NPR Weekend Edition Saturday
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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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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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English
Episodes
Why Stephen Miller has become one of Trump's closest aides on some of his signature issues
3/29/2025
We examine the role of one of President Trump's longest-serving and closest advisers: Deputy Chief of Staff, Stephen Miller.
Duration:00:04:58
The impact of the Signal security breach, according to a former intelligence officer
3/29/2025
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Steven Cash, former CIA officer and staff member on the Senate Intelligence Committee, about the fallout from the security breach involving defense plans and a group chat.
Duration:00:04:27
A Wisconsin Supreme Court race has Trump's attention — and Elon Musk's money
3/29/2025
It's breaking fundraising records. It's turning out voters. It's about redistricting, President Trump and perhaps even abortion rights. We look at the race for one seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Duration:00:04:24
Bryan Ferry and Amelia Barratt discuss 'Loose Talk,' their new spoken word album
3/29/2025
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with musician Bryan Ferry and artist Amelia Barratt about their new spoken word album, "Loose Talk."
Duration:00:07:53
Saturday Sports: Final rounds of March Madness, MLB new season
3/29/2025
NPR's Scott Simon and Michele Steele of ESPN talk about the final rounds of March Madness, the men's and women's college basketball tournaments, and Major League Baseball's new season.
Duration:00:04:37
Florida's Haitian population reckons with losing temporary legal status
3/29/2025
Miami's Haitian community is hoping a lawsuit can postpone the return of many in the community to a country still roiling from violence.
Duration:00:03:46
Ron Currie on his latest novel, 'The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne'
3/29/2025
Ron Currie's new novel, "The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne," tells the story of a small-town drug mobster, a formidable woman of French descent. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Currie about it.
Duration:00:07:52
Trump's changes to the Smithsonian are the latest in his takeover of the arts
3/29/2025
From taking over the Kennedy Center to halting federal funding of DEI programs, President Trump's actions have had a tremendous impact on artists, audiences and arts institutions.
Duration:00:06:00
Opinion: A Toast to Sarah Lucy Oliver
3/29/2025
NPR's Scott Simon celebrates Weekend Edition's Executive Producer, Sarah Lucy Oliver, who is retiring.
Duration:00:02:36
Over 1,000 people are dead after a major earthquake hit Myanmar
3/29/2025
An update on the violent earthquake in Myanmar, where the death toll is climbing.
Duration:00:03:31
Black cat adoptions are up. An Oscar-winning animated movie may have helped
3/29/2025
The Oscar-winning animated movie "Flow," which stars a black kitty, may be causing an increase in black cat adoptions. Superstitions about bad luck have often caused these felines to be overlooked.
Duration:00:02:34
Meet Jerry Weinstein, the 81-year-old newest recruit of the Chicago Cubs
3/29/2025
There's probably not many 81-year-olds with new jobs this spring, but the new Chicago Cubs coach isn't typical. NPR's Scott Simon talks to coach Jerry Weinstein.
Duration:00:04:07
Artists descend on Idaho's Treefort Music Fest
3/29/2025
A visit to the Treefort Music Fest in Boise, Idaho. It started as a springboard to catch artists wrapping up at South by Southwest in Austin, but is becoming a national fixture itself. [Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the name of Treefort Music Fest as Treefort Music Festival.]
Duration:00:04:02
Writer-director Roshan Sethi on his film 'A Nice Indian Boy'
3/29/2025
In the new romantic comedy, "A Nice Indian Boy," a son brings home his new boyfriend to meet his Indian parents. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to writer-director Roshan Sethi.
Duration:00:06:52
Week in politics: Top FDA official forced out, auto tariffs take effect
3/29/2025
It was an eventful week in politics, one that was dominated by the fallout from a security breach involving a commercial messaging app and the announcement of steep tariffs on imported cars.
Duration:00:04:50
How a 2015 shipwreck off the Greek coast shows the human cost of the refugee crisis
3/29/2025
NPR's Scott Simon talks with journalist Jeanne Carstensen about her new book, "Greek Tragedy," about the wreck of a ship filled with refugees off the Greek coast in 2015.
Duration:00:07:41
Jersey Shore Wave to kick off season as one of the newest teams in women's football
3/29/2025
The Women's National Football Conference kicks off its sixth season this weekend. The Jersey Shore Wave is one of the new teams joining the league this year.
Duration:00:03:21
Trump signs order ending union bargaining rights for wide swaths of federal employees
3/28/2025
President Trump's new executive order ends collective bargaining for wide swaths of federal employees, as part of his broader campaign to reshape the government's workforce. Unions are vowing to sue.
Duration:00:03:02
COVID-19 gave rise to vaccine skepticism. That may affect our preparedness for the next pandemic
3/22/2025
Public health officials are concerned about increasing polarization among Americans over vaccines.
Duration:00:03:49
Hong Kong company's sale of Panama Ports to U.S. investors sparks criticism in China
3/22/2025
Why the Chinese government is angry over a deal involving a prominent Hong Kong billionaire's business empire and the Panama Canal.
Duration:00:02:26