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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.
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.
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.
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."
IRC watchlist highlights 20 countries facing the most dire humanitarian crises
Saturday, December 16, 2023
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, about the group's 2024 Watchlist highlighting 20 countries facing humanitarian crises.
Saturday Sports: two sports dynasties come to an end
Saturday, December 16, 2023
NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the end of two sports dynasties that have dominated this century: the Golden State Warrior's and the New England Patriots.
Ariel Lawhon's novel 'The Frozen River' follows a 1789 midwife in pursuit of justice
Saturday, December 16, 2023
The year is 1789, and a New England midwife is called to investigate a dead man pulled from the ice. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ariel Lawhon about her novel, "The Frozen River."
The IDF said it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages held by Hamas
Saturday, December 16, 2023
Israelis react to news that the military mistakenly killed three of the Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza.
Week in politics: Biden calls Israel's bombing 'indiscriminate,' Zelenskyy in the U.S.
Saturday, December 16, 2023
We look at President Biden's use of the word "indiscriminate" to describe Israel's bombing in Gaza, as well as the ongoing quest by some House Republicans to impeach him.
600 U.S. planes crashed in the Himalayas during WWII. A new museum shows the artifacts
Saturday, December 16, 2023
In World War II, hundreds of U.S. planes crashed in the Himalayas. NPR's Scott Simon asks William Belcher, a forensic anthropologist, about a new museum that displays artifacts from the crashes.
One NASA engineer came up with a unique solution to car thefts: glitter bombs
Saturday, December 16, 2023
We look at YouTuber and former NASA engineer Mark Rober's war on thieves breaking into cars in San Francisco. His weapon of choice? High-tech stinky glitter bombs.
3 San Antonio policemen indicted in the murder of a woman with mental health issues
Saturday, December 16, 2023
This week, three former San Antonio, TX police officers were indicted in the shooting death of a woman with mental health issues.
Benjamin Dreyer, copy editor and author of 'Dreyer's English', retires from Random House
Saturday, December 09, 2023
NPR's Scott Simon talks with fabled copy editor Benjamin Dreyer. He's retiring after three decades working with literary greats at Random House.
For some, the SAVE plan for student loans has meant monthly payments of zero
Saturday, December 09, 2023
We have an update on the Biden administration's newest federal student loan repayment plan, known as SAVE, which has been popular with borrowers but stirred the anger of Republican lawmakers.
Winter setting in raises questions about Ukraine's next stage in its counteroffensive
Saturday, December 09, 2023
NPR's Scott Simon talks to former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, William Taylor, and war studies expert, Phillips O'Brien, about Ukraine. There's a stalemate on two fronts, the battlefield and funding.
Week in politics: Trump claims he'll be a dictator, Hunter Biden's legal troubles
Saturday, December 09, 2023
We look at former President Donald Trump's claim that should he win the 2024 elections, he'd be a dictator for the first day in office. We also look at Hunter Biden's legal troubles.
A new book asks if AI can cause the kinds of nuclear disasters seen in movies
Saturday, December 09, 2023
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Edward Geist, a policy researcher at the RAND Corporation, about his new book, "Deterrence under Uncertainty: Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Warfare."
Images showing Israeli soldiers stripping and 'humiliating' Palestinians spark outrage
Saturday, December 09, 2023
We look at the outrage caused by the released images of Palestinian men detained by Israeli soldiers and stripped down to their underwear. The men are not proven to be Hamas fighters.
Saturday Sports: Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, NBA Cup final, Army v Navy
Saturday, December 09, 2023
NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, the NBA Cup Final and the Army-Navy game.