Weekend Edition from NPR
Weekends at 7 a.m.
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.
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Fine art photographer Nancy Breslin joins NPR's Scott Simon in studio to celebrate Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day.
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Two runners in this week's Boston Marathon stopped to help a racer who had collapsed just short of the finish line. NPR's Scott Simon says their generosity is its own kind of "personal best."
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Fossil research shows that an enormous "kraken-like" octopus stalked the seas during the Cretaceous period, competing with large apex predators.
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The fight over an ingredient in weedkiller has pitched MAHA activists - those aligned with the beliefs of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy - against President Trump's policies.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to Prof. Jana Houser of The Ohio State University about the massive tornadoes that hit the Midwest this week.
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Iran says its delegation will not negotiate until the U.S. lifts its naval blockade around the Strait of Hormuz.
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The CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service was on the chopping block last year by the Trump administration. Scientists had a study assessing COVID vaccine effectiveness suppressed by its leadership.
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NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss the NFL Draft.
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We look at what Congress might do as the 60-day window to vote on the war per the War Powers Act draws near, as well as what the latest polls say about President Trump's approval ratings.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to Alan Eyre, former U.S. diplomat and fellow at the Middle East Institute, about the status of talks to end the war in Iran.