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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What changes will come to the National Archives under President Trump?
Scott Simon talks to Colleen Shogan who leads the National Archives about the challenges facing the agency in a time of deep political polarization.
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Week in politics: President Biden's recent foreign affairs at home and abroad
We look at the Biden administration's response to the fall of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, as well as President Biden commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people.
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Opinion: Airbnb will recreate gladiator drama in the Colosseum
NPR's Scott Simon details the "gladiator experience" that 16 lucky — or unlucky — people might have next year inside the Roman Colosseum. Will they not be entertained?
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South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korea's parliament impeached Presisdent Yoon Suk Yeol for his attempt to impose martial, the first time such a measure had been imposed on the nation in more than four decades.
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Syrian rebels make further inroads in major cities
The Assad regime is Syria is looking increasingly fragile as rebels take control of more of the country's territory.
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'Ruby slippers' used in 1939's 'Wizard of Oz' go on auction
One of the pairs of "ruby slippers" used in 1939's "Wizard of Oz" will be auctioned Saturday. The shoes were stolen from Minnesota's Judy Garland Museum in 2005 and found years later.
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India's ruling party accuses the U.S. State Department of trying to 'destabilize' the country
India's ruling Hindu nationalist party, the BJP, has accused the U.S. State Department of trying to "destabilize" India.
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The biggest competitive mariachi event is drawing students from across the country to Texas
Hundreds of young singers from five different states have descended on San Antonio, Texas, for the Mariachi Extravaganza, the largest Mariachi music competition in the country.
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The price of eggs has risen just in time for peak baking season
NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with American Egg Board President and CEO Emily Metz about the latest rise in egg prices just as peak baking season gets underway.
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South Korea in chaos after motion to impeach the president fails
The political fallout in South Korea continues after the president briefly declared martial law earlier this week. The National Assembly holds a crucial impeachment vote.
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How Russia's weakening economy could impact the war with Ukraine
NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with Alexandra Prokopenko, of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, about weakness in the Russian economy and what that might mean for the country's war in Ukraine.
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Wisconsin court strikes down controversial law in a win for labor
Wisconsin's landmark law weakening public employee unions was jolted this week by a lower court ruling against it, renewing the dispute over workers in the union heartland.
