Weekend Edition
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Kick off your weekend with wrap-ups of the week's news with a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest. Be sure to tune in every Sunday for the Sunday Puzzle!
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Owen Han. Known as the "sandwich king" of TikTok, Han is out with a new cookbook, "Stacked," that aims to elevate the humble sandwich.
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San Francisco has a population of fewer than a million people and yet has launched a number of national political careers, including that of Kamala Harris.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with musician Sukie Waterhouse about her new album, "Memoir of a Sparklemuffin." Waterhouse talks about finding inspiration in the sparklemuffin spider.
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The Hindu holiday of Navaratri involves some complicated dance moves, passed down from parents to children. But as one mother discovered, the line between passing on cultural traditions and mortifying your teenager daughters can be perilously thin.
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NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the legacy of Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy. She died Oct. 10 at the age of 96.
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An effective treatment for opioid addiction is easier to get after the Biden administration changed rules. That's making a difference for some people battling opioid use disorder, but access is still limited.
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A septuagenarian multi-media artist is on a road trip with two young filmmakers and a new print of a groundbreaking movie she made three decades ago.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to author and visiting fellow at Boston University, Arash Azizi about how Iran might respond to a direct attack from Israel.
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Could this weekend's election in Tunisia sound the death knell for democracy in its third presidential election since the Arab spring?
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We look at the uptick in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon after and overnight Israeli strike in Beirut.