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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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8:17

From Peter Gabriel's 'Sledgehammer' to King Crimson,...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/04

Influential bassist Tony Levin speaks with NPR's Eric Deggans about Levin's work with the experimental rock band King Crimson.

3:15

Muslims in Houston are worried about backlash from...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/04

The suspect in the Jan. 1 attack in New Orleans was reportedly a Muslim from Houston, which has one of the country's largest and most organized Islamic communities.

7:11

The Golden Globes kick off award season on Sunday....

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/04

The Golden Globes are Sunday. NPR's Eric Deggans and Bob Mondello talk to BlackFilmandTV.com's Wilson Morales about movies favored to win and criticism of the awards.

5:55

Potential fraud could have earned insurance companies...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/04

NPR's Eric Deggans talks to Wall Street Journal reporter Christopher Weaver about the newspaper's yearlong investigation into potential fraud in the Medicare Advantage program.

5:42

The Damascus airport is slowly reopening — and...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/04

The push to reopen Damascus International Airport highlights the challenges facing Syria's new leaders in rebuilding the country.

7:35

'Friday Night Lights' creator Peter Berg's new show...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/04

NPR's Eric Deggans asks producer and director Peter Berg about his new Netflix series, "American Primeval," set in 1850s Utah.

4:53

Week in politics: New Congress in session for Biden's...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/04

A new Congress is in place for the last two weeks of the Biden administration. Speaker Mike Johnson's control of the House seems no stronger than it was in the previous Congress.

3:35

Funeral events for President Jimmy Carter begin today...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/04

A motorcade with the body of Pres. Jimmy Carter travels to his hometown of Plains, Ga., and then on to Atlanta Saturday.

7:04

How influencers are impacting journalism

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/04

NPR's Eric Deggans speaks to Summer Harlow of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas and V Spehar of UnderTheDeskNews about the role of influencers in journalism.

5:20

Are reality TV stars employees? The National Labor...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/04

NPR's Eric Deggans asks Sonia Rao of The Washington Post about labor protections for people on reality television shows.

8:42

Amanda Gorman's new picture book emphasizes strength...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/04

NPR's Eric Deggans asks poet Amanda Gorman about her new picture book, "Girls on the Rise."

3:39

Trump asks the Supreme Court to pause TikTok ban, set...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/28

President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to delay a law banning TikTok next month. It comes just weeks before TikTok and the Department of Justice are set to argue in front of the high court. The case is over whether the ban law is Constitutional.

3:56

'We are not California': New Jersey dealers push back...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/28

Vehicle dealers are pushing back on rules that would increase the number of electric trucks sold in New Jersey. It could be a preview of a brewing fight over state rules about cars. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on December 23, 2024.)

2:19

Cook County Treasurer is getting famous for spreading...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/28

Maria Pappas is the treasurer of Cook County, Ill., but also is the star of her own unique calendar that has developed a cult following.

3:41

U.S. and Ukrainian intelligence reveals more about...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/28

U.S. and Ukrainian intelligence suggests that Russia is using North Korean soldiers essentially as canon fodder for nearly impossible missions.

1:06

A 'stampede' of dolphins closed out the year on the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/28

A "stampede" of dolphins off the Southern Calif. coast provided a moment of wonder at year's end.

4:17

FDA declares the shortage of obesity drug Zepbound...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/28

The FDA has declared an end to the shortage of a popular obesity drug. The implications for consumers are complicated.

4:40

'50 Words For Snow' dives into all the words the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/28

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Maggie Rowe and Emily Garcés, the hosts of the podcast "50 Words for Snow," about words English needs but does not have.

4:24

Saturday Sports: Looking back at the year's greatest...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/28

NPR's Scott Simon and Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media recap the year in sports: the ascendance of women's basketball, the Paris Olympics, and the loss of some baseball legends.

3:48

How one Hanukkah tradition originated in European...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/28

The dreidel is best known as a beloved Hanukkah tradition. But it actually started as a European gambling toy, only acquiring religious significance in the new world.

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