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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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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.

5:18

Remembering Tuskegee Airman George Hardy, who died...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/04

One of the last surviving combat veterans of the Tuskegee Airmen, George Hardy died last week aged 100. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Leon Butler Jr. from the Tuskegee Airmen Inc. about his legacy.

3:57

Retired U.S. diplomat George Kent talks about his...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/04

Following his retirement, former U.S. Ambassador George Kent cycled across the U.S. to raise awareness and money for the Ukrainian war effort. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Kent about his journey.

4:30

Saturday Sports: Baseball playoffs begin; a look...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/04

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant talk about the Major League Baseball Playoffs, which include the Los Angeles Dodgers as they attempt to repeat as champions.

4:32

How Mormon Women for Ethical Government helped...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/04

A Utah court has ordered lawmakers to redraw their congressional districts, which could help Democrats in the midterm elections. The influential Mormon Women for Ethical Government was one of the groups that forced the order.

4:08

Week in Politics: Government shutdown; 'armed...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/04

We look at where the willingness among Democrats and Republicans is to end the government shutdown, as well as U.S. strikes on alleged cartel boats in the Caribbean.

6:34

How has the war in Gaza changed what it means to be...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/04

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Shira Efron, senior fellow at RAND about how two years of war in Gaza has affected Israelis as a people.

8:49

Christian rapper Lecrae drops a few bars about his...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/04

Lecrae's new album, "Reconstruction," weaves together themes of faith, pain, and hope. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the Christian rapper about his latest work.

7:48

Laotian-Canadian poet Souvankham Thammavongsa...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/04

In her debut novel, "Pick a Color," Souvankham Thammavongsa details the day in the life of both a nail salon and its owner. NPR's Scott Simon talks with her about it.

7:13

'House of Guinness' creator Steven Knight spills the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/04

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Steven Knight, the creator of the "House of Guinness" - an historical drama series about the family that established the famous brewing company in Ireland.

5:49

How forced institutionalization affected one Oregon...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/04

Judy Thompson fought to have her son, Alton, institutionalized when his mental illness spiraled out of control. The experience left both mother and son wary of the "civil confinement" process.

2:34

Opinion: 'Free speech doesn't work just when you...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/27

NPR's Scott Simon recalls a First Amendment case from the late 1970s involving the rights of a neo-Nazi group to march through a predominantly Jewish suburb of Chicago.

3:44

A look at former FBI Director James Comey's indictment

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/27

We examine the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey after President Trump called for several of his political enemies -- including Comey -- to be prosecuted.

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