Weekend Edition Saturday

Nov 16 2024 100 ep. 4 mins 3.7k
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Saturday mornings are made for Weekend Edition Saturday, 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.

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In France, a family reckons with World War II Allies' legacy of rape and murder

Nov 16 2024 6 mins  
In 1944, as Allied troops celebrated D-Day victory, a French family experienced a trauma that would be felt for generations: a murder and sexual assault so traumatic they are only now coming to terms with it.

D-Day is celebrated as a day of liberation. For one French family, there was a price

Nov 16 2024 6 mins  
French families recall rapes committed by a handful of GIs after D-Day. A note to listeners that this piece mentions sexual assault.

Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after 'nightmare' COVID conditions, with little help

Nov 16 2024 3 mins  
Some of the lowest-paid essential workers during the pandemic also suffered the most trauma. Nursing aides have had trouble getting healthcare officials to pay attention to their plight.

Israel's escalating attack on Lebanon is destroying entire communities

Nov 16 2024 3 mins  
We look at the efforts to broker a ceasefire between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel. Fighting has escalated between the two, pushing the conflict deeper into Lebanon.

Elk are back and attracting tourists in the Appalachian mountains

Nov 16 2024 3 mins  
Elk have made a comeback in part of the Appalachian mountains and they're attracting tourists during mating season.

New data shows efforts to stop the spread of STIs are working

Nov 16 2024 3 mins  
Federal data shows that rates of new sexually transmitted infections are slowing in the U.S. It's a rare sign of improvement that suggests prevention efforts are working.

The Kansas City Chiefs will meet the Chicago Bears in the Wheelchair Super Bowl

Nov 16 2024 3 mins  
The Kansas City Chiefs are undefeated this season and looking to win another Super Bowl. The USA Wheelchair Football League championship game, that is, where the wheelchair Chiefs will meet the Chicago Bears wheelchair team, in what's described as "the most violent game on asphalt".

The first week of the U.N.'s annual climate conference comes to a close

Nov 16 2024 3 mins  
We look at what happened during the first week of the United Nation's annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Remembering former former Solicitor-General Ted Olson

Nov 16 2024 4 mins  
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Harvard professor Cass Sunstein about Ted Olson. The legal great, who argued 65 US Supreme Court cases, including the one that legalized gay marriage, died this week.

Trump's national security team lacks experience but has proven loyalty to him

Nov 16 2024 4 mins  
President-elect Trump assembled his national security team with a series of rapid-fire choices. There's a clear pattern: Most nominees are best known for their support of Trump rather than their national security experience.