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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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3:53

This metalworker is creating suits of armor for mice

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/06

Calgary artist Jeff De Boer has spent decades learning, perfecting, and teaching the art of making suits of armor. For mice.

5:01

Film industry reacts to news that Netflix is set to...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/06

Netflix's winning bid for Warner Bros. Discovery reverberated through Hollywood and Washington, prompting worries from labor unions and theater owners.

3:55

What does the CDC's advisors' vote to overturn...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/06

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s efforts to overhaul how children get vaccines took a major step forward. An advisory committee voted to narrow hepatitis B immunization guidance for newborns.

4:24

Week in Politics: Defense Secretary Hegseth;...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/06

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under scrutiny over strikes in the Caribbean and Yemen, and the Supreme Court sided with Republicans in a case over gerrymandering in Texas.

3:53

How consumers feel about the economy as the holidays...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/06

New numbers from the Commerce Department show inflation is still elevated, but it doesn't appear to be getting worse. The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates next week by another quarter percentage point.

4:10

Linguist Esteban Touma from Babbel reviews the app's...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/06

NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with Esteban Touma, language expert from the app Babbel about 2025's most mispronounced words.

2:49

The San Francisco Bay Area's beloved albino...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/06

The San Francisco Bay Area lost a beloved resident this week. Claude, an albino alligator that lived at the California Academy of Sciences, died at the age of 30.

3:54

What's your college football gameday ritual? Some...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/06

It's college football championship weekend. Many fans have rituals to make sure their team wins. It goes beyond just wearing the same clothes or eating the same snacks.

4:12

Saturday Sports: FIFA World Cup 2026 matchups; MLS...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/06

NPR's Eyder Peralta talks to sports reporter Michele Steele about the FIFA World Cup draw, the MLS Cup Final this afternoon, and a classic NFL rivalry matchup this weekend.

10:07

The aftermath of the assassination of Carlos Manzo, a...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/06

Carlos Manzo was the mayor of a city in Michoacan, Mexico. He launched a full-frontal assault on organized crime. Last month he was assassinated by a lone gunman, sparking protests across the country.

5:32

A look at Australia's upcoming social media ban for...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/06

NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with Susan Sawyer of the University of Melbourne about Australia's new ban on social media for children under 16. It goes into effect next week.

6:09

Luis Moreno Ocampo, founding chief prosecutor of the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/06

NPR's Eyder Peralta talks to Luis Moreno Ocampo, former prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, about U.S. strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific.

5:50

Skip the holiday parties. NPR's Books We Love offers...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/06

Ahead of the holidays, NPR staffers give their recommendations for some of their favorite books of the year, covering everything from a sci-fi graphic novel to historical fiction.

2:49

The group stage matchups for the FIFA World Cup 2026...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/06

After months of waiting, most teams participating in next summer's FIFA World Cup 2026 now know who they'll play. The world's biggest soccer tournament is being co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

10:03

Musician Tobias Jesso Jr. explores 's h i n e,' his...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/06

NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with singer-songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr. about "s h i n e," his first new album in 10 years.

8:37

Actor Wagner Moura talks about his role in the new...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/06

NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with actor Wagner Moura, who stars in the new Brazilian film, "The Secret Agent."

4:04

U.S. ski resorts are bracing for a steep drop in...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/02

Canadians usually head south for the skiing, shopping and nightlife in American ski towns. But due to cross-border politics, tourism to the U.S. is down, and some resorts are worried.

2:19

Opinion: My kind of holiday song

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/29

NPR's Scott Simon explains why The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a holiday song for those who have troubles and heartache.

5:58

Retired Maj. Gen. James Hoyer on the shooting of 2...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/29

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to retired Gen. James Hoyer of the West Virginia National Guard following Wednesday's shooting that left one guardsperson dead and another critically injured.

2:21

How the small hometown of the accused shooter of 2...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/11/29

Authorities say the suspect who shot two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, drove from his home in Bellingham, Washington, to carry out the attack. Here's how that city is reacting.

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