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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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4:14

Week in politics: Trump hearing postponed, candidates...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/07

Former President Donald Trump's sentencing postponed again in New York, Vice President Kamala Harris' massive fundraising haul, and ahead of Tuesday's debates both candidates agree to rules.

7:42

Actor Carrie Coon on her new movie 'His Three Daughters'

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/07

NPR's Scott Simon talks to actor Carrie Coon about her new movie, "His Three Daughters." It's about three very different sisters, gathered in a cramped NYC apartment to care for their dying father.

10:12

Unpacking the foreign policy issues likely to be in...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/07

What big foreign policy issues will feature in next week’s presidential debate? We speak to NPR international correspondents about what the world will be listening out for.

3:56

Original artwork from 'The Lion and the Mouse' heads...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/07

The late children’s book illustrator Jerry Pinkney won the Caldecott Medal for his book The Lion and the Mouse. Now his artwork and sketches for that book will be archived at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.

7:05

How one family of Afghan refugees is adjusting to...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/07

People fleeing violence and persecution can be haunted by their traumas for a long time, even after they have found safety in a new place. And children are particularly vulnerable. Rhitu Chatterjee has the story of a boy who fled Afghanistan and has recently settled in Maine.

7:56

Amy Allen on her self-titled debut album

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/07

Amy Allen has written songs for some of today's biggest stars. But now she's stepping into the spotlight with her self-titled debut album.

7:54

Rachel Kushner on her new spy novel 'Creation Lake'

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/07

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Rachel Kushner about her new spy novel, "Creation Lake."

4:21

With no crew aboard, spacecraft Starliner lands...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/07

The spacecraft landed in New Mexico early Saturday morning leaving two astronauts behind on the International Space Station. The crew members will return to earth in February aboard a SpaceX craft.

2:12

Opinion: Christmas is starting early in Venezuela

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/09/07

Christmas starts early in a lot of retail stores, but in Venezuela it's starting Oct. 1. NPR's Scott Simon explains.

3:42

Remembering Sister Theresa Kane, who fought for...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/08/31

Sister Theresa Kane, a champion for women's ordination in the Catholic church, has died. She even spoke directly to Pope John Paul II about the issue during his visit to the U.S. in 1979.

3:53

This beloved drive-in theater has run for decades....

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/08/31

One of America's oldest drive-in movie theaters is still treasured in a small Colorado town. But the woman who has worked there since childhood is getting worn out.

4:23

Children in Gaza get polio vaccines but the virus may...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/08/31

Palestinian children in Gaza will have access to polio vaccines this weekend as the UN rushes to reach families displaced and without access to healthcare following the detection of the virus in wastewater flowing through its war-ravaged streets.

3:51

A new version of the 1977 Star Wars features a dub in...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/08/31

A new version of the 1977 classic STAR WARS movie opens in Minnesota Theaters. And "the force be with you" will sound different. The dubbed-over version is in Ojibwe, the indigenous language of one of the largest Native American tribes in the United States.

2:35

The NFL wants to use facial recognition at games....

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/08/31

Las Vegas police are refusing to comply with the NFL’s new plan to use facial recognition technology for stadium employees during games. Even though police often use facial recognition to identify suspects, they say giving their biometric data to an unaccountable company crosses a line.

5:23

On a double-decker bus in Bangladesh's capital,...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/08/31

Passengers on battered red double-decker bus weaving through Dhaka, Bangladesh, talk about their hopes after protests toppled their autocratic leader.

3:39

Harris, Walz campaign in battleground of Georgia....

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/08/31

We look at how Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, are campaigning in the battleground state of Georgia, and what former President Trump will have to do to win back the state.

4:09

Mexico's judges could soon be elected rather than...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/08/31

We look at a constitutional reform being pushed through in Mexico requiring that all judges be elected rather than appointed. The public supports the measure, but legal experts say it's a bad idea.

4:53

Saturday Sports: Shock upsets at the US Open, college...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/08/31

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss US Open upsets and try to explain how and why college football looks so different this year.

3:40

EVs are getting more popular in American cities....

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/08/31

EVs are slowly catching on with motorists in the United States, but finding a place to charge is tough in big cities — even though they have the funding to install more public chargers.

3:25

Some microbes in your microwave are...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/08/31

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with microbiologist Manuel Porcar about his new research on radiation-resistant microbes that could live in your microwave.

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