockey league
Saturday, January 06, 2024
NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss the college football national championship, what's next for Michigan's head coach, and the popularity of a new women's hockey league.
What the rules of war say about Israel's attacks in Gaza
Saturday, January 06, 2024
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to David Scheffer, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, about the limits of international laws governing how wars are fought.
Will Charlamagne Tha God's views on Biden impact other voters?
Saturday, January 06, 2024
NPR's Scott Simon asks Politico's Brakkton Booker if the souring relationship between radio host Charlamage tha God and the Biden administration is indicative of Black support for Biden's reelection.
Week in politics: Biden and January 6, Senators negotiating border legislation
Saturday, January 06, 2024
President Biden points to January 6, 2021, as a reminder of what's at stake in the 2024 presidential election.
Alvaro Enrigue's novel imagines the clash of two great empires in the 16th century
Saturday, January 06, 2024
The Spanish and the Aztecs don't know what to make of each other in Alvaro Enrigue's new novel, "You Dreamed of Empires." He talks with NPR's Scott Simon about getting into a 16th-century mindframe.
NRA chief steps down days before a pivotal corruption trial in New York
Saturday, January 06, 2024
Wayne LaPierre, the longtime head of the National Rifle Association, is stepping down. That announcement comes days before a corruption trial in New York that could upend the NRA.
For the first time in her 7-decade career, Cher has released a Christmas album
Saturday, December 23, 2023
Cher now has a Christmas album. NPR's Scott Simon spoke to the singer/actress/icon earlier this year about why she's finally recorded one. (Story first aired on Weekend Edition on November 6, 2023.)
People are quitting the United Methodist Church over its views on gender and sexuality
Saturday, December 23, 2023
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Matthew Wilson, Associate Professor of political science at Southern Methodist University about the divide in United Methodist Church over sexuality and gender identity.
Understanding the push behind more U.S. aid to Ukraine
Saturday, December 23, 2023
NPR's Scott Simon asks Atlantic staff writer Anne Applebaum about giving seized Russian assets to Ukraine.
Week in politics: Trump's language around immigration, Colorado Supreme Court ruling
Saturday, December 23, 2023
We look at former President Donald Trumps characterization of immigrants as well as the Colorado Supreme Court's decision on whether he can participate in the state's presidential primary.
Saturday Sports: LA Dodgers' offseason, holiday feast, NFL and Brock Purdy
Saturday, December 23, 2023
NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss the Los Angeles Dodgers' billion dollar offseason, a pigskin holiday feast, and how everyone in the NFL missed Brock Purdy.
As Gaza death toll surpasses 20,000, Israel says its offensive will continue
Saturday, December 23, 2023
We hear the latest news out of Gaza, where an estimated 20,000 people have been killed since the start of the war on Oct. 7, and the need for humanitarian aid is dire.
Colorado jury finds two paramedics guilty in the death of Elijah McClain
Saturday, December 23, 2023
A jury has found two paramedics involved in the arrest of a Elijah McClain in Colorado criminally responsible for his death.
'Ferrari' is an inside look at the legendary family from the director of 'Heat'
Saturday, December 23, 2023
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Michael Mann — director of "Heat" and "Ali" — about his new movie about the legendary family behind Ferrari sports cars.
Despite inflation and fears of a recession, markets close out the year on a high
Saturday, December 23, 2023
We take a look at the markets in 2023 — a year marked by high inflation and an anticipated recession that has yet to materialize.
U.N. approves aid, stops short of calling for ceasefire in Gaza due to U.S. opposition
Saturday, December 23, 2023
After days of delays, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution calling for more aid to Gaza but not demanding a ceasefire - which would have drawn a U.S. veto.
From posadas to matching clothing, how Christmas is celebrated around the world
Saturday, December 23, 2023
Christmas traditions vary from country to country: we hear how the holiday is celebrated in Iceland, Mexico, Nigeria, and Australia.
NPR Weekend hosts debate a thorny topic: holiday music
Sunday, December 17, 2023
A holiday music challenge between NPR hosts with favorite songs of the season, as well a few that aren't so loved.
Paul Lynch discusses his Booker Prize-winning dystopian novel 'Prophet Song'
Saturday, December 16, 2023
This year's Booker Prize winner is a dystopian novel about an Irish biologist and mother of four whose husband is taken by the government. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Paul Lynch about "Prophet Song."