x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Weekend Edition Saturday

Saturday mornings are made for Weekend Edition Saturday, the program 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.

news & politics

All Episodes

00:04:24

Saturday Sports: Looking back at the year's greatest...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/28

NPR's Scott Simon and Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media recap the year in sports: the ascendance of women's basketball, the Paris Olympics, and the loss of some baseball legends.

en

00:03:48

How one Hanukkah tradition originated in European...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/28

The dreidel is best known as a beloved Hanukkah tradition. But it actually started as a European gambling toy, only acquiring religious significance in the new world.

en

00:04:38

The Republic of Georgia's incumbent president is...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/28

The Republic of Georgia's incumbent president is refusing to stand down for the next president, claiming election fraud.

en

00:02:17

Opinion: The Pope wants priests to lighten up

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/21

A reflection on the comedy stylings of Pope Francis, who is telling priests to lighten up and not be so dour.

en

00:04:43

How Congress averted a government shutdown with a...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/21

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., about the House GOP caucus and the Dec. 20 stopgap funding vote.

en

00:04:09

Car plows into crowds at German Christmas Market

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/21

German officials say a 50-year-old Saudi doctor who moved to Germany in 2006 deliberately drove his car into a crowded outdoor Christmas market Friday.

en

00:04:20

Congress passes bill to avert government shutdown

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/21

Hours away from a government shutdown, Congress passed a bill to fund federal operations until March 14, 2025.

en

00:04:40

Week in politics: The threat of a government shutdown...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/21

An impasse over the budget and the threat of a government shutdown dominated political news earlier this week.

en

00:04:36

The 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/21

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jonathan Lane, of the consortium Revolution 250, about why the Battle of Bunker Hill won't be reenacted at Bunker Hill to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S.

en

00:03:34

Amazon workers have gone on strike

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/21

Some Amazon drivers held small protests this week to highlight conditions they say need to be improved and urged other drivers to join the teamsters union.

en

00:03:56

US-Backed Kurdish coalition faces uncertainty in Syria

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/21

The Kurdish coalition that controls a third of Syria and helped the US fight ISIS is facing a new reality after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. NATO ally Turkey sees them as a threat and is demanding the dismantling of Kurdish militia (YPG). And some of the majority Arab civilians who live in Kurdish controlled areas want to be governed by the rebels that took Damascus instead.

en

00:03:55

Surfing and ceviche in Peru

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/21

December in Peru means surf and ceviche, as our reporter catches some breaks on the beaches outside Lima.

en

00:05:28

Saturday Sports: College and professional football...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/21

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss a big weekend of college and professional football.

en

00:06:57

How Syria's 'musician of the revolution' feels after...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/14

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Syrian-American composer Malek Jandali about the fall of the dictatorship in Syria and his hopes for his homeland's future.

en

00:04:26

How Trump's early days in 2017 might be different...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/14

We look at what the Trump White House did in early 2017 and what might be different this time around.

en

00:04:27

Saturday sports: Belichick to coach UNC; Juan Soto...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/14

Scott Simon and Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media discuss Bill Belichick's move to college football and Juan Soto's massive new contract with the New York Mets.

en

00:03:53

How to cure loneliness? Stammtisch.

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/14

Loneliness is a modern, cross-generational plague. Some people are looking to an old German tradition for a tried and true remedy.

en

00:05:51

Zildjian brand cymbals are everywhere. But how...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/14

Zildjian cymbal are used by top drummers across the globe -- they've been made by one family, using a secret process, for 400 years.

en

00:03:25

President-elect Trump promised to extend tax cuts,...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/14

The incoming Congress is preparing to extend expiring portions of the 2017 tax cuts from the last Trump administration. Congressional bean counters say that will have little effect on economic growth.

en

00:04:33

The Texas Attorney General is suing a New York doctor...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/14

The state of Texas is suing a doctor in New York, saying she prescribed abortion pills for a Texas woman in violation of its law.

en

1,316 results

Similar Podcasts

Boletines RNE

RNE

BBC News

BBC World Service

برامج

مونت كارلو الدولية / MCD

Journal Afrique

RFI

要闻解说

RFI - 法国国际广播电台