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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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8:39

The story of a 'Dreamer' who was wrongfully deported...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/04/04

Maria de Jesús Estrada Juárez returned to the U.S. this week after being wrongfully deported. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Estrada Juárez and her daughter, Damaris Bello, about their experience.

7:38

Singer, pianist and composer Bruce Hornsby discusses...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/04/04

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with singer, pianist and composer Bruce Hornsby about his new album "Indigo Park" and 40 years since the release of his biggest hit, "The Way It Is."

8:08

Actor Kevin Kline discusses the inspiration behind...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/04/04

NPR's Scott Simon talks to actor Kevin Kline about the joys and sorrows of acting that helped him create the new series "American Classic."

3:55

The tradition of Easter treats known as 'lamb cakes'

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/04/04

For many people, Easter is about church, easter egg hunts, and cakes baked in the shape of a lamb. It's not clear exactly when the tradition started, but in Central Europe there are lamb-shaped pans that date back centuries.

3:43

How a free pop-up health clinic in Texas is reaching...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/04/04

Amid a rise in healthcare costs and declining federal support for commercial fishermen, a free pop-up health clinic in Galveston, Texas is reaching a community of Vietnamese fishermen.

8:22

Author Patrick Radden Keefe talks about his new book,...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/04/04

NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Patrick Radden Keefe about his new book, "London Falling." It tells the story of the mysterious death of a London teen and his connections to the city's underworld.

7:46

Children's author Philip Stead chats about his new book

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/04/04

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to children's author Philip Stead about his new book "A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic," about a goat keeper looking for a lost goat.

4:05

As DOJ prepares to share state voter data with DHS, a...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/04/03

Since last year, the Justice Department has made unprecedented demands to states for sensitive voter data, including driver's license numbers and partial Social Security numbers.

3:57

What are the best basketball shoes?

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/03/28

Scientists discover what makes basketball shoes squeak on the courts, and celebrate their discovery by making music.

4:31

What's fueling all of the debt for the federal...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/03/28

The federal debt continues to grow, topping $39 trillion this month. Like a shopper who buys more than he earns every week, the nation's credit card bill is compounding. Just paying the interest now costs more than every other government program except Social Security.

3:56

Lessons a Chicago aquarium learned from successfully...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/03/28

Staff at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium have reared a special kind of fish known as a warty frogfish for the first time in captivity. Their success may hold broader lessons for raising marine species.

2:34

Opinion: White House 'gamifying' Iran war updates

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/03/28

The White House has depicted the war in Iran online with videos that weave real life images of missile strikes and destruction with clips from video games, sports clips, and action movies.

5:09

Ranking Member of House Armed Services Committee Adam...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/03/28

NPR's Scott Simon talks with House Armed Service Committee ranking member Adam Smith, D-Wash., about the war on Iran, now a month old, and DHS funding.

5:59

This Pennsylvania woman asked friends to help weave...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/03/28

When MaddyChristine Hope Brokopp learned she was dying, she invited her friends to help weave the tray she will be buried in.

3:39

The latest updates on the Iran war after a month

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/03/28

As the war with Iran enters its second month, the U.S. has determined with certainty that about one third of Iran's missile arsenal has been destroyed.

3:49

The 'No Kings' protest march happens nationwide this...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/03/28

Protests against the Trump administration are planned to take place around the country today. Organizers say there may be more than 3,000 rallies across 50 states.

4:48

Saturday Sports: Men and women's March madness; MLB...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/03/28

NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele talk men and women's March madness.

5:30

U.S.-Iran relations specialist explains the power...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/03/28

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Sina Toossi, Senior Fellow, Center for International Policy, about the power structure in Iran, and how things have changed within it since the start of the war.

4:37

Week in Politics: The Iran war; high gas prices;...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/03/28

The Iran war and high gas prices are weighing down President Trump's approval ratings.

8:36

Romanian film director, Radu Jude, discusses his...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/03/28

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude about his latest film, "Kontinental '25."

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