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.
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Episodes
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Week in politics: Trump, Putin discuss the war, House and Senate Republicans divided
We look at President Trump's relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin and why House and Senate Republicans are charting different paths to passing Trump's budget.
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'Universal Language' breathes life into a fictional city mixing Winnipeg and Tehran
We look at "Universal Language," a new movie that follows three storylines in a city that is a cross between Winnipeg and Tehran.
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Opinion: Navalny's words of love
NPR's Scott Simon remembers Russian opposition leader Alexi Navalny, who died a year ago Sunday in a Russian prison.
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How changes to a CDC vaccine panel under Kennedy could reshape policy
A committee of experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is critical in setting national vaccine policy. It's also vulnerable to political interference.
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Taiwan's legislature votes to cut defense spending as US support remains uncertain
A fierce debate in Taiwan over defense spending comes at a time when China continues to pressure the island and Washington's support is in question.
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Saturday Sports: Kansas City Chiefs aim to make history, NBA trade deadline
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, as well as the trade deadline in the NBA.
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Nefesh Mountain discuss their new album 'Beacons'
NPR's Scott Simon talks to husband-and-wife duo Eric Lindberg and Doni Zasloff from the band, Nefesh Mountain, about their latest album, "Beacons."
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Kenneth Turan discusses his new book tracing the history of MGM Film
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author and film critic Kenneth Turan about his new book, "Louis B. Mayer & Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equation."
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Why maggots love feeding on rotten food
Maggots love to feed on decaying fruit. New research explains how they found this out and the implications for having texture be such a big deal.
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A website sold patients obesity drugs at affordable rates. Now they're paying the price
Patients who bought stockpiles of alternative GLP-1 drugs online aren't sure what to do with them after learning that the compounding pharmacy that made them didn't have the right license.
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Former USAID administrator discusses Trump administration's efforts to dismantle it
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Peter McPherson, a former administrator of the US Agency for International Development, about the Trump administration's attempts to dismantle the humanitarian agency.
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are advancing on the capital city of Kinshasa
We'll look at the latest developments in the instability and violence in a region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda-backed fighters are battling Congolese troops.
