Weekend Edition
Weekends 5-10 am
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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Regeneron's antibody cocktail, authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, treats COVID-19 symptoms in people who are at high risk of developing severe symptoms.
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Susan Davis talks to actor Manny Jacinto about his role as a wellness guru on Hulu's "Nine Perfect Strangers."
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A good fantasy novel can really transform the world — whether it's this world or another one entirely. Here are three YA fantasy novels to transform the dog days of summer for young readers. -
Tamara Keith speaks with author Rebecca Donner about her new book, 'All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler.'
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Tropical Storm Henri is headed toward the Northeast coast. Susan Davis speaks with Mayor Keith Hedrick of Groton, Connecticut.
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Scott Simon speaks with director Lisa Joy about her tech-noir movie "Reminiscence." It's set in a future Miami that's besieged by heat and rising waters.
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Scott Simon speaks to James McMurtry about the troubadour's first full-length studio album in seven years, "The Horses and the Hounds."
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ESPN's Michele Steele discusses the Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills' game, Shohei Ohtani's performance, and the future of the U.S. Open.
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Thuan Le Elston of USA Today talks with Scott Simon about her experience fleeing Saigon as a child at the end of the Vietnam War and how she relates to the current crisis in Afghanistan. -
Thousands of desperate Afghans and Americans still trying to catch a flight out of a country again under Taliban once again. President Biden says he aims to wrap up the airlift by the end of August.
