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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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2:53

Opinion: Pope Leo's hope-inspiring favorite films

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/15

Pope Leo likes movies. As he meets with Hollywood stars today, we have a look at his four favorite movies.

1:56

And the 2025 World Cheese Champion is – a Swiss...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/15

The best cheese of 2025 has been declared: The winner of the World Cheese Awards is an aged Gruyère from the Swiss Alps.

2:20

Faculty, advocates react to Texas A&M University's...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/15

The new Texas A&M University System, which requires professors to obtain approval from the school president to discuss certain race and gender topics, has been met with opposition from faculty and freedom of speech advocates.

3:49

The BBC apologized for its edit of Trump's January 6...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/15

The BBC apologizes to President Trump for edits made to his January 6 speech that gave the impression that he specifically called for violence. But Trump still wants a financial settlement.

4:29

Here are the latest updates on the conflict in Ukraine

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/15

As Ukrainian troops struggle to defend a key city in Ukraine's east, a widening energy corruption scandal in Kyiv implicates a close associate of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and forces resignations in his cabinet.

4:23

Saturday Sports: The MLB's Most Valuable Player...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/15

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with sportswriter Howard Bryant about the results of the most valuable player awards in the MLB and how the NFL playoff picture is shaping up mid-season.

3:53

The shutdown is over, so what's next for Congress?

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/15

With the government shutdown over, we take a look at what's next in Congress in the coming weeks.

5:45

A transportation policy expert explains the pros of...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/15

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Bob Poole, with the Reason Foundation, who argues that privatizing air traffic control in the U.S. would bring more stable funding and fewer travel disruptions.

3:56

All you need to know about West Coast orcas, their...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/15

A study reveals that certain West Coast orcas belong to distinct social groups with different habits and diets. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with ecologist Josh McInnes about how the groups differ.

4:47

How Iranian authorities target businesses dealing...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/15

Instead of arresting women who shun the hijab head covering, Iran is targeting the cafes where they gather

5:07

New United Mine Workers of America president Brian...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/15

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Brian Sanson, the new president of the United Mine Workers of America, about the Trump administration's impact on the coal industry and the future of the union.

4:20

Week in Politics: Response to the latest Epstein...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/15

We look at the White House response to the latest release of Jeffery Epstein emails mentioning President Trump, as well as what's next in the fight to extend health care subsidies.

5:24

Indian writer Amitav Ghosh talks about his recent...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/15

For a quarter of a century, Amitav Ghosh has explored the profound questions about humanity. NPR's Scott Simon talks with him about "Wild Fictions: Essays on Literature, Empire, and the Environment."

6:29

Director and co-writer Clint Bentley talks about his...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/15

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Clint Bentley, who co-wrote and directed the new film "Train Dreams." It's based on the 2011 novella by Denis Johnson.

8:51

Dan Aykroyd and daughter Stella Aykroyd on 'Blues...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/15

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with actor Dan Aykroyd and his daughter Stella Aykroyd, who co-authored the graphic novel "Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake."

3:58

How a bereavement group in Massachusetts copes with...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/15

There are many ways to grieve. In Massachusetts, people who have lost loved ones take a weekly walk. They say strolling in a park is the perfect casual setting for sharing their feelings.

11:33

David Byrne discusses his latest album, 'Who Is the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/15

NPR's Scott Simon talks to musician David Byrne about his latest album and tour, both titled "Who is the Sky."

4:30

The deal to end the shutdown exposed rifts among...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/15

Maine's four-person Congressional delegation is one of the smallest in the country. Yet their mixed votes on the bill to reopen the government reflect the national divide over the fraught issue.

3:57

After 40 years, plans to deploy a new undersea...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/08

A British engineering and research company is unveiling a "subsea human habitat," a base that four people can live and work in for missions of a week or more. It's the first new underwater habitat developed since the 1980s.

2:40

Opinion: Remembering Bob Trumpy — NFL great,...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/08

Bob Trumpy has died. While he leaves a fine legacy as a Cincinnati sportscaster, his best moment might have been the two hours he spoke with a desperate and depressed woman who called into his show.

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