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 Weekend Edition
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 National Public Radio's Peabody Award-winning correspondent Scott Simon brings a well-traveled perspective to his role as host of Weekend Edition/Saturday.
Weekend Edition Sunday covers newsmakers and artists, scientists and politicans, music makers of all kinds, writers, thinkers, theologians and all manner of news events. The show is anchored by Liane Hansen.
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January 3, 2009 | NPR· Over the last week, the focus of Israel's strikes in Gaza has been government offices, security compounds and tunnels allegedly used for smuggling along the Egyptian border. But partly because of Gaza's dense population, schools, clinics and residential areas have also been hit. January 3, 2009 | NPR· The Israeli military offensive against Hamas militants in Gaza has now been going on for eight days. But the strikes haven't stopped Hamas rockets, which have reached farther into Israel than ever before. January 3, 2009 | NPR· When guest host Ari Shapiro started as an unpaid intern at NPR, Barack Obama was a member of the Illinois Senate and Sarah Palin was a small town mayor. Sept. 11 was still just a day on the calendar, and America wasn't at war. January 3, 2009 | NPR· Amid prospects of a prolonged economic downturn, startup companies are having far more trouble finding cash. In the first three quarters of 2008, only six venture-backed companies held initial public offerings, compared with 86 IPOs in 2007. January 3, 2009 | NPR· As many Americans struggle to pay for health care or health insurance, hospitals in Mexico are expanding in hopes of wooing more patients from north of the border. Costs for procedures are often significantly cheaper due to lower overhead in Mexico. January 3, 2009 | NPR· Linda Holmes, lead writer for NPR's Monkey See pop-culture blog, joins guest host Ari Shapiro for a look at what happened on the small screen in 2008 — and what 2009 is likely to bring. January 3, 2009 | NPR· There's a growing number of special courts for American war veterans and the unique problems they're bring back from Iraq and Afghanistan. Judge Michael McCarthy, himself a Vietnam Veteran, says the courtroom is sometimes the only place for veterans to get the help that's available to them. January 3, 2009 | NPR· First published in Germany in 1995 and recently adapted to film, Bernhard Schlink's novel The Reader wrestles with guilt and complicity across generations. January 3, 2009 | NPR· Modeled after a successful program in Venezuela, the Baltimore Symphony's OrchKids program aims to build an orchestra and enrich young lives. BSO conductor Marin Alsop contributed funding, passing along $100,000 from her MacArthur "genius grant." January 3, 2009 | NPR· Israeli air strikes have left more than 400 Gazans dead, and Hamas has continued its rocket fire into Israel. President-elect Obama moves to Washington while his old Senate seat remains the center of controversy in Illinois. January 3, 2009 | NPR· Among the more than 60 new members of Congress to be sworn in on Tuesday is Democrat Tom Perriello. His race was one of the biggest come-from-behind upsets of 2008, winning by fewer than 800 votes in a district that favored John McCain for president. January 3, 2009 | NPR· Congratulations to the newcomers to Congress. They include a former head of an arboretum, and one woman who was a top Mary Kay salesperson in her state. January 3, 2009 | NPR· The past eight years were a good time to be in the Federalist Society. Members of that conservative legal group occupied every level of the Bush administration. Now that the Democrats are ascending, a different group may find similar influence in Washington. January 3, 2009 | NPR· Five years ago, NASA's roving robot called Spirit landed safely on Mars, followed by the rover Opportunity three weeks later. Expected to explore for about three months, the rovers are still exploring the Red Planet today. January 3, 2009 | NPR· Steve Wozniak isn't just known for being a tech innovator. He's also widely-known for playing pranks at the launch of new Apple products — like ordering 4,000 cups of coffee from Starbucks during the launch of the iPhone. January 3, 2009 | NPR· In Colorado, Gov. Bill Ritter is expected to name Michael Bennett to the seat vacated by Sen. Ken Salazar, who's leaving Congress to be Barack Obama's secretary of the interior. January 3, 2009 | NPR· It's wildcard playoff weekend in the NFL. Last year New England made it to the Superbowl undefeated. This year, they're out. What else makes this season a 180-degree turn from last year? Guest host Ari Shapiro talks with Weekend Edition's Howard Bryant about the big NFL playoff matchups this weekend. January 3, 2009 | NPR· An 83-year-old icon of American journalism, Hentoff lost his job last Tuesday. Since 1958, he'd been a well-known fixture in New York City's Village Voice, writing about jazz and politics, among other topics. January 3, 2009 | NPR· A genre-bending indie-rock band with a bluesy twang and country-fried riffs, Blitzen Trapper wears its influences proudly. The group's latest album, Furr, has been a favorite of critics, who've placed it on many "Best of 2008" lists.
Latest WE Sunday Rundown
January 4, 2009 | NPR· Israeli troops overnight took control of a substantial portion of the northern Gaza Strip. Backed by tanks and warplanes, they appear to be attempting to surround the dense population center of Gaza City and to divide the territory in half. January 4, 2009 | NPR· What Palestinians on the West Bank say about the Israeli ground offensive and what needs to be done to reach a cease-fire. Are Palestinians blaming Hamas for the conflict? January 4, 2009 | NPR· Every two years we get a fresh batch of ambitious people in Washington, and this time around the climate in the Senate seems ready to change. January 4, 2009 | NPR· During the most violent year in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban, civilians often paid the highest price. Some 1,200 men, women and children considered non-combatants died in 2008. Many expect the toll to increase in 2009 as more U.S. troops arrive to fight a revived Taliban. January 4, 2009 | NPR· Author Noah Andre Trudeau's book, Southern Storm, is about Sherman's March and what actually happened during this famous Civil War event. January 4, 2009 | NPR· Happy birthday to Louis Braille, the founder of the tactile communication system for the blind, born 200 years ago Sunday. January 4, 2009 | NPR· Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name, in which the first word starts with "PA" and the second word ends in "N." For example, if the clue is, "namesake of a popular pizzeria chain," the answer would be, "Papa John," because it starts with "PA" and ends in an "N." January 4, 2009 | NPR· Host Liane Hansen speaks with Weekend Edition's Digital Correspondent David Kushner about the Wayback Machine, an Internet archive of the Web, and how it works. January 4, 2009 | NPR· Not much happened in 2008, says Onion editor Joe Randazzo, but one event did prove popular enough that his satirical news publication predicts we'll see it reprised this year. January 4, 2009 | NPR· Host Liane Hansen talks with NPR's Eric Westervelt, who was at the Israel border with Gaza, about the latest on the Israeli ground attack in Gaza. January 4, 2009 | NPR· The manufacturing sector of the U.S. economy hit a new all time low on Friday. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group for purchasing executives, reports that manufacturing activity in all industry sectors is at the lowest level in 28 years — another measure of the current recession. January 4, 2009 | NPR· With the economy on life support and just about every state now slashing education funding, President-elect Barack Obama is likely to focus less on immediate proposals and more on building political consensus for future action. January 4, 2009 | NPR· Host Liane Hansen and NPR News Analyst Juan Williams continue their series of discussions about the civil rights milestones that led to the election of Barack Obama. This week, they talk about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and politics, including King's Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott to force politicians to end segregation on the bus lines. January 4, 2009 | NPR· Langston Hughes and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper are prominent African-American poets who wrote about civil rights and whose work still resonates today. Host Liane Hansen speaks with poet E. Ethelbert Miller about Harper's and Hughes' work and what it means in this time of change in America. January 4, 2009 | NPR· Weekend Edition is looking for people who are lucky enough to have a ticket to President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration. We want to hear from people who vlog, blog or use Twitter. January 4, 2009 | NPR· Host Liane Hansen reads comments about our interview with fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi and with author Kelly Alexander about the adventures of mid-20th century American food writer, Clementine Paddleford. January 4, 2009 | NPR· It's not news that digital forms of communication are replacing hand-written letters and diaries with text messages and Facebook entries. Even the ancient art of carving an epitaph on a gravestone is not sacred. January 4, 2009 | NPR· Chester Aaron, a World War II veteran, garlic farmer and writer thinks on his life so far. January 4, 2009 | NPR· Two dozen boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 11 are halfway through a yearlong tour, in which they'll perform more than 200 shows across the U.S. When they're done, they'll head back to some of the poorest countries in Africa — and a new life. The African Children's Choir aims to rescue poverty-stricken kids by harnessing the power of song.
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WE Saturday Features
January 3, 2009 | NPR· Five years ago, NASA's roving robot called Spirit landed safely on Mars, followed by the rover Opportunity three weeks later. Expected to explore for about three months, the rovers are still exploring the Red Planet today. January 3, 2009 | NPR· First published in Germany in 1995 and recently adapted to film, Bernhard Schlink's novel The Reader wrestles with guilt and complicity across generations. Host's column Simon Says
December 27, 2008 | NPR· Joseph and Mary got off the bus in Detroit. He had worked as a carpenter for 20 years, but lost his job. His pension was invested with Bernard Madoff, and there was no federal bailout for carpenters. He and Mary had no place to live, and Mary was pregnant.
WE Sunday Features
January 4, 2009 | NPR· With the economy on life support and just about every state now slashing education funding, President-elect Barack Obama is likely to focus less on immediate proposals and more on building political consensus for future action. |
