Weekend Edition
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Whether revealing events in small-town America or overseas, or profiling notable personalities, Weekend Edition appreciates the extraordinary details that make up every story. Weekend Edition covers hard news, a wide variety of newsmakers, and cultural stories with care, accuracy, and a wink of humor, courtesy of NPR host Scott Simon.
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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Anna Eisen, one of the founding members of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, about what the community experienced during the hostage situation.
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Listener Gradie Cartlidge plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer. -
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks to Dr. Manfred Green of the University of Haifa about what Israel has learned about vaccinations and the new Omicron surge.
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An underwater volcano erupted Saturday near Tonga, sending tsunamis across the pacific basin.
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Martin Luther King, Jr's teenage granddaughter, Yolanda Renee King, is supposed to speak on the King holiday. For her generation, the lessons of King's life may be tied up in "critical race theory."
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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with U.S. Fire Administrator Lori Moore-Merrell about this month's fatal fires in New York and Philadelphia, and about safety issues in apartment buildings nationwide.
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We take a look at President Biden's tough week, after the Supreme Court dealt a blow to his mask-or-test mandate for large employers and his attempt to reform the the filibuster died in the Senate.
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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to correspondent, Eleanor Beardsley, who has been traveling around Ukraine.
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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Alex Mumford, who moved to the Isle of Rum in the Scottish Hebrides as a part of the island chain's efforts to boost its population.
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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks to Texas musician Jana Horn about her debut folk album, "Optimism."
