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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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3:57

At a historic cemetery in the South, a Dia de los...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/02

At a historic Southern cemetery, a Mexican tradition has found a home.

2:31

Opinion: Don't get 'river-crabbed!' How China is...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/02

China's government is censoring puns and wordplay on-line. NPR's Scott Simon explains why double meanings are a problem for Beijing.

2:36

Broadway stars campaign to get out the vote

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/02

The new nonprofit Broadway Votes is corralling musical theater celebrities to help with the effort both both on stage and online.

3:47

More than $10 billion has been spent on ads in the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/11/01

Spending on campaign ads is up $1 billion from four years ago, according to data from AdImpact, analyzed by NPR. The state that's been the target of the most money is Pennsylvania.

2:39

Americans bet $100 million on Trump v. Harris, but at...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/30

Political prognosticators legally bet over $100 million on the 2024 presidential election, favoring Harris over Trump.

4:35

Harris is reaching out to Republicans. Some...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/27

Vice President Harris has been campaigning with Republicans disaffected with former President Donald Trump. But some progressive voters aren’t loving the strategy.

3:37

Biden apologizes for government's role in running...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/26

Calling it "a blot on American history," president Biden formally apologized Friday in Arizona for the federal government's role in running boarding schools where thousands of Native American children endured abuse, neglect and eradication of their tribal identities.

3:53

How Iran might react to Israeli airstrikes

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/26

Israel's attack on Iran had been expected for several weeks, after Iran launched missiles at Israel in retaliation for the assassination on Hamas and Hezbollah leaders.

4:02

Israel conducts retaliatory airstrikes against Iran

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2024/10/26

The Israeli military says it has conducted "targeted and precise strikes on military targets in Iran" in response for Iran's October 1 launch of around 180 ballistic missiles at Israel.

3:48

South Dakota's vote on regulating pipelines could set...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/26

In a preview of debates that could start occurring the country, South Dakota voters go to the polls to possibly repeal the law some say weakens local governments in regulating pipelines.

4:23

Week in politics: Harris, Trump capmpaigns make stops...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/26

Kamala Harris is capitalizing on reports Donald Trump has fascist tendencies while he pushes back on the accusations.

1:04

Ohio has indicted a man for voting illegally. He died...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/26

Ohio's indictment of a dead person for illegally voting raises questions of propriety and appropriate punishment.

4:27

Saturday Sports: Dodgers win Game 1 of World Series;...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/26

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele recap the Dodgers' Game 1 win in the World Series, and reflect on the life of pitcher Fernando Valenzuela.

4:17

Republican pollsters in key swing states say they're...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/26

Former President Donald Trump’s supporters in key swing states are expressing cautious optimism.

2:50

Dodgers fans pay tribute to beloved former pitcher...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/26

Fernando Valenzuela, one of the most beloved former pitchers of the Los Angeles Dodgers, died this week. As his Dodgers opened the World Series, fans remember his contributions to the game.

6:25

One of the world's largest inland lakes has dried up...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/26

Once one of the world's largest inland lakes, the Aral Sea in Central Asia, has evaporated into the desert, its waters sucked dry by Soviet-era irrigation plans.

7:13

A new graphic novel reimagines 'Huckleberry Finn'

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/26

In "Big Jim and the White Boy," writer David Walker and illustrator Marcus Kwame Anderson have reimagined "Huckleberry Finn." They talk with NPR's Scott Simon about the new graphic novel.

6:03

Sophie Allison of Soccer Mommy on her new album...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/26

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Sophie Allison of Soccer Mommy about her new album "Evergreen." An album Allison wrote after experiencing a loss in her life.

5:56

'Dahomey' follows the return of colonial artifacts...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/26

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to director Mati Diop about her new documentary, "Dahomey." The film follows the return of royal treasures plundered by French forces.

3:56

1931 film Drácula gets its first film score, just in...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/26

The 1931 Spanish-language Drácula will get its first film score. It was among the early "talkies," when filmmakers hadn't quite yet figured out how to incorporate music into their craft.

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