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Farewell, NPR Family

by Davar Iran Ardalan

Davar Iran Ardalan, Weekend Edition Senior Producer It is hard to believe I have been in public broadcasting for twenty years. I began in public radio as a reporter at KUNM in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1991 and began working at NPR News in 1993,...

Davar Ardalan, Liane Hansen, Daniel Schorr, and Scott Simon at Dan Schorr's birthday party.

Weekend Edition's Top 10 Twitter Tips

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Davar Iran Ardalan, Senior Producer & Scott Simon, Weekend Edition Host As many of you know, Weekend Edition has been on Twitter for more than a year. We've now come up with some tips on how we use the social networking site in our newsroom. To ...

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Scott Simon Update

Scott Simon, Weekend Edition Host Thank you for all of your kind and encouraging messages. I am undergoing my second day of pre-op testing here at the Cleveland Clinic, and look forward to the arrival of my wife, my children, and my mother Tuesda...

Colonial Dessert

by Habiba Nosheen

Habiba Nosheen - Weekend Edition On our show today, we brought you Liane Hansen's chat with Chef Frank Clark of Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Foodways. I was part of the Weekend Edition team that traveled with Liane. For those of you who love...

Cartoon Culture: Big Bad Boo

by Gemma Watters

This week, Scott Simon speaks with Shabnam Razaei, co-founder of an animation studio called Big Bad Boo. They make cartoons that educate children to be proud of their roots.

Three Human Rights Datelines

by Davar Iran Ardalan

Today on the show, we bring you three reports on human rights cases in strategically important countries. You will hear about dissidents in China, Russia and Iran.

This is a family photo taken prior to Kian's arrest. Tajbaksh is seen here with his wife, Bahar, and

Ginger Snaps And More

by Davar Iran Ardalan

After last week's installment of Calling All Chefs — Weekend Edition's recurring recipe contest — many of you wrote in asking for more information about a recipe we mentioned only in passing on the air. Here it is.