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Pay a dollar, grab a burlap sack and scooch down Detroit's slide of pain

Saturday, August 27, 2022

The slide at Belle Isle Park reopened after the pandemic — and promptly closed four hours later after it proved more perilous than anticipated.

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New Texas trigger law makes abortion a felony

Saturday, August 27, 2022

Scott Simon talks with Elizabeth Sepper, a law professor at the University of Texas at Austin about the legal landscape of abortion access in the state.

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Far-right political leader Giorgia Meloni takes spotlight in Italy's general election

Saturday, August 27, 2022

Scott Simon talks with Cecilia Sottilotta, assistant professor of international relations at The American University of Rome, about far-right Italian politician Giorgia Meloni.

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Saturday sports: Serena Williams' farewell US Open; Albert Pujuls looks toward 700 career home runs

Saturday, August 27, 2022

Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about Serena Williams' performance and veteran St. Louis Cardinals player Albert Pujols closing in on 700 career home runs.

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Movies you missed: 'Psycho'

Saturday, August 27, 2022

Alfred Hitchcock's groundbreaking horror classic is the subject of this entry in our "Movies You Missed" series.

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'Nomad Century' delivers a message that's sharp and jolting about mankind's future

Saturday, August 27, 2022

Gaia Vince, the award-winning science journalist, has a clear message in her new book.

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Opinion: In China, movie villains don't get away

Saturday, August 27, 2022

In China, the new "Minions" movie ends with assurances that the bad guy serves time, rather than escapes. NPR's Scott Simon details how Chinese authorities could adjust the endings of other movies.

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'Will of the People' is Muse's call for revolution

Saturday, August 27, 2022

Scott Simon speaks with Muse frontman Matt Bellamy about the band's new album, "Will of the People."

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Blind state Supreme Court judge drives for first time

Saturday, August 27, 2022

A Michigan Supreme Court justice, who is blind, fulfills one of his lifelong ambitions.

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In 'Funny Pages,' a teenage cartoonist throws himself into his drawings

Saturday, August 27, 2022

Scott Simon speaks to writer and director Owen Kline about his new movie, "Funny Pages," in which a young cartoonist explores the relationship between creativity and craft.

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Brooklyn Public Library makes banned books available to teens for free

Saturday, August 27, 2022

Scott Simon gets an update from Nick Higgins, chief librarian of the Brooklyn Public Library, on the Books Unbanned initiative. It makes e-books and audiobooks available to teens nationwide.

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Family musician Justin Roberts makes music for all ages

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Scott Simon speaks to Justin Roberts, who makes music for kids and their grown-ups, about his new album "Space Cadet."

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Nobel Prize-winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah releases new novel 'Afterlives'

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Scott Simon talks with Nobel Prize winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah about his latest novel, "Afterlives," which follows several generations of East Africans in the wake of colonization.

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Apple's move to reduce data tracking has been a blow for some small businesses

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Scott Simon asks Kelly Deen, marketing vice president for a smoothie powder retailer, how an Apple privacy feature is affecting smaller businesses.

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Exhibit honors Frank Oz's family legacy in puppeteering

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Scott Simon speaks to legendary puppeteer Frank Oz about a museum exhibit honoring his parents - who made puppets and were survivors of the Holocaust.

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Author Jamil Jan Kochai reunites with his 2nd-grade teacher who taught him English

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Scott Simon speaks to author Jamil Jan Kochai and his 2nd-grade teacher, Susannah Lung, who taught him how to read and write English after his family moved to the U.S. from Pakistan.

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LGBTQ+ festival Southern Decadence will test monkeypox precautions in New Orleans

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Scott Simon speaks with New Orleans Health Department Director Dr. Jennifer Avegno about the huge LGBTQ+ gathering Southern Decadence amid the ongoing monkeypox outbreak.

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Opinion: That unbelievable street violinist could just be a 'finger-syncer'

Saturday, August 20, 2022

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on bogus buskers who fake violin virtuosity with recorded music tracks and ask for money to help with rent or medical bills.

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The IRS will look into options to create a free tax filing system

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Scott Simon talks with ProPublica's Justin Elliott about a provision in the Inflation Reduction Act requiring the IRS to study free tax filing options for taxpayers.

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Salt Lake City councilman combats speeding with humorous yard signs

Saturday, August 06, 2022

Salt Lake City council member Alejandro Puy knows speeding in his district is a problem, so he's created custom yard signs to get drivers' attention.

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