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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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5:22

Wegovy is now covered by Medicare for patients at...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/23

Medicare and Medicaid will now cover certain prescriptions for weight-loss drugs like Wegovy. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Dr. Disha Narang of Endeavor Health in Illinois about their benefits.

7:10

What Putin's renewed 6-year term means for Ukraine...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/23

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Yale historian Timothy Snyder about what another 6-year presidential term for Russian leader Vladimir Putin might mean for Ukraine and the West.

7:10

John Schu's new memoir 'Louder than Hunger' follows...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/23

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author John Schu about his new, semi-fictional memoir, "Louder than Hunger."

3:39

A college gardening group is bringing native plants...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/23

College campuses around the country are returning to their roots, replacing lawns and shrubs with native plants. Students at The College of New Jersey joined the movement with a planting day.

8:42

A film based on a novel about a 1930s writer gains...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/23

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Michael Lockshin, director of "The Master and Margarita," an immensely popular film in Russia but one that's also been attacked by pro-Kremlin bloggers.

3:56

Saturday Sports: Shohei Ohtani's interpreter fired,...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/23

Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani's longtime interpreter fired over allegations of illegal gambling, and March Madness begins. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media.

4:31

Over 4,400 preserved human brains have been...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/23

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Oxford University scientist Alexandra Morton-Hayward about how some brains are preserved thousands of years after a person's death.

2:36

Opinion: For one Ohio candidate, it was over before...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/23

Errant keystrokes and an ill-timed prepared statement: NPR's Scott Simon muses on the communication missteps of one would-be candidate for an Ohio congressional seat.

3:45

ISIS terrorist group claims responsibility for deadly...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/23

Russian media say gunmen killed several dozens of people at a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow. An ISIS terrorist group has claimed responsibility.

4:14

Kate Middleton ends speculation, announces she is...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/23

Messages of sadness and support flood London after the Princess of Wales reveals she's undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. The announcement comes as King Charles is getting cancer treatment as well.

4:47

Week in politics: Congress averts partial government...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/23

A second package of budget bills passed Congress, just narrowly averting a partial government shutdown. Also, Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Israel.

3:55

Purim — a festive Jewish holiday with an ending often...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/23

The joyous Jewish holiday celebrates Jews' escape from annihilation as told in the Book of Esther. A lesser-known end to the story takes on new meaning during this time of war in the Middle East.

4:21

A Florida man who refused to sell his home to a...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/16

Orlando Capote has been engaged in a two-decade struggle against developers and the city of Coral Gables to save his family's home. But his success comes with a price.

2:28

Opinion: Animals have overtaken our lives, and we're...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/16

NPR's Scott Simon muses on his family's life with animals — a dog, a foster cat, a hamster in a hamster ball — and all that entails.

7:06

As global hunger crises worsen, the UN's World Food...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/09

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Cindy McCain, executive director of the UN's World Food Programme, about humanitarian emergencies in Central Africa and in Gaza.

3:40

Major Leaguer Shohei Ohtani made a personal...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/09

Major Leaguer Shohei Ohtani makes headlines in the U.S., but in Japan he's treated like a god. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jason Coskrey, a sports writer for the Japan Times based in Tokyo.

0:59

A California university is shutting down. Its...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/09

The University of Antelope Valley in California has to shut down due to alleged financial mismanagement. But its basketball teams will still get to compete in tournaments this month.

7:53

Rita Bullwinkel talks about her novel 'Headshot' and...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/09

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rita Bullwinkel about her new novel, "Headshot." It tells the past, present, and future of eight girls who compete in a boxing championship in Nevada.

6:12

In 'Spaceman', a deep space explorer deals with the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/09

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with director Johan Renck for his new movie Spaceman. The movie stars Adam Sandler as a deep space explorer dealing with very terrestrial problems.

3:47

Biden hits the campaign trail after delivering the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/09

President Biden's re-election campaign is kicking into a higher gear. Tonight he holds a rally in Georgia, a state where he's got some work to do to repair his coalition of supporters.

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