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NPR Weekend Edition Saturday

Weekend Edition Saturday 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. The two-hour program is hosted by NPR"s Peabody Award-winning Scott Simon.

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8:54

'Tomorrow is Yesterday' is a book on why the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/13

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Hussein Agha and Robert Malley about their new book, "Tomorrow is Yesterday" – an insiders' account on why the Israeli-Palestinian peace process ultimately failed.

9:05

Writer Jeannie Vanasco discusses her new memoir 'A...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/13

A mother frequently stops talking to her daughter after moving in with her, but why? NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Jeannie Vanasco about her mother and her memoir "A Silent Treatment."

3:11

Opinion: Susan Stamberg, trailblazer and NPR Founding...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

NPR Founding Mother Susan Stamberg is retiring. She became the first woman to anchor a nightly national news program in 1972, and helped loosen up the serious, stodgy sound of radio hosts.

9:13

'Twinless' is a dark comedy that doubles up on the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

Dylan O'Brien and James Sweeney craft a kind of chemistry that is equal parts funny and heart-wrenching.

3:43

What's the story behind the detention of hundreds of...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

Federal agents arrested nearly 500 workers they said were in the U.S. illegally at a construction site in Georgia for a South Korean battery maker. Officials said it was the largest immigration enforcement action at a site.

4:33

Key officials in the Trump administration hold...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

President Trump has been awarding trusted aides with more than one job. But how does this affect the function of those positions?

4:24

Week in Politics: National Guard to Chicago; latest...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

We discuss the possible deployment of the National Guard to Chicago, a stalled job market, and what the renaming of the Department of Defense might signal.

4:38

A look at the dramatic week in the world of vaccines...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced intense questioning during this week's Senate hearing as frustration, confusion, and anger grew among lawmakers and citizens regarding his controversial vaccine policies

3:32

An overview of Trump's increasing threats to deploy...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

President Trump is ramping up threats to send the National Guard into several major cities despite a federal judge ruling that his deployment of troops to Los Angeles was illegal.

3:53

The wait for video game fans is finally over. 'Hollow...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

The long-awaited sequel to the wildly popular indie video game is finally out, six years after fans learned one would come along.

4:22

Saturday Sports: U.S. Open women's final; the NFL...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss sports and issues pertaining to sports,

3:43

Why some longtime gerrymandering opponents are...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

The congressional redistricting fights that President Trump sparked in Texas, California and other states have led some advocacy groups to reconsider their strategies against partisan gerrymandering.

5:43

Former Brazilian president Bolsonaro is on trial....

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

In Brazil, former President Jair Bolsonaro is on trial, accused of attempting to overturn the 2022 election. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Gustavo Ribeiro of The Brazilian Report about what's at stake.

5:09

What do the latest job numbers indicate? An economics...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Greg Ip, The Wall Street Journal's chief economics commentator, about the jobs report, tariffs facing legal challenges, and U.S. government investment in private companies.

4:25

Local program 'Farm News and Views' is impacted by...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Bob Bragg, host of "Farm News and Views", about how cuts to public broadcasting are affecting rural radio stations.

6:56

Author Mick Herron discusses his latest 'Slow Horses'...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

Mick Herron's "Slow Horses" novels center on MI5 operatives who've bungled cases and are demoted to a spooks' purgatory. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Herron about his 9th in the series, "Clown Town."

3:57

What actor John T. Woods learned about life and death...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

John T. Woods has been told to "Play dead" many, many times. NPR's Scott Simon talks to the actor about a career littered with corpses.

12:13

Russ & Daughters in NYC celebrates '100 years of...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

At Russ & Daughters, it takes three months to learn how to slice salmon. NPR's Scott Simon visits the 100 year-old appetizing store to try his hand at the fine art and talk about their new cookbook.

5:54

India's honk-happy drivers are switching to even...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

In India's bustling megacities, honking is a common form of communication among drivers. But in this case, one person's language is another person's noise pollution.

3:15

How 3 Hawaiian teen princes brought surfing to the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/31

In 1885, royal Hawaiian brothers were studying at a military school in California. There, they introduced a sport known as "surfboard swimming." The Princes of Surf exhibit tells what happened next.

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