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Weekend Edition

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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.

Edmund White's new novel 'A Previous Life' is a steamy, but very real, romance story

By • Jan 22, 2022

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Craft brewers jump on the non-alcoholic bandwagon

By editor • Jan 22, 2022

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A lot of people are just not drinking alcohol right now for their own reasons and for Dry January. WBUR's Andrea Shea reports, they have more options now, including craft nonalcoholic, or NA, brews.

This TikTok creator makes the recipes she finds on gravestones

By • Jan 22, 2022

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Years & Years new album 'Night Call' is frontman Olly Alexander's solo project

By • Jan 22, 2022

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Don't try to sweet-talk Olly Alexander.

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Broadway legend Christine Baranski stars in Julian Fellowes' newest, 'The Gilded Age'

By • Jan 22, 2022

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