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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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6:25

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.

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...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

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...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

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...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

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.

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.

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