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    <description><![CDATA[Each week 4 million listeners turn to NPR's Scott Simon on Weekend Edition Saturday for his take on the week's news, many for his special reflection on a news item of the week.  From the Don Imus controversy to a heartfelt goodbye to colleague and mentor David Halberstam to how to share baseball's joys with non-Americans, Scott opens his heart and shares his insights with listeners.]]></description>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Each week 4 million listeners turn to NPR's Scott Simon on Weekend Edition Saturday for his take on the week's news, many for his special reflection on a news item of the week.  From the Don Imus controversy to a heartfelt goodbye to colleague and mentor David Halberstam to how to share baseball's joys with non-Americans, Scott opens his heart and shares his insights with listeners.]]></itunes:summary>
    <itunes:subtitle>Each week 4 million listeners turn to NPR's Scott Simon on Weekend Edition Saturday for his take on the week's news, many for his special reflection on a news item of the week.  From the Don Imus controversy to a heartfelt goodbye to colleague and mentor David Halberstam to how to share baseball's joys with non-Americans, Scott opens his heart and shares his insights with listeners.</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Most Excellent Adventure</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 14:03:20 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hadfield just spent 146 days up in the International Space Station, during which he performed rock concerts and shared his dazzling photographs with nearly a million Twitter followers.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Mom's X-Ray Vision Also Sees The Best In Us</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Mothers know us better — sometimes better than we know ourselves. As any child will tell you, they really do have eyes in the back of their heads. When times are tough, they also have our back.]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mothers know us better — sometimes better than we know ourselves. As any child will tell you, they really do have eyes in the back of their heads. When times are tough, they also have our back.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The Ever-Changing Pace Of Obsolescence</title>
      <description><![CDATA[This week, an Apple fan blog leaked word that the company will declare its first-generation iPhone "obsolete," just six years after it was introduced. Host Scott Simon contrasts that with the world's longest known ongoing experiment in a bell jar in an Australian lab.]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, an Apple fan blog leaked word that the company will declare its first-generation iPhone "obsolete," just six years after it was introduced. Host Scott Simon contrasts that with the world's longest known ongoing experiment in a bell jar in an Australian lab.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Athlete Brings New Meaning To 'Taking One For The Team'</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<em>Weekend Edition Saturday</em> host Scott Simon considers the story of Cameron Lyle, a varsity athlete at the University of New Hampshire. Mr. Lyle forfeited his final season on the track team in order to donate his bone marrow to a 28-year-old cancer victim he's never even met.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:13:58 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[<em>Weekend Edition Saturday</em> host Scott Simon considers the story of Cameron Lyle, a varsity athlete at the University of New Hampshire. Mr. Lyle forfeited his final season on the track team in order to donate his bone marrow to a 28-year-old cancer victim he's never even met.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>A 'Tough, Smart, Proud Town' Meets Terror With Determination</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The bombing attack at the Boston Marathon Monday could have caused scrambling and panic. Instead, the tragedy revealed the city's character as people rushed to help each other.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:03:22 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The bombing attack at the Boston Marathon Monday could have caused scrambling and panic. Instead, the tragedy revealed the city's character as people rushed to help each other.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>At The Spelling Bee, Spelling Is No Longer Enough</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Starting this year, competitors in the National Spelling Bee will not only have to know how to spell a word, but they'll also have to know what it means.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:03:22 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Starting this year, competitors in the National Spelling Bee will not only have to know how to spell a word, but they'll also have to know what it means.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Roger Ebert: Elegance And Empathy</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Roger Ebert wrote simply, abundantly, gorgeously — and on deadline for 46 years at the <em>Chicago Sun-Times</em>. Over the years, his work reminded us that empathy is the grace note of a good life, not just great art.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:03:20 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Roger Ebert wrote simply, abundantly, gorgeously — and on deadline for 46 years at the <em>Chicago Sun-Times</em>. Over the years, his work reminded us that empathy is the grace note of a good life, not just great art.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Humble Gestures Are New Pope's Symbol Of Service</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Pope Francis surprised many this week by washing the feet of young inmates in prison instead of priests in a grand basilica. The ceremony emulates the way Jesus washed the feet of his 12 disciples. On this Easter weekend, we consider the meaning behind Pope Francis' break with tradition.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:03:39 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pope Francis surprised many this week by washing the feet of young inmates in prison instead of priests in a grand basilica. The ceremony emulates the way Jesus washed the feet of his 12  disciples. On this Easter weekend, NPR's Scott Simon considers the meaning behind Pope Francis' break with tradition.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Resurrected Frog Gives Us Cause To Brood</title>
      <description><![CDATA[This week scientists announced they have reproduced the genome of an extinct amphibian, the gastric brooding frog. But animals are more than just their genomes, so NPR's Scott Simon wonders if it's necessary — or kind — to bring them back.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:13:49 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week scientists announced they have reproduced the genome of an extinct amphibian, the gastric brooding frog. But animals are more than just their genomes, so NPR's Scott Simon wonders if it's necessary — or kind — to bring them back.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The Power Of A Father's Love Overturns His Beliefs</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Knowing his son was gay prompted Republican Sen. Rob Portman to reconsider his position on same-sex marriage. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on how children can cause their parents to see issues in a new light.]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Knowing his son was gay prompted Republican Sen. Rob Portman to reconsider his position on same-sex marriage. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on how children can cause their parents to see issues in a new light.]]></itunes:summary>
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