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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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5:50

From debunked stories to fringe ideas, making sense...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/21

We look at a whirlwind of recent headlines — some factual, others purely manufactured — to see how the press is handling the underlying stories and how voters can digest them.

4:23

Saturday Sports: Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani's...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/21

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani's groundbreaking season, and the Chicago White Sox's ongoing nightmare.

4:28

Inside the race for a key New Mexico swing district

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/21

New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District has flipped red to blue and back since it was established in 1969. Rep. Gabe Vasquez wants to be the first Democratic congressman re-elected in 40 years.

3:57

Union workers are not a monolith when it comes to the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/21

Almost all major American labor unions are supporting Vice President Kamala Harris in this year's presidential election. But many rank-and-file members of those unions do not.

3:52

Biden's weekend with world leaders puts Delaware in...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/21

NPR's Scott Simon tells you (almost) everything you wanted to know about President Biden's home state as it hosts the leaders of Australia, India and Japan.

4:18

Week in politics: GOP nominee's alleged online...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/21

Turmoil in the North Carolina gubernatorial race could have serious implications for the presidential race. Plus, Georgia poll workers may have to hand-count ballots in November.

7:25

After a seven-year hiatus, Nelly Furtado returns with...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/21

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with pop star Nelly Furtado about her new music, why she decided to return to the studio and how her career has evolved.

3:40

Need to keep up with wildfire safety information?...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/21

A new app is gaining popularity in Western states with major wildfire risk. It's staffed in part by volunteers who listen in on first responder radio frequencies.

7:51

Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer on his new...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/21

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and author Jules Feiffer. At age 95, he's out with a new graphic novel for middle grade readers, "Amazing Grapes."

6:53

A bodyguard battles a ChatGPT-wielding supervillain...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/21

A bodyguard, her retired cop father-in-law, a series of questionable deaths, and a villain who's using ChatGPT: NPR's Scott Simon talks with Richard Osman about his new book, "We Solve Murders."

5:24

A rare treat getting rarer: Chimayo Red, New Mexico's...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/21

A beloved heirloom variety of New Mexico red chile commands high prices because of its scarcity. Finding farmers to continue cultivating it has become a challenge.

5:24

A rare treat getting rarer: Chimayo Red, New Mexico's...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/21

A beloved heirloom variety of New Mexico red chile commands high prices because of its scarcity. Finding farmers to continue cultivating it has become a challenge.

3:39

Service dogs are helping veterans with PTSD. A new...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/20

A group of Congressional lawmakers wants to funnel millions of dollars toward organizations that pair service dogs with veterans with PTSD. The aim is to curb alarming rates of suicide among veterans.

3:37

'We are like one artist': These identical twins are...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/19

Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo are best known as the artist duo Osgemeos. They've been making art in tandem since they were kids in São Paulo, Brazil.

2:49

Reception is mixed as Harris visits Pennsylvania's...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/14

Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned in some traditionally Republican counties in Pennsylvania Friday. The reception was mixed.

4:04

An EU law upsets local tradition on Italy's beaches

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/14

Italy and the European Union have come to an agreement about a sticky issue: putting beachfront concessions out to bid.

3:57

The College Football Travel Guy shares his favorite...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/14

Joshua Sims, social media's College Football Travel Guy, tells NPR's Scott Simon about some of his favorite college creameries.

3:55

SpaceX conducts the first civilian spacewalk

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/14

The first civilians walked in space this week on a mission conducted by the company SpaceX. It's

5:20

He won Kashmir's election from prison. What his...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/14

In India's legislative elections that ended in June, Kashmiris turned out to vote in unprecedented numbers. But who they voted for tells you about the mood in the restive territory.

3:50

Missouri bird flu case raises questions for scientists

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/14

A week after an unusual human case of H5 avian influenza was reported in Missouri, many questions remain. The latest on what's known -- and not known -- about the case, and why scientists are worried.

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