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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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4:15

U.K.'s Conservative Party suffered its worst-ever...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/07/06

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Robert Shrimsley of the Financial Times about the election in the UK, when the incumbent Conservative Party lost badly.

4:37

Veterans remember their time in disaster relief...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/07/06

As part of our StoryCorps Military Voices Initiative, we hear from two veterans who volunteer with disaster relief operations, Michael Davidson and Windy Barton.

5:12

A Chicago rabbi was a committed advocate for gun...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/07/06

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Rabbi Tamar Manasseh about a recent shooting right outside a community center she set up on Chicago's South Side, and her fear for the safety of the children who use it.

3:57

Astronauts on the moon have a new way to stay fit,...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/05/04

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Alberto Minetti of the University of Milan about his research on how astronauts on the moon could keep fit by running around the inside of a cylindrical "Wall of Death."

3:38

India is halfway through the voting season. The...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/05/04

India is almost halfway through its six-week-long election season. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attempting to win a third consecutive term by promising his brand of Hindu nationalism.

4:59

FCC reinstates net neutrality policies after 6 years

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/05/04

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Gregory Rosston of Stanford University about the FCC's decision to reinstate net neutrality policies and what the last 6 years on the internet has been like without them.

4:00

Students at some campus anti-war protests are...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/05/04

Thousands of protestors were arrested this week as some schools called in police to clear pro-Palestinian encampments. Others have been able to reach agreements with students to clear out voluntarily.

4:33

Children of sex workers rarely see doctors, global...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/05/04

The children of sex workers rarely see doctors and are often living in brothels. Their deaths frequently go unnoticed and undocumented.

8:22

Jeff Beal's new collection of solo piano work speaks...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/05/04

NPR's Scott Simon talks with composer Jeff Beal about his new collection of solo piano works, "The New York Etudes," and about living and working with multiple sclerosis.

7:57

Actor Chris O'Dowd on what to expect from the second...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/05/04

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to actor Chris O'Dowd about the second season of the comedy series "The Big Door Prize," and what first drew him to the project.

2:49

Madonna will perform at Rio's Copacabana beach to...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/05/04

Over a million fans are expected to turn up on Rio's famous Copacabana beach Saturday for Madonna's end-of-tour mega concert.

7:46

From 'Magnum, P.I.' to dancing with royalty, Tom...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/05/04

Tom Selleck became a TV star in the 1980s as the Hawaii-based detective of "Magnum, P.I." He talks with NPR's Scott Simon about what it took to get there and his new memoir, "You Never Know."

4:48

Saturday Sports: Milwaukee Bucks end their season,...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/05/04

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the disappointing end to the Milwaukee Bucks season, and the rest of the field in the NBA playoffs, and NHL playoffs.

3:44

Trump blames immigration for budget cuts in a...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/05/04

Former President Donald Trump says a recent influx of immigrants is to blame for a budget shortfall in a Wisconsin town. City officials have a different take on what's happening.

3:44

As closing arguments in Google's monopoly trial wrap...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/05/04

Closing arguments in the United States v. Google monopoly trial have wrapped up. How the judge decides this case could set a precedent for several other antitrust suits against Big Tech companies.

3:27

People show their support as Maine bowling alley...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/05/04

The Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine reopens 6 months after a gunman's rampage.

5:41

Remembering Paul Auster through his time as an NPR...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/05/04

Paul Auster was many things: novelist, screenwriter, poet, and NPR contributor. He died this week from cancer at the age of 77. Former NPR host Jacki Lyden has a remembrance.

4:07

Witnesses in Trump's hush money trial reveal a world...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/05/04

Beyond former President Trump's actual criminal trial, witnesses this week have revealed a world of money exchanged for potentially damaging stories.

2:35

Opinion: Ancient gastronomy from mammoths to muesli

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/05/04

Forget the saber-toothed tiger steaks: a new study published this week reveals that ancient humans also ate their veggies. NPR's Scott Simon marvels at the menu.

5:43

One community in Israel didn't have access to rocket...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/05/04

Bedouin citizens of Israel are forbidden from building rocket shelters in their homes. The recent wars have made that policy deadly.

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