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Hosted By Scott Simon

This refreshing combination of news, analysis and features provides wrap-ups and perspectives on the week's events, as well as a taste of what makes weekends special-from sports and gardening to entertainment.

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NPRNational

N.H. community colleges are helping to train much needed electric vehicle mechanics

March 25, 2023

Mechanics need different skills to fix electric vehicles. That's contributing to a shortage of EV mechanics. In New Hampshire, EV training programs are working to get technicians up to speed.

NPRBooks

Author Xelena Gonzalez and illustrator Adriana Garcia on their new children's book

March 25, 2023

Author Xelena Gonzalez and illustrator Adriana Garcia talk about rocks and about working together on their new children's book, "Where Wonder Grows," for our series "Picture This."

NPRSports

Saturday Sports: Women's and men's NCAA; World Baseball Classic's cinematic end

March 25, 2023

The women's and men's NCAA basketball tournaments continue and the World Baseball Classic comes to a cinematic end.

NPRNational

It's getting harder to recruit firefighter volunteers

March 25, 2023

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Peter Nelson, a fire chief in Accord, N.Y., about the challenges of recruiting volunteer firefighters.

NPREducation

What we know about teacher shortages and how to address them

March 25, 2023

With many U.S. school districts grappling with teacher shortages, we look at the forces behind these shortages and what can be done about them.

NPRNational

Tennessee drag star Eureka O'Hara reflects on the new law against drag performances

March 25, 2023

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with drag star Eureka O'Hara about a new law in Tennessee that prohibits drag performances on public property.

NPRLatin America

Brazil's president Lula is heading to China to reverse Bolsonaro's isolationist policies

March 25, 2023

Brazil's new president is headed to China this weekend in an effort to put Latin America's largest economy back on the world stage after years of isolation by his far right predecessor.

NPRWorld

The IMF's $15.6 billion loan to Ukraine will be its first to a country at war

March 25, 2023

The IMF's new loan to Ukraine will be its first to a country at war. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Scheherazade Rehman, professor at George Washington University, about the agreement's significance.

NPRWorld

Biden and Trudeau announced an agreement concerning asylum-seekers

March 25, 2023

President Biden returned from Canada overnight after announcing an agreement concerning asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Canada border.

NPRWeather

A powerful tornado has killed at least 23 people in the U.S. South

March 25, 2023

Deadly tornadoes struck Mississippi overnight.

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