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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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4:23

Week in Politics: 'No Kings' protests; government...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

The government shutdown goes on and House Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear in a Democratic representative-elect. President Trump thinks he has momentum to get a Russia-Ukraine peace deal done.

7:20

Robyn Ryle talks about her collection of short...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

Residents of Lanier, Indiana are disturbed, amused or bored by an emailed sex survey. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Robyn Ryle about her collection of short stories, "Sex of the Midwest."

8:10

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi discusses his new...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi about his new movie, "It Was Just An Accident." Panahi made the film right after being released from Iranian prison.

6:13

Why more parents are riding cargo bikes, skipping the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

Many parents are now are forgoing minivans for greener alternatives: cargo bikes. They have been around for decades, but the advent of the electric bike motor has made them much more popular.

7:45

Iron and Wine and Ben Bridwell discuss their new...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

Childhood friends Ben Bridwell and Sam Beam used to share mixtapes of their favorite songs. Now they've made a cover album together, "Making Good Time." They talk to NPR's Scott Simon.

2:49

A classified network of SpaceX satellites is emitting...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/17

An amateur satellite tracker stumbled across the signal, which is coming from Starshield satellites in a "hidden" part of the radio spectrum.

7:12

Joey Arias has plenty of art left to give: 'I want to...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/11

Decades of metamorphosis and drag performer Joey Arias is far from his final form.

2:36

Opinion: 'The Shipping Forecast' reminds us of the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/11

For a century, the BBC has broadcast the weather report for the seas around the UK. "The Shipping Forecast" has informed and lulled generations who tune in to hear it.

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.

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