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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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3:32

This county is the most religiously diverse in the U.S.

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/16

This stretch of New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland is so packed with houses of worship, it's been called the Embassy Row of Religions. But locals know it as the Highway to Heaven.

2:39

Opinion: Uranus was having a bad hair day. Hey, it...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/16

Scientists are reconsidering old information about Uranus. NPR's Scott Simon explains the problem with photos taken of the planet 38 years ago.

2:29

Opinion: Witnessing my daughters' first votes was a...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/09

NPR's Scott Simon accompanied his daughters to the polls, as they voted in their first presidential election.

3:37

Violence broke out after a soccer match in Amsterdam

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/09

Violence after a soccer game in Amsterdam shocks both Dutch and Israeli authorities.

4:05

Voter frustration with rising prices had a major...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/09

We look at the impact of inflation on the outcome of the presidential elections this week.

3:42

For good sleep and good health, regulate your...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/09

Your daily light exposure impacts your health. A new study finds that too much light at night and not enough natural light during the day can be harmful. This story first aired on Morning Edition on Nov. 4, 2024.

3:05

Foreign influence efforts reached a fever pitch...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/09

While some fake videos made by actors with Russian ties received millions of views, researchers say there's so far no indication that these efforts swayed U.S. election results.

3:04

Authorities say they found evidence of foreign powers...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/09

We look at the various threats sent to polling places on election day this week, as well as the extent to which foreign actors tried to interfere with the presidential election.

4:37

Albania proposes plans to create a new, Vatican-like...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/09

Albania's Prime Minister wants to give a state and nationhood -- similar to the Vatican in Italy -- to a Muslim minority within the country.

3:45

Florida's amendment to protect abortion rights fell...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/09

Fifty-seven percent of Floridian voters wanted to protect abortion rights going up to about the 24th week of pregnancy. But a 60 percent majority is required there, so the abortion amendment failed.

4:24

Scientists try to repopulate shorelines with an...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/09

On a rare undeveloped point of the California coast, scientists are trying to repopulate shorelines with an endangered marine snail. This type of experimental conservation is becoming more necessary. This story first aired on All Things Considered on November 7, 2024.

4:24

A researcher explains why polls failed to predict a...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/09

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Sunmin Kim, an assistant professor in Dartmouth College's sociology department, about the reliability of political polling leading up to elections.

3:54

With Democratic Senator Jon Tester's loss in Montana,...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/09

Montana not only went enthusiastically for Trump for a third time, but took the last statewide seat held by a Democrat. Senator Jon Tester's defeat caps a years-long quest to erase purple from Montana's map.

4:39

Kemi Badenoch makes history as the new leader of the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/09

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to British commentator, Inaya Folarin Iman, about the remarkable rise of Kemi Badenoch who this month became the first black woman to lead a major UK party.

6:18

Trump never visited Africa as President. Here's what...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/09

We look at what will a second Trump term will mean for Africa - a continent the President elect has never visited and has openly denigrated.

3:51

Meet the 17-year-old defending her title as...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/09

NPR's Scott Simons speaks with 17-year-old Anna Leigh Waters, a top-ranked pickleball player who is defending her title at the Pickleball World Championships in Dallas.

1:07

Researchers have disproved the Infinite Monkey Theorem

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/09

Could monkeys randomly striking keys on a keyboard for an for an infinite period of time produce a Shakespearean work? Doubtful, says a new study of the "Infinite Monkey Theorem."

4:48

She ran combat stress control for soldiers in...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/09

As part of our StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, this Veteran’s Day weekend, we hear from Anna Cherepnina, who was trying to help troops in Afghanistan deal with combat stress when she was sent reeling with a series of tragic losses.

7:27

Cillian Murphy discusses his new film 'Small Things...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/09

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to the Oscar-winning actor, Cillian Murphy, about his latest role in Small Things Like These. The film examines abuses committed by the Catholic church in Ireland.

4:49

Saturday Sports: College football rankings, college...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/09

NPR's Scott Simon talks to ESPN's Michele Steele about the College Football Playoff rankings, men's college basketball, and the retirement of Raygun, the infamous Australian break dancer.

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