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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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6:32

Mosab Abu Toha writes poetry to preserve memory and...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/19

NPR's Scott Simon asks Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha about his new collection, "Forest of Noise," and about the conflict in Gaza.

6:32

Author Alia Trabucco Zerán on her new novel 'Clean'

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/19

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Alia Trabucco Zerán about her new novel, "Clean," which tells the story of a young girl's death, through the eyes of her housekeeper.

4:43

Harris and Trump hold competing rallies in Michigan

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/19

While the two candidates have been crisscrossing the swing states for weeks, this is the first time they are literally crossing paths, with each of them holding events in the suburbs north of Detroit.

3:27

Project Pooch: Oregon program helps incarcerated...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/12

A program in Oregon teaches incarcerated youth to train dogs, manage a kennel and help pups find forever homes out in the community.

4:30

Israel is expected to launch retaliatory strikes...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/12

Israel is weighing its options in retaliation for Iran's latest missile attack

4:34

Residents in hurricane-affected states are...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/12

Price gouging is both difficult to define and difficult to counter.

2:14

Some Asheville schools are drilling wells so they can...

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2024/10/12

Still without running water after Helene, schools in Asheville, N.C., can't hold in-person classes. Now the school system has decided to drill its own wells.

3:39

Florida residents are returning to their homes after...

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2024/10/12

Florida, already hit by Hurricane Helene, is struggling to recover from Hurricane Milton.

4:15

Extremism experts are keeping an eye on an event...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/12

A conservative Christian gathering on the National Mall Saturday aims to bring together anti-LGTBQ, anti-abortion, and QAnon activists.

4:41

Israel strikes Beirut apartment building, fires on UN...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/12

Israel is ramping up its attacks throughout Lebanon, saying it is striking Hezbollah targets there.

4:19

Week in politics: Storms and the election, Harris...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/12

The storms Milton and Helene have upended voting infrastructure in some swing districts of swing states.

4:24

A cheese shop owner in Florida describes recovery...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/12

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Louise Kennedy Converse, whose cheese shop in Sarasota, Fla., lost power during Hurricane Milton.

4:03

Trump has made a Colorado town central to his...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/12

Former Pres. Donald Trump visited Aurora, Colo., as he continues to push anti-immigrant messages as part of his presidential campaign.

4:23

Saturday Sports: Rafael Nadal announces his...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/12

Baseball fans wonder if they could end up with a New York City "subway series," while tennis fans are reflecting on the career of Rafael Nadal.

3:51

Grimace, the McDonald's mascot, is New York Mets...

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2024/10/12

He's plush, purple, and to some Mets fans, magnificent! But why has McDonald's milkshake-hungry mascot captured the affection of so many?

4:20

The numbers show the economy is doing great. Why...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/12

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Bloomberg economics reporter Amara Omeokwe about the disconnect between economic numbers and consumer sentiment.

8:20

A new film depicts the chaotic moments before...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/12

NPR's Scott Simon talks with director Jason Reitman about his new movie, "Saturday Night." It's about the creativity and chaos leading up to the first ever "Saturday Night Live" broadcast.

7:12

TikTok's 'sandwich king' Owen Han is out with a cookbook

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2024/10/12

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Owen Han. Known as the "sandwich king" of TikTok, Han is out with a new cookbook, "Stacked," that aims to elevate the humble sandwich.

3:56

Why San Francisco has an outsize influence on the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/12

San Francisco has a population of fewer than a million people and yet has launched a number of national political careers, including that of Kamala Harris.

7:07

Suki Waterhouse on her new album 'Memoir of a...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/12

NPR's Scott Simon talks with musician Sukie Waterhouse about her new album, "Memoir of a Sparklemuffin." Waterhouse talks about finding inspiration in the sparklemuffin spider.

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