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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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5:07

Alibaba founder Jack Ma returns, 5 years after...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/01

NPR's Scott Simon talks to writer Duncan Clark about the return of Jack Ma, founder of online Chinese retailer Alibaba. The tech exec had gone quiet after comments critical of China in 2020.

3:57

Garbage truck drivers from across the country compete...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/01

We look at the ROAD-EO, a competition that invites garbage truck drivers to test their driving and parking skills on a tricky, timed course.

7:39

Bruce Vilanch's book looks back on some his worst...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/01

NPR's Scott Simon talks with comedian Bruce Vilanch about his new book, "It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time," which details some of the worst television of the twentieth century and his role in it.

2:32

Opinion: Remembering Gene Hackman

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/01

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Gene Hackman, who played everymen, cops and villains over his long movie career. The 95 year old actor and his wife were found dead this week in their New Mexico home.

5:38

New data shows consumer sentiment about the economy...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

NPR's Scott Simon asks Austan Goolsbee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago about consumer sentiment and inflation.

2:47

A Mississippi judge's order against a local newspaper...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

A judge in Mississippi has ordered a small town newspaper to take down an editorial critical of city officials. The paper's owner calls it a violation of free speech.

4:19

A federal worker supporting small businesses with...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

An Alaska-based employee of the Small Business Administration provided disaster recovery support to small businesses. He was among those fired by the Trump administration in a chaotic process.

4:48

Saturday Sports: Wild week for hockey, NBA star gets...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant recap a week of intense international hockey and discuss a scary diagnosis for a rising NBA star.

4:37

A Harlem pastor battles mental health stigma with...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

Even though pastors are in the business of providing emotional support for their congregants, it's rare for churches to actually employ therapists. One pastor at a Baptist church in Harlem is battling this stigma around mental health and leading by example.

5:10

Germany goes to the polls at a crucial time for the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

At a pivotal time for Europe and NATO, Germany holds elections on Sunday. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Constanze Stelzenmüller of the Brookings Institution about the stakes of the election.

3:56

An LA art exhibition challenges visitors to rethink...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

Indigenous fire stewardship practices have existed for millennia in California. A new art exhibition in Los Angeles challenges visitors to rethink their own relationships with fire.

8:02

Allison Epstein's 'Fagin the Thief' gives the Oliver...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with novelist Allison Epstein about her new novel "Fagin the Thief," which imagines a backstory for the character from the Charles Dickens book "Oliver Twist."

3:40

Trump shakes up Pentagon leadership, fires the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

We look at Friday night's shakeup at the Pentagon, with the announcement of more staff cuts and a change in a top leadership position.

4:01

Foreign policy experts struggle to predict Trump's...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

President Trump upended U.S. - Russia policy in one week, and foreign policy experts are trying to understand why and what might come next.

4:16

Days into prison guard strike at NY state prisons,...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

This week New York State prisons saw strikes, prison unrest and correctional officer charges in the beating death of an inmate.

2:41

Trump order shrinks the trust that manages San...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

In an executive order this week, President Trump called to shrink the trust that manages the iconic park known as Presidio in San Francisco.

3:39

A schoolteacher is leading the campaign to make Hacky...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

Hackey Sack is not just a game to play at Phish concerts. One Oregon middle school teacher wants to make it the state sport.

6:44

Dear listeners: 'Bambi' is whatever the band Anxious...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

We hear from musicians Grady Allen and Dante Melucci from the band Anxious, about their second album Bambi. The young hardcore act says it's their most authentic outing yet.

5:57

Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis discusses his...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Gints Zilbalodis about his new Oscar-nominated, animated film, "Flow."

4:36

Week in politics: Trump's policy towards Ukraine,...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

We look at President Trump's embrace of Vladimir Putin as he turns his back on U.S. ally, Ukraine, as well as mass firings at government agencies and how that will affect the services they provide.

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