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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Dodgers fans pay tribute to beloved former pitcher Fernando Valenzuela
Fernando Valenzuela, one of the most beloved former pitchers of the Los Angeles Dodgers, died this week. As his Dodgers opened the World Series, fans remember his contributions to the game.
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One of the world's largest inland lakes has dried up from Soviet-era irrigation plans
Once one of the world's largest inland lakes, the Aral Sea in Central Asia, has evaporated into the desert, its waters sucked dry by Soviet-era irrigation plans.
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Opinion: 'YER OUT!' Eric Adams' fashion faux pas
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, no stranger to controversy, has ignited another with a hat. NPR's Scott Simon explains.
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Massive blackout in Cuba leaves 10 million people on the island without power
A nationwide blackout Friday left millions of Cubans without power because of an aging power grid and a lack of fuel.
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The U.S. gets a new national marine sanctuary, the first led by a tribe
A new national marine sanctuary is being established off the California coast. The Biden administration plans to manage it with the indigenous groups that fought for years to create it.
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Who was Yayha Sinwar, the Hamas leader killed by Israel?
A look back on the life and politics of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a key player for the last several years in the Israel-Gaza conflict.
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The killing of Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar may escalate war in Lebanon
The future of Hamas and the war in Gaza now that the organization's leader is dead.
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Saturday Sports: MLB playoffs, WNBA finals, hockey season kickoff
NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant break down the latest in Major League Baseball playoffs, the WNBA finals and a new hockey season.
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FTC orders companies to make canceling subscriptions as easy as signing up for them
A new government rule says canceling subscriptions and memberships has to be as easy for consumers as signing up for them.
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Georgia saw record-high early voting numbers. Here's what that means for the election
NPR's Scott Simon talks with University of Florida Professor Michael McDonald about the high turnout in early voting this election cycle.
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China's economy is set to have its slowest year of growth in decades
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School counselors are using creative ways to help kids cope with the trauma of floods
Students in western North Carolina have been dealing with a lot of trauma since the devastating flooding following Hurricane Helene. Teachers are trying to help them cope.
