x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

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.

All Episodes

3:45

Hamas releases three Israeli hostages, the 6th group...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/15

In a ceremony surrounded by masked Palestinian militants and rubble from the Gaza war, Hamas on Saturday released three Israeli hostages holding U.S., Russian and Argentinian citizenships.

3:54

Altimeter in Black Hawk helicopter may have...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/14

The National Transportation Safety Board says altimeter in the Black Hawk helicopter may have malfunctioned before the DCA mid-air collision with an American Airlines jet. All 67 people aboard died.

5:50

4 decisions that turned SNL into a cultural...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/13

Critic Eric Deggans explains how Saturday Night Live became the long-lived force it is.

2:38

Taiwan's legislature votes to cut defense spending as...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/10

A fierce debate in Taiwan over defense spending comes at a time when China continues to pressure the island and Washington's support is in question.

4:33

Saturday Sports: Kansas City Chiefs aim to make...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/08

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, as well as the trade deadline in the NBA.

7:59

Nefesh Mountain discuss their new album 'Beacons'

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/08

NPR's Scott Simon talks to husband-and-wife duo Eric Lindberg and Doni Zasloff from the band, Nefesh Mountain, about their latest album, "Beacons."

7:13

Kenneth Turan discusses his new book tracing the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/08

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author and film critic Kenneth Turan about his new book, "Louis B. Mayer & Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equation."

3:54

Why maggots love feeding on rotten food

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/08

Maggots love to feed on decaying fruit. New research explains how they found this out and the implications for having texture be such a big deal.

4:21

A website sold patients obesity drugs at affordable...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/08

Patients who bought stockpiles of alternative GLP-1 drugs online aren't sure what to do with them after learning that the compounding pharmacy that made them didn't have the right license.

4:58

Former USAID administrator discusses Trump...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/08

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Peter McPherson, a former administrator of the US Agency for International Development, about the Trump administration's attempts to dismantle the humanitarian agency.

3:26

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are advancing on the capital...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/08

We'll look at the latest developments in the instability and violence in a region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda-backed fighters are battling Congolese troops.

4:41

Week in politics: Democrats respond to USAID cuts,...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/08

We look at where things stand with the 2 million federal workers weighing the Trump administrations offer to resign; massive cuts at USAID and how the Democrats are responding to these developments.

3:19

House Republicans want to pass a budget bill that...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/08

House Republicans are racing to advance a budget bill that would allow the party to pass many of President Trump's top policy priorities without the threat of a Senate filibuster from Democrats.

4:45

The latest on USAID: Judge pauses order putting over...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/08

The Trump administration plans to lay off almost all of USAID's staff of nearly 13,000. We look at where it leaves the agency, which administers and provides the majority of U.S. foreign assistance.

3:50

Federal workers losing their jobs will have an...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/08

There are many places outside of Washington DC that will suffer from an abrupt cut in the size of the federal government. We look at one of those places, the Kansas city metro area.

3:55

Storycorps military voices: The couple that met...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/08

As part of our StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, we hear from Air Force veterans Linda and Mark Green who met as trumpet players in a military band and are now celebrating 45 years of marriage.

3:48

New Orleans gets ready to host the Super Bowl in the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/08

The Super Bowl comes to New Orleans this Sunday – but the celebratory mood has been damped as the city still recovers from the New Year's Day terrorist attack.

4:19

A soybean farmer recalls how he was impacted by...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/08

China's tariff's on U.S. agricultural exports hit American farmers hard back in 2019. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with farmer Josh Gackle about the impacts of another round of such tariffs.

3:53

Ecuador's organized crime and energy crises are at...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/08

On Sunday Ecuador holds the first round of a Presidential election dominated by the issues of economic insecurity and rising drug gang violence.

6:17

In 'Life Hacks for a Little Alien', a little girl...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/08

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Alice Franklin about her debut novel, Life Hacks for a Little Alien.

1,708 results