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
New data shows consumer sentiment about the economy is down
2/22/2025
NPR's Scott Simon asks Austan Goolsbee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago about consumer sentiment and inflation.
Duration:00:05:38
A Mississippi judge's order against a local newspaper sparks censorship claims
2/22/2025
A judge in Mississippi has ordered a small town newspaper to take down an editorial critical of city officials. The paper's owner calls it a violation of free speech.
Duration:00:02:47
A federal worker supporting small businesses with disaster recovery was fired — twice
2/22/2025
An Alaska-based employee of the Small Business Administration provided disaster recovery support to small businesses. He was among those fired by the Trump administration in a chaotic process.
Duration:00:04:19
Saturday Sports: Wild week for hockey, NBA star gets health scare
2/22/2025
NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant recap a week of intense international hockey and discuss a scary diagnosis for a rising NBA star.
Duration:00:04:48
A Harlem pastor battles mental health stigma with clinical therapy for congregants
2/22/2025
Even though pastors are in the business of providing emotional support for their congregants, it's rare for churches to actually employ therapists. One pastor at a Baptist church in Harlem is battling this stigma around mental health and leading by example.
Duration:00:04:37
Germany goes to the polls at a crucial time for the future of Europe-U.S. relations
2/22/2025
At a pivotal time for Europe and NATO, Germany holds elections on Sunday. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Constanze Stelzenmüller of the Brookings Institution about the stakes of the election.
Duration:00:05:10
An LA art exhibition challenges visitors to rethink their perceptions of fire
2/22/2025
Indigenous fire stewardship practices have existed for millennia in California. A new art exhibition in Los Angeles challenges visitors to rethink their own relationships with fire.
Duration:00:03:56
Allison Epstein's 'Fagin the Thief' gives the Oliver Twist character a backstory
2/22/2025
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with novelist Allison Epstein about her new novel "Fagin the Thief," which imagines a backstory for the character from the Charles Dickens book "Oliver Twist."
Duration:00:08:02
Trump shakes up Pentagon leadership, fires the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
2/22/2025
We look at Friday night's shakeup at the Pentagon, with the announcement of more staff cuts and a change in a top leadership position.
Duration:00:03:40
Foreign policy experts struggle to predict Trump's next move with Russia
2/22/2025
President Trump upended U.S. - Russia policy in one week, and foreign policy experts are trying to understand why and what might come next.
Duration:00:04:01
Days into prison guard strike at NY state prisons, inmates say they feel unsafe
2/22/2025
This week New York State prisons saw strikes, prison unrest and correctional officer charges in the beating death of an inmate.
Duration:00:04:16
Trump order shrinks the trust that manages San Francisco's iconic Presidio Park
2/22/2025
In an executive order this week, President Trump called to shrink the trust that manages the iconic park known as Presidio in San Francisco.
Duration:00:02:41
A schoolteacher is leading the campaign to make Hacky Sack an Oregon state sport
2/22/2025
Hackey Sack is not just a game to play at Phish concerts. One Oregon middle school teacher wants to make it the state sport.
Duration:00:03:39
Dear listeners: "Bambi" is whatever the band Anxious says it is
2/22/2025
We hear from musicians Grady Allen and Dante Melucci from the band Anxious, about their second album "Bambi." The young hardcore act says it's their most authentic outing yet.
Duration:00:06:44
Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis discusses his Oscar-nominated animated film 'Flow'
2/22/2025
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Gints Zilbalodis about his new Oscar-nominated, animated film, "Flow."
Duration:00:05:57
Week in politics: Trump's policy towards Ukraine, mass firings at federal agencies
2/22/2025
We look at President Trump's embrace of Vladimir Putin as he turns his back on U.S. ally, Ukraine, as well as mass firings at government agencies and how that will affect the services they provide.
Duration:00:04:36
The authors of two new memoirs discuss the emotional toll of sharing your trauma
2/22/2025
Two new memoirs, How to Sell Out and Trauma Plot wrestle with the question — is it worth it to mine the worst parts of your life for a book? Authors Chad Sanders and Jamie Hood talk about how they tally up the emotional costs of memoir-writing.
Duration:00:05:38
Opinion: Amazon to deliver a new James Bond
2/22/2025
Amazon has acquired the creative license to the long-running James Bond franchise. But how do they plan to deliver?
Duration:00:02:29
Hamas releases Israeli hostages, returns remains of Shiri Bibas
2/22/2025
Hamas releases six live hostages whose freedom they agreed to under the current ceasefire deal.
Duration:00:04:07
Wilder Woods discusses his album and being inspired by his grandmother's curio cabinet
2/15/2025
Bear Rinehart, who performs under the name Wilder Woods, is releasing his third album, "Curioso." NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the former football player about his musical influences.
Duration:00:06:54