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Weekend Edition Saturday
Saturdays at 8:00am
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.
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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.
U.S. Backs Kurds And Arabs In Push To Oust ISIS Remnants From Syria
by Tom Bowman
In the fight to take the last land held by ISIS, U.S. forces in Syria are supporting local Kurds and Arabs who face hardened fighters amid roads and houses seeded with bombs.
New York Vs. Boston Books
by Scott Simon
This week the New York public library and the Boston public library made a friendly wager over baseball.
Sans Forgetica: A Font To Remember
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with typography lecturer Stephen Banham of RMIT University about a new font he helped develop to assist people in remembering what they've read.
'Washington Post' Columnist Megan McArdle On Kavanaugh
NPR's Scott Simon asks Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle for her take on the situation surrounding Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination.
Jason Van Dyke Found Guilty In Murder Of Laquan McDonald
by Cheryl Corley
In Chicago, a jury found that police officer Jason Van Dyke committed murder and aggravated battery when he shot 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times in 2014.
Farm Losses After Hurricane Florence
by Nurith Aizenman
Hurricane Florence caused more than a billion dollars' worth of damage to farms and livestock in North Carolina, including farms that grow sweet potatoes.
What's Next For Kavanaugh
by Ron Elving
The delay in the Supreme Court confirmation process reflects how deeply affected Americans have been by this week's testimony.
Latest On Kavanaugh And FBI Investigation
by Tim Mak
The Senate voted to move forward with Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court but the final confirmation vote will not happen until the FBI completes an additional background check.
Voices From Thursday And Friday's Events
We hear audio from the tense hearings, protests and statements on Thursday and Friday on Capitol Hill.
Saturday Sports: Free Agents In The NFL, The Patriots, Tiger Woods
by Tom Goldman
We have a recap of the week in sports.