Chileans weigh a new constitution
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Chilean journalist Francisca Skoknic about the upcoming vote to approve or reject a new constitution for the South American country.
Board Games To Fight Bias
Can a game help reduce a person's racial and ethnic biases? One researcher says yes. But how long the effect will last is an open question.
Saturday Sports: Expect More Politics In The New Year
Politics is expected to dominate sports in the new year much as it did in 2017, from the NFL playoffs and Super Bowl to the Olympics and World Cup.
U.S. Raid Killed Yemeni Civilians, Villagers Say
Yemeni civilians say they were the victims of a U.S. special forces raid that was aimed at al-Qaida militants. The U.S. military says their stories will prompt a reassessment of the strike.
Russian Opposition Leader Barred From Running For President
Veteran Moscow reporter Shaun Walker of The Guardian talks with NPR's Linda Wertheimer and assesses the threat posed by opposition activist Alexei Navalny to Vladimir Putin.
Manliness And Green Living
NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with marketing professor Aaron Brough about his finding that men are less likely to recycle than women because eco-friendly behaviors don't seem manly.
Home, Home On The (Shooting) Range
For comic book fans, there's Comic-Con. For would-be knights there's the Renaissance Festival. Now, we hear about cowboy wannabes acting out their six-shooter fantasies.
Books To Look Forward To In 2018
Weekend Edition recommends new titles coming out in 2018 — about women and by women. They provide escape from reality into the worlds of myth and science fiction.
Making Midterm Elections About Trump Is A Bad Idea, Rove Says
NPR'S Scott Simon talks with Republican strategist Karl Rove about the effect Donald Trump might have on the 2018 midterm elections. Rove wrote about that this week in The Wall Street Journal.