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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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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.

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.

4:14

JPMorgan Chase is the biggest of the big banks....

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/09

JPMorgan Chase is the largest bank in the U.S. That worries some critics, who see it as "too big to fail."

2:32

Opinion: Some heroes drive city buses

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/09

NPR's Scott Simon recounts the heroic actions of a Chicago bus driver and his passengers, who saw buildings on fire at 2 a.m. and raced to warn residents.

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.

3:51

In a first, U.S. students will take the SAT entirely...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/05

Students taking the exam use their own devices, or school devices – they no longer need a paper and pencil. More than a million students are expected to take the test.

3:57

As China looks to stabilize its economy, senior...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/02

China is purging the senior ranks of its financial sector as the central government attempts to stabilize a shaky economy.

4:14

Week in politics: Dueling border visits, immigration...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/02

There is little chance of comprehensive immigration reform despite broad agreement for its need and rising public concern about it.

2:33

Opinion: No taxpayer handouts for pro stadiums

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/02

With several sports teams looking to taxpayers to fund the construction of new stadiums, NPR's Scott Simon wonders how those public funds could be spent elsewhere.

4:44

In Georgia, a bill to cut all ties with the American...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/03/01

Several other states have made moves to disassociate from the nation's oldest library professional association. But Georgia's bill, the first of its kind in the nation, goes further than the others.

3:54

Jury finds NRA executives including head Wayne...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/02/24

A New York jury says National Rifle Association executives, including longtime head Wayne LaPierre, are liable for mismanagement.

7:53

Matteo Garrone on 'Io Capitano,' his Oscar-nominated...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/02/24

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to director Matteo Garrone about his new film "Io Capitano," which follows the journey of two migrants to Europe.

7:35

Tommy Orange on his new novel 'Wandering Stars'

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/02/24

NPR's Scott Simon asks Tommy Orange about his new novel, "Wandering Stars." It is a sequel to his first, "There There," which was a Pulitzer finalist.

5:15

Checking in on the economy ahead of election season

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/02/24

Shoppers are still spending, just a little less freely than before as inflation remains higher than ideal and keeps interest rates similarly high.

5:00

On South Carolina primary day, either Haley or Trump...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/02/24

The South Carolina Republican primary is today. It is candidate Nikki Haley's home state, where she served as governor, and where she hopes to have an upset victory over former President Donald Trump.

4:31

Saturday Sports: Baseball gets new uniforms, Messi...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/02/24

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss baseball's new uniforms and more Messi mania.

3:48

The Walking Dead spinoff 'The Ones Who Live' is an...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/02/24

The Walking Dead will premiere one of its most anticipated new spinoffs, "The Ones Who Live," on Sunday. Two of the franchise's most popular characters return.

7:17

What lies ahead after two years of Russia's invasion...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/02/24

When Russia invaded Ukraine, it expected a quick fight, like its 2014 annexation of Crimea. Two years in, the war grinds on.

4:07

The decimal point was in use 150 years before...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/02/24

NPR's Scott Simon talks to math historian Glen Van Brummelen about his finding that the decimal point appeared in the 1440s, earlier than thought.

3:39

How one middle school in New Mexico is teaching kids...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/02/24

An Albuquerque, N.M., middle school is using opera to teach students about issues like immigration and climate change.

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