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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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2:18

For microplastics in baby seabirds, what doesn't kill...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/15

New research shows that ingesting plastic can cause organ dysfunction and other health problems in birds.

3:55

Saturday Sports: College basketball ins and outs

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/15

NPR's Scott Simon asks ESPN's Michele Steele about who will be in and who will be out of the men's and women's college basketball tourney.

7:04

A Ukrainian refugee on how her life has changed after...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/15

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Ukrainian refugee Nataliia "Natalie" Matiisiv about the country she left and the country she now calls home.

4:41

Students with disabilities struggle to get an...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/15

Federal law guarantees students with disabilities access to an appropriate public education but it often falls to a family to make sure a child gets the most effective schooling.

9:59

Sen. Chuck Schumer discusses his new book,...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/15

NPR's Scott Simon asks Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., about his new book "Antisemitism in America: A Warning."

7:13

John Himmelman discusses his new collection of...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/15

NPR's Scott Simon talks with John Himmelman about his new collection of illustrated poems for children, "The Boy Who Lived in a Shell: Snippets for Wandering Minds."

4:24

Week in politics: Schumer faces backlash from...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/15

Republican lawmakers are fielding critical questions on the economy. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer may face backlash for the short-term spending bill passed by the Senate Friday afternoon.

7:05

Look up! The Goodyear Blimp is celebrating a big...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/15

We head up into the skies over Los Angeles in honor of the Goodyear Blimp's 100th. Come join us ... there's room for eight.

4:09

60 years since U.S. troops entered Vietnam, an Army...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/08

As part of our StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, we hear from Specialist Henry Smithers who was among the millions of American servicemen and women deployed to Vietnam during the conflict.

7:48

60 years since Bloody Sunday, Selma's civil rights...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/08

Modern day civil rights activists are working to fight poverty and violence in the city that gave birth to the Voting Rights Act 60 years ago.

6:43

Karen Russell discusses her new book 'The Antidote',...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/08

NPR's Scott Simon asks Karen Russell about her new book, "The Antidote." It's an eerie novel set in the era of Dustbowl droughts.

4:23

Scientists are making progress in better...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/08

Scientists have made progress in understanding Long COVID over the last five years. Patient advocates hope that research will continue under the Trump administration.

3:46

Regular reporting of economic data could be at risk...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/08

Jobs. Prices. GDP. The federal government keeps close tabs on these and other economic indicators. And decision-makers depend on those numbers to be reliable. But that could be a challenge, given staffing cuts and political pressure.

2:30

U.K. reacts to Vance's comment about 'some random...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/08

After the UK offered peacekeepers to Ukraine, Vice President Vance opined on "some random country" that haven't fought wars in decades, angering Britons.

4:39

Where the Ukraine war stands amid renewed Russian...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/08

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Phillips O'Brien of St. Andrews University about the war in Ukraine, who has the upper hand, and what might that mean as the U.S. pressures Ukraine for a deal.

4:13

Week in politics: Trump's new stance on DOGE,...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/08

President Trump says his cabinet secretaries will carry out cuts to the government workforce, under the supervision of Elon Musk.

4:04

Montana's solution to rising property values: taxing...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/08

As property values rise, Montana is seeking to cut taxes for most properties but raise them for out-of-state homeowners.

4:55

Saturday Sports: Lakers-Celtics rivalry returns,...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/08

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the reignited rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics and Lebron James' record-breaking week.

7:08

Director Carson Lund discusses his new movie 'Eephus'

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/08

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to director Carson Lund about his new movie, "Eephus," about an amateur New England baseball league's last game before their stadium is demolished.

9:27

Fox's late-night host Greg Gutfeld discusses his...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/08

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Fox late-night host Greg Gutfeld about comedy in the Trump era.

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