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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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6:19

In Yiyun Li's book about her son, she endures the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/24

Author Yiyun Li has lost two teenage sons to suicide. Her new book is about how to think about life after the unimaginable. It's called "Things in Nature Merely Grow."

5:50

Adam Roberts discusses his debut novel 'Food Person'

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/24

NPR Scott Simon talks to Adam Roberts about his debut novel, "Food Person." It's about a food writer ghostwriting a cookbook for a celebrity who doesn't actually like food.

2:22

Opinion: Cheers to a life well lived

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/24

Character actor George Wendt was known to a generation as Norm, the beleaguered, lovable everyman on the sitcom Cheers. He died this week at the age of 76.

3:40

Trump's debunked 'burial site' video reopens...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/24

Trump's misleading video of a 'burial site' for white South African farmers reopened 'new wounds,' victim's son tells NPR.

4:03

Trump wraps up Middle East trip with little talk of Gaza

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/17

There was a lot of pomp on President Trump's Middle East trip, but not much talk about the biggest diplomatic challenge in the region — the war in Gaza.

4:10

Yuval Raphael, a Hamas attack survivor, is...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/17

A survivor of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on a music festival is representing Israel at the Eurovision song competition as critics decry Israel's actions in Gaza.

4:33

Nigel Farage's right-wing party is fast gaining...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/17

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to George Eaton of New Statesman magazine about the populist, right-wing party Reform UK which is reshaping British politics.

3:25

In France, violent robbers are targeting...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/17

France's crypto millionaires are increasingly the targets of violent criminals.

6:57

Christopher Moore discusses his book 'Anima Rising'

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/17

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Christopher Moore, who brings Gustav Klimt, Sigmund Freud, an undead woman, and a host of other unlikely characters together in his latest book, "Anima Rising."

4:27

Local farmers react to Trump's announcement of...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/17

NPR's Scott Simon asks Robert Guenther of the Florida Tomato Exchange about new efforts to limit the import of Mexican tomatoes to the U.S.

4:46

Two months after Trump dismantled Voice of America, a...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/17

It's been nearly two months since President Trump silenced Voice of America. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Jay Sophalkalyan, who says the broadcasts were a lifeline when he was growing up in Cambodia.

6:53

Trump's Middle East trip reflected a shift in policy...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/17

NPR's Scott Simon asks Eurasia Group's Firas Maksad about President Trump's visit to the Middle East and his administration's shifting priorities in the region.

4:43

Saturday Sports: Knicks advance to finals, WNBA...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/17

NPR's Scott Simon asks Howard Bryant of Meadowloark Media about the NBA and NHL playoffs and the new WNBA season.

3:33

Over 20 dead in Kentucky after overnight storms tear...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/17

Severe storms and tornadose tore through several states overnight Friday. In London, Ky., the mayor says over 20 people died.

4:29

Supreme Court bars the Trump administration from...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/17

The Supreme Court has barred the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to quickly deport Venezuelans in custody in northern Texas. The administration says the men are gang members.

3:44

Shipping companies say they're worried about the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/17

Despite the recent agreement between the U.S. and China to pause the tariff war, shipping companies remain uncertain about the path ahead.

3:38

Elections in Poland and Romania could shape the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/17

Voters go to the polls in presidential elections in Poland and Romania on Sunday with potentially big consequences for Europe and Ukraine.

4:47

Trump's attacks on DEI are complicating corporate...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/17

NPR's Scott Simon asks Twin Cities Pride Executive Director Andi Otto about partnering with corporations amid efforts to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

4:47

Cannes 2025: new fashion rules, movies in the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/17

The 2025 Cannes Film Festival is underway. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with New York Magazine critic Alison Willmore about the year's lineup.

4:41

Week in politics: House Republicans block Trump's...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/17

House Republicans blocked a major funding and tax cut bill and will reconvene Sunday to negotiate further.

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