Weekend Edition
Saturdays and Sundays 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. on 88.5 NEPM
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 David Folkenflik asks Tatiana Maslany about starring in the new Apple TV series "Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed."
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What is a Knickerbocker? NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to Peter-Christian Aigner, Director of the Gotham Center, to find out.
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NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with Steve Grove, CEO and publisher of the Minnesota Star Tribune, about the future of newspapers and if going non-profit will strengthen them.
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President Trump will attend the G7 summit in France amid strained relations with Europe. NPR's David Folkenflik talks to Josh Lipsky at the Atlantic Council about what to expect.
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A county in the New Mexico borderlands desperate for economic development has OK'd one of the country's biggest data centers, with its own gas-fired electricity plant. There's now some buyer's remorse.
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Two senators from Texas want to move the Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian in Virginia to Houston. NPR's David Folkenflik talks with activist Joe Stief of the group Keep The Shuttle.
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NPR's David Folkenflik talks to blues musician Taj Mahal about his new album, "Time."
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Fans exulted in New York City after the Knicks won the team's first NBA title in more than five decades.
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NPR's David Folkenflik asks former CBS executive vice president and former CNN/U.S. president Jonathan Klein about the recently approved merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.
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President Trump is again promising an end to the war with Iran.