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Weekend Edition Saturday

Philadelphia I-95 bridge collapse will cause more issues than just traffic

Workers are beginning to rebuild the collapsed section of Interstate 95 outside Philadelphia. Construction is expected to take weeks or months, and have ramifications up and down the East Coast.

Philadelphia I-95 bridge collapse will cause more issues than just traffic

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Saturday

Culture

An annual Colorado festival celebrates Mike, a headless chicken

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with McKenzie Kimball, director of a very quirky tradition in Fruita, CO - the "Mike the Headless Chicken Festival."

An annual Colorado festival celebrates Mike, a headless chicken

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Sunday

Flooded with online hate, the musician corook decided to keep swimming
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Music Interviews

Flooded with online hate, the musician corook decided to keep swimming

Made famous on TikTok, "if i were a fish" is a silly, fun ode to self-acceptance and self-confidence from the musician corook.

Flooded with online hate, the musician corook decided to keep swimming

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Business

Companies pull back from Pride campaigns after backlash, and threats toward employees

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Katherine Sender, a professor at Cornell University focusing on media and sexuality, about the state of corporate LGBTQ+ Pride campaigns.

Companies pull back from Pride campaigns after backlash, and threats toward employees

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Sunday

Books

Hana Videen on her book 'The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English'

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with author and medieval studies scholar Hana Videen about her book, "The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English."

Hana Videen on her book 'The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English'

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Sunday

The perfect storm that led to Caroline Rose's 'The Art of Forgetting'
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Music

The perfect storm that led to Caroline Rose's 'The Art of Forgetting'

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with songwriter Caroline Rose about their new album, The Art of Forgetting.

The perfect storm that led to Caroline Rose's 'The Art of Forgetting'

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Health

What to know about the newest COVID-19 variant

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Carlos del Rio of Emory University what listeners need to know about the newest COVID-19 variant to reach the United States, Arcturus or XBB.1.16.

What to know about the newest COVID-19 variant

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Saturday

Economy

Congress has revised the debt ceiling 78 times since 1960. An expert explains why

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author and Johns Hopkins University financial history professor, Kathleen Day, on the history of the debt ceiling.

Congress has revised the debt ceiling 78 times since 1960. An expert explains why

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Saturday

Animals

Crash, the one-eyed cat, won Cadbury Chocolate's 2023 Easter Bunny Tryouts

We hear from Patty Cutler, executive director of the Simply Cats non-profit shelter, about how Crash the one-eyed cat came to win Cadbury Chocolate's 2023 Easter Bunny Tryouts.

Crash, the one-eyed cat, won Cadbury Chocolate's 2023 Easter Bunny Tryouts

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Sunday

Sunday Puzzle

Sunday Puzzle correction: A lesson in trigonometry

Listeners contacted us to correct the answer to a clue from last week's puzzle, giving NPR's Ayesha Rascoe and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz a lesson in trigonometry.

Sunday Puzzle correction: A lesson in trigonometry

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Sunday

Science

Does the perfect Oreo cream-to-chocolate ratio exist? One research study says yes

NPR's Miles Parks speaks with PhD candidate in mechanical engineering at MIT, Crystal Owens, about her scientific study, "On Oreology, the fracture and flow of 'milk's favorite cookie®.'"

Does the perfect Oreo cream-to-chocolate ratio exist? One research study says yes

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Sunday

Law

The Supreme Court will hear a 20-year-old case on water access for the Navajo Nation

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Heather Tanana of the University of Utah to learn how a Supreme Court case could change the Navajo Nation's ability to draw water from the Colorado River Basin.

The Supreme Court will hear a 20-year-old case on water access for the Navajo Nation

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Saturday

Books

Ann Napolitano on her new novel 'Hello Beautiful'

Estrangement and reconciliation in an Italian-American family: Ann Napolitano's new novel, "Hello Beautiful," is about loving each other just as we are. NPR's Scott Simon talks to her about it.

Ann Napolitano on her new novel 'Hello Beautiful'

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Health

Utah's new law bans gender affirming care for transgender youth

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Dr. Ellie Brownstein, president of the Utah chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, about Utah's new law banning gender affirming care for transgender youth.

Utah's new law bans gender affirming care for transgender youth

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Sunday

Movie Interviews

Lizzie Gottlieb talks 'Turn Every Page' documentary

NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Lizzie Gottlieb about her new documentary, Turn Every Page, which documents the partnership between her father, editor Robert Gottlieb, and journalist Robert Caro.

Lizzie Gottlieb talks 'Turn Every Page' documentary

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