Weekend Edition Saturday
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Saturday mornings are made for Weekend Edition Saturday, the program 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.
Episodes
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Trump is back — and dominating the media cycle and airwaves with his remarks
President Trump is back and filling the airwaves with a constant churn of comments on just about everything, in contrast to the much quieter Biden administration.
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Saturday Sports: Super Bowl preview, WNBA expansion
NPR's Scott Simon asks ESPN's Michele Steele about the Super Bowl and the expansion of the WNBA.
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50 years after they disbanded, British funk outfit Cymande is back with a new album
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Patrick Patterson and Steve Scipio of the British funk band Cymande about their new album and about reconstituting the band after decades.
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Ali Smith discusses the authoritarian themes in her new novel 'Gliff'
In Ali Smith's latest novel, "Gliff," a brother and sister befriend a horse in a dystopian future. NPR's Scott Simon explores the issue of authoritarianism with the novelist and playwright.
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Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China set to go into effect
President Trump is imposing steep new tariffs today on some of America's biggest trading partners. The move could affect the cost of everything from tequila to two-by-fours.
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NTSB recovers black box from Army helicopter that crashed into American Airlines jet
Transportation officials have restricted helicopter flights around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after Wednesday's mid-air collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet.
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Scientists find prehistoric shark puke dating back 66 million years
Paleontologists have discovered what they believe to be vomit from 66 million years ago.
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Week in politics: Trump's tariffs and other executive actions
President Trump is fulfilling an often-repeated campaign promise to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada, while also issuing a flurry of executive actions bypassing Congress.
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Palestinians worry about what Netanyahu's visit to the White House signals for Gaza
NPR's Scott Simons speaks to Maha Nassar, a professor at the University of Arizona, about how Palestinians will view the Israeli Prime Minister's visit to the White House next week.
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Opinion: Remembering Marianne Faithfull
NPR's Scott Simon remembers English singer and actor Marianne Faithfull, who died this week at the age of 78.
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A French immersion school in Louisiana teaches kids the state's unique local dialects
Most Louisianans no longer speak French but more and more schools in the state are teaching it. One small school, southwest of New Orleans, is immersing students in the state's local dialects.
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Trump issues order to halt US foreign aid
President Trump has issued a 90-day pause of U.S. foreign aid. There are big questions about what this could mean for health and development projects all over the world.
