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Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: And now it's time for sports. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) SIMON: A shut out and a near no-hitter as Atlanta tops the Astros, but should they stop the chop? And an appalling story of an alleged sexual assault by a former Blackhawks coach. We turn now to NPR's Tom Goldman. Tom, thanks so much for being with us. TOM GOLDMAN, BYLINE: Thanks for having me, Scott. SIMON: The Atlanta arm barn was untouchable last night, beginning with the starter, Ian Anderson, who went five innings without giving up a hit. What did you notice? GOLDMAN: Him (laughter ..read more
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Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Halloween means costumes, candy, ghosts, green monsters and a novelty song to top them all. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "MONSTER MASH") UNIDENTIFIED SINGERS: (Singing) He did the mash. BOBBY PICKETT: (Singing) He did the monster mash. UNIDENTIFIED SINGERS: (Singing) The monster mash. SIMON: Not Bobby Pickett's 1962 classic "Monster Mash." Well, yes, Bobby Pickett's 1962 classic "Monster Mash," but also another novelty song of later vintage from 2007 and originally just seven seconds long. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "30 ROCK") TRACY MORGAN: (As Trac ..read more
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Helado Negro's seventh studio album, Far In , is something of an hour-long meditation — true soundscapes, inspired by an extended stay in the austere Marfa, Texas at the beginning of last year's lockdown. Weekend Edition host Scott Simon talks with Lange about the new album, the vagaries of astrology and the endless artistic reserves residing in nature. Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit (SOUNDBITE OF HELADO NEGRO SONG, "OUTSIDE THE OUTSIDE") SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Playing in the shade, watching ants, dancing under a disco ball - those are some of the scenes that are narrated on "Far In," the ..read more
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Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Millions of football fans without masks have been going to games, cheering for their pro, college, high school teams. Now, at the start of the season, many epidemiologists strongly advised against this. They worried that games could become superspreaders. But so far, as NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports, that just hasn't happened. WADE GOODWYN, BYLINE: Given how contagious the delta variant of the coronavirus is, packed football stadiums with the vast majority of the fans not wearing masks, standing right next to each other while yelling their ..read more
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Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: OK. Parents, brace yourself for a sugar rush. Halloween 2021 is on. Even Dr. Fauci said get out there, ring those doorbells and enjoy it, especially if you're vaccinated, trick or treating outdoors and gathering in small groups. It's not quite a normal Halloween, but it's close. And NPR's Eric Westervelt stumbled upon a group of pre-K children trunk or treating at a park in Oakland, Calif., and sent us this postcard. ERIC WESTERVELT, BYLINE: So I was meeting a politician for an interview in East Oakland's Arroyo Viejo Park, you know, un ..read more
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Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: "Swagger," the new Apple TV+ series, opens with a gifted and ambitious 14-year-old athlete running in the pre-dawn darkness on the streets of the DMV - the District, Maryland and Virginia. His mother watches and times him. He comes back into their car early. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "SWAGGER") SHINELLE AZOROH: (As Jenna) Pushups. ISAIAH HILL: (As Jace) I'm too tired, too tired. AZOROH: (As Jenna) Tired can beat you, or you can beat tired. You're the No. 1 player in the area code. What do you think the haters want my baby to be? Tired. SIM ..read more