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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The 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jonathan Lane, of the consortium Revolution 250, about why the Battle of Bunker Hill won't be reenacted at Bunker Hill to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S.
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Amazon workers have gone on strike
Some Amazon drivers held small protests this week to highlight conditions they say need to be improved and urged other drivers to join the teamsters union.
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US-Backed Kurdish coalition faces uncertainty in Syria
The Kurdish coalition that controls a third of Syria and helped the US fight ISIS is facing a new reality after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. NATO ally Turkey sees them as a threat and is demanding the dismantling of Kurdish militia (YPG). And some of the majority Arab civilians who live in Kurdish controlled areas want to be governed by the rebels that took Damascus instead.
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Surfing and ceviche in Peru
December in Peru means surf and ceviche, as our reporter catches some breaks on the beaches outside Lima.
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Saturday Sports: College and professional football games to watch
NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss a big weekend of college and professional football.
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How Syria's 'musician of the revolution' feels after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Syrian-American composer Malek Jandali about the fall of the dictatorship in Syria and his hopes for his homeland's future.
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How Trump's early days in 2017 might be different from the upcoming term
We look at what the Trump White House did in early 2017 and what might be different this time around.
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Saturday sports: Belichick to coach UNC; Juan Soto joins Mets; college football playoffs begin
Scott Simon and Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media discuss Bill Belichick's move to college football and Juan Soto's massive new contract with the New York Mets.
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How to cure loneliness? Stammtisch.
Loneliness is a modern, cross-generational plague. Some people are looking to an old German tradition for a tried and true remedy.
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Zildjian brand cymbals are everywhere. But how they're made is a 400-year secret.
Zildjian cymbal are used by top drummers across the globe -- they've been made by one family, using a secret process, for 400 years.
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President-elect Trump promised to extend tax cuts, but how will the government make up a $4 trillion loss of revenue?
The incoming Congress is preparing to extend expiring portions of the 2017 tax cuts from the last Trump administration. Congressional bean counters say that will have little effect on economic growth.
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The Texas Attorney General is suing a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills
The state of Texas is suing a doctor in New York, saying she prescribed abortion pills for a Texas woman in violation of its law.
