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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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3:41

Three high school friends share their experiences...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/05

As part of our StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, we hear from three childhood friends from the small town of Webster, Florida, who all joined the military after graduating from high school.

3:51

Composer Ellie Wilson's new music is inspired by...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/05

The movement of moths inspires a new music project by composer Ellie Wilson. She used data shared by ecologists to create a piece where the insects take center stage.

4:35

Saturday Sports: Wimbledon week 1, U.S. vs Mexico at...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/05

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele talk about the first week of Wimbledon, soccer's Gold Cup final between the U.S. and Mexico, and Joey Chestnut's return to the hot-dog-eating big stage.

3:53

The U.S. dollar has its worst start to the year since...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/05

The U.S. dollar's long dominance as the world's currency is fraying as global investors warm to a "sell America" trading strategy.

4:26

Politics chat: Tax bill passes, 90-day tariff...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/05

We look at the impact of the Republican tax and spending bill, passed just in time for Fourth of July, and we discuss President Trump's looming trade deal deadline.

6:11

U.S.-Iran nuclear talks to resume in Oslo

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/05

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Richard Nephew, a senior research scholar at Columbia University, about the prospect of a new nuclear deal between Iran and the U.S.

2:47

To figure out her future after graduation, a college...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/05

As students across the country don caps and gowns for graduation, big questions about the future loom. One student made a podcast to puzzle through her chosen path.

4:21

The Lakers sold for $10 billion. What's behind sports...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/05

With the Los Angeles Lakers valued at a record $10 billion, there aren't many people that can buy a sports team. Who are they and what will that mean to fans?

5:00

An accessible theater company in Denver grapples with...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/05

Cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities have impacted groups around the country, including a theater company in Denver that gives disabled actors and audiences the chance to participate.

3:32

Restaurants across the country are reinventing the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/05

A classic Philly cheesesteak is steak, cheese, and bread. But there are more and more variations popping up around town.

3:05

Opinion: A royal seal of approval

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/05

The Prince and Princess of Wales will join the King and Queen in granting Royal Warrants — a sort of "seal of approval" — on certain goods and services.

4:33

Are seed oils good or bad for health? Here's what we...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/29

Health secretary RFK Jr. has said seed oils, like canola, soybean and sunflower oil are 'poisoning Americans.' But many researchers say the evidence doesn't back up the claims.

3:51

People gather to pay respects to slain Minnesota...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/28

In a Minneapolis basilica, lawmakers from both parties will attend the funeral for slain state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark.

5:09

Saturday Sports: Wimbledon favorites, NBA champions

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/28

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant preview the upcoming Wimbledon tennis championship and look at the recent spike in Achilles tendon injuries in the NBA.

5:44

Fears of regional war in the Middle East persist even...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/28

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Michael Wahid Hanna of the International Crisis Group about the ceasefire between Israel and Iran and other diplomatic efforts to stabilize the wider region.

5:15

How the Trump administration stands to benefit from...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/28

The Supreme Court wound up the term on Friday, handing several wins to the Trump administration. Amy Howe of the SCOTUS blog speaks to NPR's Scott Simon about the implications of their decisions.

8:55

Willi Carlisle blends the absurd and the sentimental...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/28

On Winged Victory, songwriter Willi Carlisle weaves between the absurd and the sentimental. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Carlisle about the 11 tracks of originals and covers.

7:08

Meg Medina's new young adult novel finds hope in the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/28

In Meg Medina's new novel, a young girl becomes a sea ghost and must learn to find meaning in the afterlife. She talks to NPR's Scott Simon about "Graciela in the Abyss."

4:12

Recapping a blockbuster day of SCOTUS opinions, many...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/28

The Supreme Court has limited the ability of the lower courts to curtail the power of the president. We look at the court's end-of-term blockbuster decisions, as well as their implications.

4:07

Netanyahu slams Israeli media report that IDF...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/28

Israeli media reports that Israeli soldiers were ordered to shoot at Palestinian civilians trying to get aid in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the report, calling it "blood libel."

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