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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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4:30

Saturday Sports: NFL and ESPN join forces; a...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/09

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with sportswriter Howard Bryant about the past week in the world of sports.

3:49

What is the origin of the word deadline? An...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/09

The word "deadline" has been used a lot in reference to tariffs. It got us thinking: what is the origin of the word? NPR's Scott Simon talks with Benjamin Dreyer, author of "Dreyer's English."

4:38

How wildflowers may have a role to play in preventing...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/09

Planting wildflowers could help deter wildfires across the western U.S. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Phil Allen, a professor at Brigham Young University, about his research into the topic.

6:08

Why the musical 'Hamilton' retains much of its...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/09

The political landscape has changed significantly since Hamilton premiered in 2015 - how the show is seen has changed as well.

6:25

Xenobe Purvis discusses her debut novel 'The...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/09

Be they girls, or be they dogs? NPR's Scott Simon talks with Xenobe Purvis about her debut novel, "The Hounding," where rumors about five girls turn deadly in 18th-century England.

7:51

The movie 'My Mother's Wedding' draws inspiration...

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2025/08/09

NPR's Scott Simon talks with actor Kristin Scott Thomas and her husband, journalist John Micklethwait. The pair wrote the screenplay for the new movie, "My Mother's Wedding."

8:12

During an 'Island Storm,' two kids on an adventure...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/09

A storm is coming and two siblings pull on their boots and head to the sea. The waves crash and the rain starts to fall, but they go on in this quintessential summer adventure story.

5:09

'At least I'm safe': A Kenyan immigrant opts to leave...

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2025/08/09

The Trump administration has given an ultimatum to immigrants without legal status: Leave voluntarily, or you'll be detained and deported. This has forced some immigrant families in the U.S. to grapple with very hard choices.

2:41

Opinion: A little league heartbreak

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/02

The State Department denied one Venezuelan Little League team entry into the U.S., but allowed another. NPR's Scott Simon questions how the sports exemption to Trump's travel ban is being applied.

3:27

Viktor Kossakovsky's new film 'Architecton' is...

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2025/08/02

A nearly wordless meditation on the building blocks of civilization — stone and concrete — Viktor Kossakovsky's documentary Architecton is a dazzling sensory overload.

4:21

Here's what's happening on the ground in Gaza a week...

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2025/08/02

Experts say famine's unfolding in Gaza, prompting global outrage, calls for Israel to end the war and acknowledgement by Trump of starvation.

4:02

An overview of the U.S. economy and what the latest...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/02

The U.S. job market slowed sharply this spring, as President Trump's tariffs took effect. Trump is calling for even higher import taxes in the coming week.

6:37

Trump tariffs global reactions

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/02

We look at international reaction to President Trump's latest round of tariffs.

4:56

Nebraska Congressman talks about meeting with the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/02

NPR's Scott Simon asks Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., about Bacon's trip to Mexico to foster cooperation in ongoing trade talks.

4:02

Civilians in Darfur suffer the most from the ongoing...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/02

The humanitarian situation in El Fasher, one of the regional capitals of Darfur, is dire, with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces laying siege to the city for the past 15 months.

6:56

Video producer Dave Jorgenson discusses the future of...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/02

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Dave Jorgenson, the creator of the Washington Post's TikTok channel, about his new media organization and the future of short-form content in newsrooms.

4:08

Week in Politics: Tariffs; Epstein's ex-girlfriend;...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/02

We'll look at the latest tariffs imposed by President Trump, as well as his disagreement with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on starvation in Gaza.

4:33

Saturday Sports: NFL stars want out; a striking...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/02

5:22

The redistricting fight and how it's spreading across...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/02

As the Texas GOP works on redrawing Congressional districts to favor their party, some Democratic governors say they could retaliate by redistricting in favor of their party.

3:55

Who is Allison Burroughs, the federal judge Trump...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/02

Harvard University has been at the center of some big legal cases lately – cases that have all started on the desk of one federal judge, Allison Burroughs of Massachusetts. Here's a look at who she is.

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