Weekend Edition Saturday
By
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.
Sponsored
Episodes
-
Karen Russell discusses her new book 'The Antidote', set during the Dust Bowl
NPR's Scott Simon asks Karen Russell about her new book, "The Antidote." It's an eerie novel set in the era of Dustbowl droughts.
-
Scientists are making progress in better understanding Long COVID
Scientists have made progress in understanding Long COVID over the last five years. Patient advocates hope that research will continue under the Trump administration.
-
Regular reporting of economic data could be at risk with federal job cuts
Jobs. Prices. GDP. The federal government keeps close tabs on these and other economic indicators. And decision-makers depend on those numbers to be reliable. But that could be a challenge, given staffing cuts and political pressure.
-
U.K. reacts to Vance's comment about 'some random country' sending troops to Ukraine
After the UK offered peacekeepers to Ukraine, Vice President Vance opined on "some random country" that haven't fought wars in decades, angering Britons.
-
Where the Ukraine war stands amid renewed Russian attacks and U.S. pressure
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Phillips O'Brien of St. Andrews University about the war in Ukraine, who has the upper hand, and what might that mean as the U.S. pressures Ukraine for a deal.
-
Week in politics: Trump's new stance on DOGE, California Gov. Newsom eyes new base
President Trump says his cabinet secretaries will carry out cuts to the government workforce, under the supervision of Elon Musk.
-
Montana's solution to rising property values: taxing wealthy, out-of-state homeowners
As property values rise, Montana is seeking to cut taxes for most properties but raise them for out-of-state homeowners.
-
Saturday Sports: Lakers-Celtics rivalry returns, Lebron James makes history
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the reignited rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics and Lebron James' record-breaking week.
-
director Carson Lund discusses his new movie 'Eephus'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to director Carson Lund about his new movie, "Eephus," about an amateur New England baseball league's last game before their stadium is demolished.
-
Kate Bush and Imogen Heap's new album against AI joins an age-old protest tradition
There's a long history of musicians using silence to protest unfair economic treatment.
-
Comedian Andy Huggins on getting his first standup special at 73
NPR's Scott Simon talks to comedian Andy Huggins about aging, his long career in stand-up comedy and his first full-length special, which he taped at age 73.
-
Trump is a professional wrestling fan. Here's how his politics echo the sport
It's well known that President Trump is a devotee of professional wrestling. Pundits often describe his moves in the White House in wrestling terms: smackdowns, cage fights and so on. We ask how the wrestling world may be informing his second term.