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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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9:47

Booker Prize-winning novelist Marlon James discusses...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/30

NPR's Scott Simon asks Booker Prize-winning novelist Marlon James about his new HBO series set in Jamaica. It is called "Get Millie Black."

7:21

24 hours at the largest mall in the U.S. ahead of...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/30

From predawn mall walkers and Cinnabon dough rollers to roller coaster riders and exhausted shoppers, these are the sounds of 24 hours at the U.S.'s largest mall.

6:37

Weike Wang discusses her new novel 'Rental House'

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/30

A wife and husband deal — or not — with tensions and conflicts from each spouse's parents while on vacation. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Weike Wang about her new novel, "Rental House."

3:05

Reporter Journal: A sunrise trek through wild...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/30

New York City is home to more than eight million people but NPR's Brian Mann mapped out an urban hike through solitude and parkland wildness.

3:52

Don't throw away that turkey carcass until you try...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/30

In rural Louisiana, Cajun cooks add spicy sausage to Thanksgiving leftovers for a tasty, warming gumbo.

5:16

Our 2024 holiday movie guide has you covered, from...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/27

Grab your blanket, your cocoa, your snuggler of choice – holiday movie season has arrived. Here's a rundown of the standard and not-so-standard offerings you'll find on TV this year.

3:28

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani indicted in bribery...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/23

We look at the case against multi-millionaire Gautam Adani who along with several other executives, faces allegations that he attempted to bribe Indian officials to secure solar power contracts.

3:41

Trump to nominate hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/23

President-elect Trump plans to nominate hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to be Treasury Secretary. He's been on of Trump's biggest cheerleaders in the financial world.

3:49

What Trump's pick for secretary of defense could mean...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/23

The Trump administration nominee for secretary of defense calls women in combat roles a mistake. Critics fear it's yet another signal that policies that engage with a changing America could be on the chopping block.

4:11

Comcast plans to spin off its cable networks. What's...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/23

Comcast plans to shed its cable TV channels, including MSNBC. What are the fortunes these days of the liberal news channel?

3:43

In Wyoming, an already-conservative legislature...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/23

While swing states were going for Donald Trump, Wyoming was an already red state that saw its legislature move even further to the right — with the Freedom Caucus taking charge.

2:31

Biden administration urges states to move forward...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/23

The seven states that share the Colorado River have a 2026 deadline for a new sharing agreement. The Biden administration this week encouraged them to hurry, in an apparent attempt to limit the incoming Trump administration's influence.

4:47

Saturday Sports: NWSL championship, Geno Auriemma...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/23

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Michele Steele of ESPN about the NWSL championship, Geno Auriemma's record-breaking night and a now-rare event in the NFL: playing in the snow.

6:09

Meet the Latinos who voted for Trump in the Arizonian...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/23

On Arizona's border with Mexico, we look at one of many majority Latino counties that swung dramatically toward Donald Trump this election.

4:37

Donald Johanson discovered the Lucy fossil 50 years ago

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/23

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with paleoanthropologist, Donald Johanson, about the 50th anniversary of his biggest discovery, Lucy, an early human ancestor.

5:02

Former newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai's son discusses...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/23

Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai took the stand this week. He faces charges in connection with the 2019 anti-government protests in the region. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with his son, Sebastien Lai.

4:48

Week in politics: Matt Gaetz steps down, new cabinet...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/23

We look at Matt Gaetz removing himself from his nomination as Attorney General as well as a few of the cabinet nominations that President-elect Donald Trump announced on Friday night.

8:30

Billy Crystal on his new show 'Before', a...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/23

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to actor Billy Crystal about his new show, "Before" — a psychological thriller on Apple TV+. Listeners note that this conversation mentions self-harm.

8:09

Father John Misty discusses his new album...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/23

NPR's Scott Simon talks with musician Father John Misty — real name Josh Tillman — about his new album. Its title comes from a Sanskrit word, "Mahashmashana."

7:24

Ronan Farrow discusses his new HBO documentary...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/23

NPR's Scott Simon asks Ronan Farrow about his new HBO documentary, "Surveilled," which looks at the increasing use of spyware.

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