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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.
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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.
Republican Rep. Jim Banks On Controversial Memo
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rep. Jim Banks, Republican of Indiana, about why he supported the release of a controversial memo written by GOP staff members of the House Intelligence Committee.
The Role Of Intelligence Committees
It's hard to believe there was once of a time of bipartisanship on congressional intelligence committees. CIA veteran Paul Pillar, who helped prepare briefings in the 1980s, talks with Scott Simon.
Strippers Protest New Orleans Police
by Jess Clark
New Orleans strip club workers marched this week on Bourbon Street to protest police shutting down some of the clubs. Officials say the operation was intended to root out human trafficking.
On Chief Wahoo And Native American Imagery
The Cleveland Indians say they'll stop using the Chief Wahoo logo on their uniforms in 2019. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Paul Chaat Smith of the National Museum of the American Indian.
The Nunes Memo And Parallels To Watergate
The House released a controversial memo about the FBI's Russia probe. Scott Simon talks with John Dean, former counsel to Richard Nixon who became the star witness in the Watergate investigation.
The Politics Behind The Nunes Memo
A memo by House Republicans that has roiled Washington for weeks has been released. Republicans say it demonstrates FBI abuses while Democrats say it's an effort to undermine Robert Mueller.
Saturday Sports: Super Bowl Time
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN about what's happening in the world of sports — including Sunday's Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Ecuador Votes On Presidential Term Limits
by John Otis
Voters in Ecuador go to the polls Sunday to vote on a referendum that would reinstate presidential term limits. If it's approved, it would buck the authoritarian trend creeping across South America.
'I Wrote This Book Because I Love You'
NPR's Scott Simon talks to writer and cartoonist Tim Kreider about his new book of nonfiction essays about women he has known called I Wrote This Book Because I Love You.
Stock Market Takes A Plunge
by Jim Zarroli
After a series of record increases, the stock market took a serious tumble this week. The main cause appears to be new worries about inflation.