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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.
Chileans weigh a new constitution
by Scott Simon
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Chilean journalist Francisca Skoknic about the upcoming vote to approve or reject a new constitution for the South American country.
Obstruction As An Article Of Impeachment
by Philip Ewing
House Democrats building a case against President Trump are looking at obstruction as a possible article of impeachment, and not only in regards to the Ukraine investigation.
Week In Politics
by Ron Elving
The House voted on rules governing the impeachment inquiry this week, while interviews continue.
The Brighton Beach Connection
by Alina Simone
One surprising connection figures in the ongoing Trump impeachment investigation: Brighton Beach. A visit to the famed Brooklyn enclave.
Saturday Sports: Nationals Win World Series
Washington is celebrating its World Series win, the Warriors are on the ropes, and Tommie Smith and John Carlos get a long-overdue honor. Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN.
Temporary Protected Status And Salvadorans
The White House agreed to extend work permits for Salvadorans with temporary legal status for another year. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Karla Alvarado, a Salvadoran with TPS status, about her future.
Xenophobic Violence In South Africa
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Shenilla Mohamed of Amnesty International about refugees in South Africa who are asking to leave the country because of xenophobic violence.
'On Swift Horses,' Shannon Pufahl's Celebration Of Her Grandmother
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Shannon Pufahl about her debut novel, On Swift Horses, a celebration of her grandmother featuring gamblers, ponies, card sharks and unfinished highways of the West.
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton On 'The Revisioners'
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton tells NPR's Scott Simon about her book The Revisioners, which reached across a century to tell the story of generations of women in a family line.
An HIV Crisis Among Pakistan's Children
Dr. Fatima Mir of Aga Khan University tells NPR's Scott Simon why there's been a spike in pediatric HIV infections in Pakistan.
Adding Up Warren's 'Medicare For All' Plan
Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News tells NPR's Scott Simon about Elizabeth Warren's just-released plan to pay for her version of "Medicare to All."
My Signature Song: 'No Time At All'
Judy Cohen of New York City shares her signature song, "No Time at All," from the 1972 musical Pippin.