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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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8:35

A violinist, a luthier and the historic commission...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/14

For her new album, musician Anne Harris commissioned a violin from luthier Amanda Ewing, the first such professional collaboration between two Black women to be recorded.

6:51

"Materialists" director discusses the film and her...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/14

NPR's Debbie Elliott talks with Celine Song, who wrote and directed the new film "Materialists." Song shares what she learned working as a matchmaker earlier in her career.

3:56

One student reflects on how their dad inspires them

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/14

Student Ava Gilberg-Stroud picked up the drums at a young age to feel closer to her dad. She interviewed him to learn about how he first got into music for the PBS News Student Reporting Labs.

9:07

Top Chef finalist Shuai Wang cooks Chinatown BBQ with...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/14

Shuai Wang thought he'd peaked before competing on Top Chef. But over a plate of food at King BBQ, the chef tells NPR's Debbie Elliott he now knows his career is just getting started.

11:04

10 years after the deadly church shooting, a new...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/14

Reporter Kevin Sack's new book is a history of Charleston's Emanuel AME Church, the oldest Black congregation in the South, where a white supremacist killed nine worshippers a decade ago.

4:25

Ancient miasma theory may help explain Health...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/14

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking.

2:56

5 simple (and cheap) things to make your house use...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/09

Sometimes reducing your home's energy use can be as simple as opening a window or buying tape. Here are five easy ways to have a more climate-friendly home and save on energy bills at the same time.

8:20

In 'Atmosphere', Taylor Jenkins Reid imagines the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

NPR's Debbie Elliott talks with Taylor Jenkins Reid about the lives of the first women astronauts as imagined in her new novel, "Atmosphere."

2:13

Broadway star Jasmine Amy Rogers' journey to her own...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

In just a few years, Jasmine Amy Rogers has come full circle from a teen actor and singer to a Broadway star nominated for a Tony award.

4:06

At World Pride in Washington, D.C., government...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

WorldPride is being celebrated in Washington, D.C., this year, with a parade being held today near the White House. But the president's policy on DEI and transgender rights is making some participants nervous.

3:56

Paddlefish make a comeback in Minnesota

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

The odd-looking pre-historic paddlefish is threatened in many states. However, in some, like Minnesota, its numbers are growing. And local officials are tracking the fish's numbers and locations.

4:24

Mutually assured damages could temper the Trump-Musk...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

President Trump and his onetime adviser Elon Musk traded threats this week. Their barbs highlight how much the government and Musk's companies are reliant on each other.

5:14

Saturday Sports: French Open finals, Stanley Cup, pro...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

NPR's Debbie Elliott talks sports with ESPN's Michele Steele the end of college amateurism, the French Open women's final, the NHL's Stanley Cup finals, and pro softball.

5:53

The dangers of a weakened FEMA ahead of an active...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

As FEMA faces hurricane season, officials fear the agency is not prepared. NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Rep. Jared Moskowitz about the high stakes for communities in the storm path.

4:19

ICE conducts sweeping raids in L.A., clashes with...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

Workplace raids carried out by immigration enforcement agents in Los Angeles on Friday were followed by protests, clashes with police, and criticism from local politicians.

5:22

The many ways Ukraine carries out unprecedented drone...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

With one surprise attack after another, Ukraine keeps inventing new ways to wage war with drones. In turn, Russia is building a massive drone army of its own.

4:20

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, wrongly deported, returns to...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back on U.S. soil, three months after the Trump administration mistakenly deported him to El Salvador. But he still faces legal challenges in the U.S.

3:57

Leaders from coastal cities discuss rising sea levels...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

Scientists and mayors from around the world gather in Nice to find solutions ahead of the U.N. Ocean Conference.

3:56

Remembering Stanley Nelson, Louisiana journalist who...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

We remember Stanley Nelson, the editor of a small-town weekly newspaper in Louisiana, who exposed secrets about unsolved murders by the Ku Klux Klan. Nelson died this week at the age of 69.

3:56

Louisiana journalist Stanley Nelson exposed secrets...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

Stanley Nelson, the editor of a small-town weekly newspaper in Louisiana, exposed secrets about unsolved murders by the Ku Klux Klan. Nelson died this week at the age of 69.

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