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
Opinion: Alternate endings for modern attention spans
2/7/2026
Some film professors are bemoaning the shortcuts students take to avoid watching assigned movies: some don't know what happens at the end. NPR's Scott Simon offers his own synopses.
Duration:00:02:38
What's next for the U.S. and Iran following preliminary talks?
2/7/2026
U.S. and Iranian envoys have held talks aimed at averting possible U.S. strikes on Iran.
Duration:00:03:48
RFK Jr. speaks about beefing up red meat consumption at Cattle Con
2/7/2026
Beef producers from around the country held a convention this week where they heard from Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who promotes red meat consumption.
Duration:00:03:07
Week in politics: Trump's engagement in foreign conflicts, poll reveals where voters stand on key issues
2/7/2026
NPR Political Correspondent Domenico Montanaro joins to discuss the Trump administration's engagement in foreign conflicts, as well as what a recent poll says about what where voters stand on several key issues, including immigration and the economy.
Duration:00:04:07
Two musicians dream and time travel in film, 'Nirvanna: The Band - the Show - the Movie'
2/7/2026
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to incorrigible Canadians Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol about their new film, "Nirvanna: The Band - the Show - the Movie."
Duration:00:08:45
Julia Steiner sings about estrangement in Ratboys album, 'Singin' to an Empty Chair'
2/7/2026
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Julia Steiner of the band Ratboys. Their new album is called "Singin' to an Empty Chair."
Duration:00:08:05
What is house burping?
2/7/2026
The German practice of lüften, airing out your house, is becoming popular in the U.S. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Annette Baran from the Goethe Institute, and her husband Robert, about embracing lüften.
Duration:00:03:47
What it's like covering the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics in the same day
2/7/2026
NPR's Scott Simon talks to NBC Sports' Mike Tirico about his upcoming double feature as the main announcer for the super bowl and hosting live coverage of the winter Olympics during the same day.
Duration:00:07:49
Researchers say when it comes to our attention spans, we are at war
2/7/2026
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to writer Matt Klein about how to win back our attention in an age of infinite information.
Duration:00:05:40
Anne Fadiman discusses her book, 'Frog And Other Essays'
2/7/2026
How do you feel about a pet that you can't pet? NPR's Scott Simon talks to writer Anne Fadiman about her new collection of essays, "Frog And Other Essays."
Duration:00:08:05
A grieving man's short-term job takes a turn in novel, 'Eradication'
2/7/2026
A grieving man hired to kill invasive goats on a remote island finds out the job is much more than he bargained for: NPR's Scott Simon talks to Jonathan Miles about his new novel, "Eradication."
Duration:00:06:53
Lindsey Vonn is set to ski the Olympic downhill race with a torn ACL. How?
2/7/2026
An ACL tear would keep almost any other athlete from competing -- but not Lindsey Vonn, the 41-year-old superstar skier who is determined to cap off an incredible comeback from retirement with one last shot at an Olympic medal.
Duration:00:04:41
Trump promised a crypto revolution. So why is bitcoin crashing?
2/7/2026
Trump got elected promising to usher in a crypto revolution. More than a year later, bitcoin's price has come tumbling down. What happened?
Duration:00:03:38
Minneapolis Police Chief discusses his force's relationship with federal immigration agents
1/31/2026
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara sees little attempts at de-escalation from the some 3,000 federal immigration agents — four times the number of sworn MPD officers — in the city.
Duration:00:04:00
'The Remarkable Life of Reed Pegram' is the story of queer Black scholar finding love in WWII Europe
1/31/2026
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Ethelene Whitmire about her book, "The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram," about a queer American Black man who went to Europe as World War II began, and stayed.
Duration:00:08:05
Saul Williams returns to poetry — and scores a Grammy nomination — on improvised live album
1/31/2026
Poet and musician Saul Williams discusses his Grammy-nominated album "Saul Williams meets Carlos Nino and Friends at Treepeople."
Duration:00:04:05
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine is in hiding after disputed election loss
1/31/2026
From hiding, Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine tells NPR's Scott Simon why he continues to oppose repression in Uganda following the disputed Jan. 15 presidential election.
Duration:00:05:39
Saturday sports: Australian Open championships, Bill Belichick snubbed, Lindsey Vonn skiing crash
1/31/2026
NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss the Australian Open and a controversy concerning the NFL Hall of Fame.
Duration:00:04:34
Southern East Coast of the U.S. prepares for rare snow storm
1/31/2026
Residents along the southern stretch of the East Coast are expected to get some rare snow from a winter storm this weekend.
Duration:00:03:40
Judge says Immigration and Customs Enforcement has violated 96 court orders this month in Minn.
1/31/2026
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Georgetown Law Professor Stephen Vladeck about tensions between federal judges and the Trump administration after the recent immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota.
Duration:00:06:06