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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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2:39

A visit to the eventful American Cornhole League...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/02

The World Championship of Corn Hole is underway in Rock Hill South Carolina. We'll pay a visit.

5:37

What books to read this summer? NPR staff share their...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/02

Summer's lease hath all too short a date, so better get your reading on! NPR staffers share some recommendations from our "Books We Love" list.

5:00

How the new work requirements for Medicaid could...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/02

The state health official who led Michigan's efforts to build work requirements into Medicaid says other states will soon be learning some very lessons about what is involved and how much it costs.

9:54

Pulitzer Prize finalist Garrett M. Graff discusses...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/02

Next week marks 80 years since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japan. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Garrett Graff about his book "The Devil Reached Toward The Sky," which recounts the bomb's creation.

3:48

France, U.K., others plan to recognize a Palestinian...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/08/01

The recent push by several countries to recognize a state of Palestine is largely symbolic, but it carries diplomatic and potentially legal weight.

5:24

Teen artists portrayed their lives — some adults...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/28

"What is it like to be a teen right now?" Young artists explored that question for two different exhibitions of their work this summer. But on the National Mall, their work was deemed too political.

2:35

Opinion: Ozzy Osbourne, no ordinary man

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/26

John Michael Osbourne, a poor student from Birmingham, UK, exceeded expectations and helped invent heavy metal. A moment to remember the singular Ozzy Osbourne, who died this week at the age of 76.

3:57

Scientists study how people would react to a neurotic...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/26

Neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction. One study recently found that neurotic traits in a robot can make them seem more relatable.

5:32

How can hunger conditions improve in Gaza? A...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/26

NPR's Scott Simon asks the Norwegian Refugee Council's Shaina Low about conditions in Gaza and calls for Israel to end its blockade there.

3:09

New technology shows how illegal fishing has impacted...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/26

Illegal fishing has plagued oceans worldwide, and new technology is providing a view of its extent. New studies show that while it still happens, protected areas where fishing is banned are thriving.

5:07

A look at the responsibility of the SCOTUS in...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/26

The Trump administration often prevails in cases on the Supreme Court's emergency docket. The opinion-less decisions in these "shadow docket" cases create questions about the resulting policy.

4:09

An ICE facility in the Everglades is under scrutiny...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/26

Detainees at an ICE facility in the Florida Everglades referred to Alligator Alcatraz allege harsh punishments from guards.

4:46

Trump is greeted by protesters as he visits Scotland

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/26

Anti-Trump protesters rally in Scotland's capital as the U.S. president visits his mother's birth country to inaugurate a new golf course and meet UK leaders.

4:28

Saturday Sports: MLB; Trump pushes for the Commanders...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/26

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss Major League Baseball and a presidential push to reverse time.

4:20

This flesh-eating parasite is a potential threat to...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/26

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with entomologist Edwin Burgess about a plan to combat flash-eating maggots threatening U.S. livestock. It involves breeding billions of flies and dropping them from planes.

4:28

A glimpse into the ancient Turkish site challenging...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/26

In the hills of southeastern Turkey lies a site so ancient, it's turning our understanding of civilization on its head and fueling conspiracy theories.

6:11

Journalist Mstyslav Chernov talks about his...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/26

NPR's Scott Simon asks Mstyslav Chernov about his new documentary "2,000 Meters to Andriivka," about a Ukrainian bid to recapture a town.

4:27

Why the new postmaster general's tenure reignites...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/26

As a new Postmaster General with ties to FedEx assumes control of the agency, rural customers and postal workers worry about privatization or downsizing of the agency.

3:51

Here's what's different in the iconic Tour de France...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/26

This year's Tour de France goes through Paris' fabled Montmartre district, mimicking the route employed for last year's Olympic Games.

3:42

Taiwan voters failed in their efforts to recall...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/26

Taiwan will vote Saturday on a measure to remove more than two dozen lawmakers accused of being too close to China.

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