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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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5:19

Award-winning food writer Mark Kurlansky discusses...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/12

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Mark Kurlansky about his new novel, "Cheesecake." It's a story of New York's restaurant and real estate scenes in the 1980s and, of course, that delectable dessert.

3:53

President Trump visits Kerrville, Texas as residents...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/12

Trump arrived amid ongoing disaster relief efforts. The area is on edge as more rain is expected this weekend and the first funerals are to be held Saturday.

2:40

Does listening to an audiobook count as reading?

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/12

One debate that's sure to draw a lot of strong opinions and hot takes — does listening to an audiobook count as reading? (This story originally aired on July 7 on All Things Considered.)

3:55

A new study shows promise in a new method to...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/12

Vaccinating vampire bats against rabies can help prevent the spread of the disease to livestock and humans. NPR's Scott Simon talks with epidemiologist Tonie Rocke about a new way to vaccinate bats.

4:26

What the federal ruling that blocked Trump's policy...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/12

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Vanderbilt University law professor Brian T. Fitzpatrick about class action lawsuits attempting to block Trump administration's policies on birthright citizenship and other issues.

4:29

Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan ends...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/12

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Abdul Feraji, investigative journalist from Afghanistan about the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Afghans in the U.S. on July 14.

4:27

Week in Politics: Trump pressures foreign governments...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/12

President Trump is ratcheting up pressure on foreign governments over trade and the Federal Reserve over interest rates as he tries to steer the U.S. economy.

8:47

Embeth Davidtz discusses her directorial debut,...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/12

NPR's Scott Simon talks with actor Embeth Davidtz about her directorial debut, "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight." It's an adaptation of the book about growing up in Rhodesia before decolonization.

8:34

A new book looks at Caitlin Clark's role in U.S....

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/12

Christine Brennan tracks Caitlin Clark's rise to becoming an American sports and cultural icon in the new book "On Her Game." Brennan talks to NPR's Scott Simon.

2:46

Opinion: Remembering the flood victims of Camp Mystic

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/12

NPR's Scott Simon remembers some of the 27 young people who perished at Camp Mystic in the catastrophic flooding of the Guadalupe River in Central Texas, July 4th.

4:33

In the Texas flood zone, volunteers help reunite lost...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/12

Hundreds of pets have been reported missing after the devastating floods in central Texas. Volunteers have been combing through debris to help reunite them with their owners.

3:57

As Democrats spoil for a fight, a new face in the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/11

Rep. Robert Garcia is the new top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee. At a moment when his party is craving more confrontation with President Trump, he says he's ready to lean into the fray.

5:45

How this long-lost Chinese typewriter from the 1940s...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/05

The concepts in the MingKwai typewriter underlie how Chinese, Japanese and Korean are typed today. The typewriter, patented in 1946, was found last year in an upstate New York basement.

7:54

Calvin Duncan discusses his memoir 'The Jailhouse...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/05

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with "The Jailhouse Lawyer" authors Calvin Duncan and Sophie Cull. It's a memoir about Duncan's life as a wrongly incarcerated inmate and his efforts to exonerate himself.

9:45

From caterpillar to butterfly, 'Papilio' grows up in...

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2025/07/05

Papilio is a picture book told in three parts about three stages of a butterfly's life (there are really four stages but egg time is pretty boring). It's also written and illustrated by three friends.

3:34

Floods sweep central Texas, killing at least 24 people

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/05

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with meteorologist Sarah Spivey from KSAT News in San Antonio about the deadly floods in Texas.

3:37

At least 24 dead in Texas floods, rescue efforts...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/05

At least 24 people are dead after flash flooding on the Guadalupe River in Texas. Rescue efforts are underway to find 20 people who are still missing.

3:54

Court holds Florida Attorney General in contempt over...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/05

Florida's attorney general has gone to the U.S. Supreme Court asking permission to enforce the state's new law against illegal immigration. A judge has found him in contempt and some have been arrested under the law even as it's blocked in court.

4:17

Boosted by victory over tax bill, Trump looks to...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/05

President Trump had a major legislative victory this week as his party once again rallied around his agenda. Looming next week is another major priority of his: new tariffs and trade deals.

4:04

Zelenskyy asks Trump for air defense munitions amid...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/05

Ukraine is facing a summer of escalating Russian airstrikes on its cities. The Ukrainian President has called on the U.S. to provide more air defense systems.

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