
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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Something theater offers that screens at home can't is multi-sensory immersive experiences. A new play in New York, narrated by Helena Bonham Carter, brings small groups through a creepy labyrinth.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Donna Noade Reardon, mayor of St. John, New Brunswick, about how President Trump's tariffs have affected her province as well as Canada's relationship with the U.S.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to director David Mackenzie about his latest film, "Relay." It is a thriller about a fixer who helps potential whistleblowers get paid off by corporations.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to renowned bassist Pino Palladino and guitar virtuoso and producer Blake Mills about their second full-length collaboration, "That Wasn't a Dream."
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Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina completely disrupted schooling in New Orleans. When families returned to the city, a growing number of charter schools promised to send every student to college.
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Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury revisit their classic story of a family going on a bear hunt (encountering many obstacles along the way) — and preview their new one, Oh Dear, Look What I Got!
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Lost actor Kim plays a spy who faked his own death in Butterfy. Justin Chang reviews the Spike Lee film Highest 2 Lowest. Somebody Somewhere actor Hiller got his big break after he was 40.
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Small-town life is upended when 17 schoolchildren suddenly vanish without explanation in the middle of the night. Weapons is a spooky thriller that invites deeper interpretation.
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Stamp, who died Aug. 17, was part of a wave of working-class British actors who came up in the 1960s. His films include Billy Budd, The Limey and two Superman films. Originally broadcast in 2002.
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Reich served under President Clinton from 1993 to 1997. He opens his new memoir, Coming Up Short, with an apology on behalf of the Baby Boom generation for failing to build a more just society.