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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.
Latest Episodes
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jesse Buckley about her lead role in the newest version of Romeo & Juliet, and about what it was like filming a stage production during COVID-19 protections.
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The NCAA may soon find itself in competition with another collegiate league, and some professional teams — the New York Knicks and the Oakland A's — are on a winning streak.
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NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Kate Winslet and Brad Ingelsby about their new series, Mare of Easttown.
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Gary Paulsen has a new memoir about the childhood experiences behind some of his most beloved novels for young people. It's called Gone to The Woods.
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Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, is laid to rest today at the chapel of Windsor Castle. A limited number of friends and family in attendance.
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President Joe Biden met with Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga yesterday to talk about security in East Asia.
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A pause in the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will last at least another week, even as eligibility for coronavirus vaccines expand. What impact will the pause have on inoculations?
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At the age of 77, Memphis sacred soul singer Elizabeth King is releasing her first full-length album, Living in the Last Days. She talks about it with NPR's Debbie Elliott.
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NPR's Scott Simon remembers comedy writer Anne Beatts, who died this week at the age of 74. She worked in male-dominated writers' rooms at Saturday Night Live and National Lampoon magazine.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with celebrated author Paul Theroux about his latest novel, Under the Wave at Waimea.