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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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2:29

Opinion: Remembering Ethel Kennedy

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/12

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the legacy of Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy. She died Oct. 10 at the age of 96.

5:13

How to pass along religious traditions (without...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/12

The Hindu holiday of Navaratri involves some complicated dance moves, passed down from parents to children. But as one mother discovered, the line between passing on cultural traditions and mortifying your teenager daughters can be perilously thin.

2:31

Opinion: Political texts are pinging off the rails

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/05

NPR's Scott Simon wishes we could text them back when politicians message us asking for campaign donations.

4:26

Israel expands airstrikes to north Lebanon as people...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/05

People in Lebanon are fleeing Israeli airstrikes in the south but Israel has now conducted strikes in the north as well.

4:08

Asheville residents awaiting federal relief rely on...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/05

For over a week now, many residents in Asheville have been without running water, cell service and power. How are they coping?

3:00

Latino farm workers impacted by floods in Tennessee...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/05

In flood-ravaged Tennessee, language and other barriers have left some Latino workers feeling isolated. The larger Latino community is reaching out with food and support.

3:55

The Democratic Republic of Congo has received MPOX...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/05

MPOX vaccinations are finally arriving to the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is at the heart of the current epidemic.

5:08

Saturday Sports: MLB and WNBA playoff predictions

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/05

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss MLB and WNBA playoffs.

3:56

Lebanese trapped in a war not of their own making...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/05

Residents of Lebanon who do not support Hezbollah are caught between the Iran-backed militia and Israel as violence between them increases.

3:56

Some Lebanese people express anger at Hezbollah as...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/05

Residents of Lebanon who do not support Hezbollah are caught between the Iran-backed militia and Israel as violence between them increases.

4:11

Week in politics: Presidential race continues to be...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/05

A month from Election Day, the presidential race looks to be a draw despite good economic news and major news events that would have upended past campaigns.

3:49

Philadelphia's RockyFest is the newest addition to...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/05

The ever-expanding Rocky franchise now has an expanded Rockyfest in Philadelphia this winter.

6:13

All eyes are on Pennsylvania this election cycle....

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/05

A political update from Erie, Pa., which has been pivotal to, and a bellwether of, presidential election outcomes.

6:13

Votes in this Pennsylvania county have been a...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/05

A political update from Erie, Pa., which has been pivotal to and a bellwether of presidential election outcomes.

5:55

The strikes in Lebanon may be helping Netanyahu's...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/05

NPR's Scott Simon asks reporter Anshel Pfeffer, author of the biography "Bibi," how Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is navigating this moment of conflict in the Middle East.

4:04

Colleges are having special trainings for incoming...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/05

College administrators, reeling from campus protests over Gaza, are now implementing programs to foster civil discourse.

9:17

'Betty' members reflect on their new album and 38...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/05

Musicians Elizabeth Ziff, Alyson Palmer, and Amy Ziff have been in the band Betty for 38 years. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to them about their latest album, "Eat," and about what keeps them going.

4:27

Minnesota GOP aims to undo Walz's progressive...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/05

State house elections this fall will determine whether Minnesota continues to pass progressive laws on abortion and health care or if the GOP can stem the trend led by Gov. Tim Walz.

6:50

Craig Brown's biography of Queen Elizabeth II is told...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/05

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Craig Brown about "Q: The Voyage Around the Queen," a biography of Queen Elizabeth II told in vignettes and observations.

7:20

Author Jason Reynolds on his latest young adult novel...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/10/05

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Jason Reynolds about his new young adult novel, "Twenty-four Seconds from Now..."

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