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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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2:46

Opinion: Susan Stamberg gave NPR its voice

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

NPR has lost a singular, distinctive radio journalist: Susan Stamberg, who died Thursday. She was the first woman to host a national news broadcast and set the tone, pace, and scope of the network.

4:37

Why are so many rich Americans investing in British...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

American millionaires and celebrities are buying up British soccer teams in record numbers.

2:19

Adm. Alvin Holsey, who was overseeing the Venezuelan...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

The admiral overseeing U.S. Southern Command is leaving as the Pentagon continues its attacks on small boats in the waters off Venezuela, claiming they are being used by drug traffickers.

1:29

Was the Chicago 'rat hole' that went virus in 2024...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

Was the great Chicago Rat Hole of 2024 actually made by a rat? Researchers who looked at the imprint in the sidewalk slab say "probably not!"

3:54

Trump and Zelensky met on Friday. What's next in the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

Ukraine's president met yesterday with President Trump, trying to both bolster his country's weaponry and pursue a ceasefire with Russia. But it's unclear how interested Russia is in a deal.

3:42

Protests against Trump polices are expected across...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

The organizers of Saturday's No Kings protests are expecting millions of people at more than 2,000 events to demonstrate against what they see as the Trump administration's authoritarian policies.

4:03

He was detained by ICE. Here's what happened when he...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

ICE tried to send one immigrant to a country he never lived; then he lawyered up. Detainees like him who can afford to pay for more due process show the pitfalls of a mass deportation approach.

4:51

Saturday Sports: Baseball's League Championship...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss sports.

4:49

The latest on the Gaza ceasefire one week later

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

A week after the Gaza ceasefire, Israel's new restrictions are keeping desperately needed aid out.

3:34

Animals face off in 'Leaping Llamas' at the Rhinebeck...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Andrea Parent-Tibbetts owner of Clover Brook Farm in Hyde Park, New York, about leaping llamas, an event at the Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival where animals compete to see who can jump the highest.

6:11

A policy expert reviews Trump's assertive foreign...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

The Trump administration has adopted an aggressive approach to foreign policy in Latin America. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Ivan Briscoe at the International Crisis Group about the shift.

4:13

Volunteers advocating for Cancer support visit...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

Advocates for cancer research and resources put aside political differences to lobby lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

4:23

Week in Politics: 'No Kings' protests; government...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

The government shutdown goes on and House Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear in a Democratic representative-elect. President Trump thinks he has momentum to get a Russia-Ukraine peace deal done.

7:20

Robyn Ryle talks about her collection of short...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

Residents of Lanier, Indiana are disturbed, amused or bored by an emailed sex survey. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Robyn Ryle about her collection of short stories, "Sex of the Midwest."

8:10

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi discusses his new...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi about his new movie, "It Was Just An Accident." Panahi made the film right after being released from Iranian prison.

6:13

Why more parents are riding cargo bikes, skipping the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

Many parents are now are forgoing minivans for greener alternatives: cargo bikes. They have been around for decades, but the advent of the electric bike motor has made them much more popular.

7:45

Iron and Wine and Ben Bridwell discuss their new...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/18

Childhood friends Ben Bridwell and Sam Beam used to share mixtapes of their favorite songs. Now they've made a cover album together, "Making Good Time." They talk to NPR's Scott Simon.

2:49

A classified network of SpaceX satellites is emitting...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/17

An amateur satellite tracker stumbled across the signal, which is coming from Starshield satellites in a "hidden" part of the radio spectrum.

7:12

Joey Arias has plenty of art left to give: 'I want to...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/11

Decades of metamorphosis and drag performer Joey Arias is far from his final form.

2:36

Opinion: 'The Shipping Forecast' reminds us of the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/10/11

For a century, the BBC has broadcast the weather report for the seas around the UK. "The Shipping Forecast" has informed and lulled generations who tune in to hear it.

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