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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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2:07

A secret imperial passage within Rome's Colosseum...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/11

Tourists can now walk in the footsteps of emperors. This month, a secret passage within Rome's Colosseum, reserved for royalty in ancient times, opened to tourists.

3:52

Conservative Influencers in Portland

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/11

The Trump administration is working with right-wing influencers to shape the public's understanding of protests against ICE in Portland, Ore.

3:28

Analyzing Dominion Voting Systems sale to firm run by...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/11

Dominion Voting Systems has been sold to Liberty Vote. Dominion was at the center of fraudulent vote rigging claims by President Trump and his allies during the 2020 election.

3:41

Here's the latest on the Gaza ceasefire deal

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/11

Hamas is preparing to release the last remaining hostages after Israel forces withdrew from parts of Gaza under President Trump's truce plan.

5:18

Georgia politics and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/11

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to reporter Greg Bluestein about Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who says her party needs to end the government shutdown and work with Democrats on health care.

3:56

The last operational World War II Landing Ship Tank...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/11

The last of the ships that some credit with winning World War II for the Allies has plowed through the waters of the Midwest, where people got a chance to visit it.

3:26

How the government shutdown is impacting farmers

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/11

Agriculture is in a deep recession. The government shutdown is making things worse for farmers. It's cutting off information and funding from the shuttered Department of Agriculture, which means an expected bailout is on hold.

5:04

A foreign policy expert talks about prospects for...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/11

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland, about the U.S.-brokered peace deal between Hamas and Israel.

4:49

Saturday Sports: Baseball playoffs continue; Bill...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/11

NPR's Scott Simon and sports writer Michele Steele discuss the MLB postseason and an NFL coaching legend floundering in college.

5:22

How will Trump rescue Argentina's economy?

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/11

Argentina's economy is spiraling. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with economist Monica de Bolle about the Trump administration's plan to rescue it.

4:26

Week in Politics: Trump on Gaza ceasefire and tariffs...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/11

President Trump threatens a massive tariff hike on China, and Americans begin to feel the effects of the government shutdown.

8:38

Rhett Miller talks about his 10th solo album, 'A...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/11

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Rhett Miller about his new album "A lifetime of riding by night" and having vocal chord surgery just after recording.

7:21

Anna North shares insights on her new mystery novel...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/11

Two women's lives, 2000 years apart: NPR's Scott Simon talks with Anna North about her novel "Bog Queen," in which a modern investigator is called to examine a body found in a British bog.

8:52

Bestselling author Susan Orlean discusses her new...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/11

Susan Orlean chronicles the lives of others in "The New Yorker" and her books, like "The Orchid Thief." Orlean turns her skills inward with a memoir. NPR's Scott Simon talks to her about "Joyride."

4:03

This Nobel Peace Prize front-runner didn't win -- but...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/11

The Sudan Emergency Response Rooms was considered a front-runner for the Nobel Peace Prize winner this year and last. Here's their story.

2:43

Opinion: Jane Goodall helped humans understand their...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/04

Jane Goodall, the influential primatologist and conservationist, died this week at the age of 91. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on her legacy and love for chimpanzees.

4:05

Here's the latest on the Gaza peace plan

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/04

Hamas responded to an American proposal to end Israel's war in Gaza and said it would return all remaining hostages. But big uncertainties remain over the proposal's next steps.

3:36

A review of Sean Combs' charges, hearing and sentencing

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/04

NPR's Scott Simon asks NBC News Entertainment Correspondent Chloe Melas about the sentence handed to Sean Combs for two prostitution-related charges.

3:49

It's Day 4 of the U.S. government shutdown. Is an...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/04

We look at where Congress is in negotiating its way out of a government shutdown that is in its fourth day, with no solution in sight.

4:09

What to know about the threats to fire federal...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/04

The White House is using the government shutdown to push aggressive plans to further cut the federal workforce and control spending.

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