NPR Weekend Edition Saturday
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Weekend Edition Saturday 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. The two-hour program is hosted by NPR's Peabody Award-winning Scott Simon.
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Weekend Edition Saturday 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. The two-hour program is hosted by NPR's Peabody Award-winning Scott Simon.
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English
Episodes
40 years ago, New Coke was introduced
4/19/2025
Fans of Classic Coke mark the 40th anniversary of the travesty that was New Coke, released On April 23, 1985.
Duration:00:01:10
'Midway Through' tells the story of a woman in her 40s going back to college
4/19/2025
A Miami college student in her 40s shares her experience returning to school and how motherhood has prepared her for this challenge.
Duration:00:03:03
How Trump's tariffs, aims for the Federal Reserve impact the global economy
4/19/2025
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Gillian Tett, a columnist at the Financial Times, about the global economic fallout from President Trump's tariff policies.
Duration:00:05:45
Meet the chocolatier behind the world's largest Cadbury Creme Egg
4/19/2025
The confectionary company, Cadbury, says it's made the world's largest Creme Egg - about as tall as a USPS mailbox. NPR's Scott Simon talks to chocolatier Dawn Jenks about the creation.
Duration:00:03:23
Rick Atkinson reflects on 250 years since the first battles of the American Revolution
4/19/2025
NPR's Scott Simon talks with author Rick Atkinson in Lexington, Mass., about the first book of his forthcoming trilogy about the American Revolution, "The British are Coming."
Duration:00:09:38
Saturday Sports: NBA and NHL playoffs kick off
4/19/2025
NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the NBA and NHL playoffs.
Duration:00:04:28
'The Wedding Banquet' remakes Ang Lee's romantic comedy about marriages of convenience
4/19/2025
"The Wedding Banquet" is a remake of Ang Lee's romantic comedy about marriages of convenience. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to director Andrew Ahn about the four gay friends, family and tolerance.
Duration:00:07:26
Supreme Court temporarily blocks new deportations under the Alien Enemies Act
4/19/2025
A new Supreme Court order temporarily blocks the deportations more Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act - we look at what legal experts have been saying about these deportations.
Duration:00:03:58
Opinion: When a hat becomes a threat
4/19/2025
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the Chicago Bulls cap that is being cited as evidence of a deported Maryland man's gang membership.
Duration:00:02:37
U.S. and Iran hold second round of talks on Tehran's nuclear program
4/19/2025
Iranian and U.S. officials continue indirect talks aimed at keeping Iran from developing nuclear weapons. The talks come amid reports that Trump told Israel to hold off on attacking Iranian facilities.
Duration:00:03:49
Two small studies show how stem cells could help treat Parkinson's
4/19/2025
Two new studies suggest that stem cells are close to helping people with Parkinson's disease. The results are a victory for scientists who have spent decades trying to treat it with brain cells.
Duration:00:03:52
Supreme Court suspends Trump administration's deportations to foreign prisons
4/19/2025
The Trump administration is considering sending people who are accused of crimes in the U.S. to prisons in El Salvador, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike. Legal experts say sending people to foreign prisons is like dropping them into a black box, where they don't have the protections people in U.S. custody are afforded.
Duration:00:04:07
Soviet dissident and chess player Garry Kasparov launches 'The Next Move'
4/19/2025
Champion chess player and Soviet dissident Garry Kasparov has a few thoughts about how well democracy in the U.S. is doing. He tells NPR's Scott Simon that it's not America first - it's America alone.
Duration:00:06:48
Mike Scott of The Waterboys discusses their new album 'Life, Death & Dennis Hopper'
4/19/2025
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Mike Scott of the Scottish band, The Waterboys, about their new album, "Life, Death & Dennis Hopper."
Duration:00:06:53
Jo Harkin on 'The Pretender,' her novel set during the time of the Tudors' ascent
4/19/2025
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jo Harkin about her book, "The Pretender."
Duration:00:07:51
How psychiatric patients get caught in a cycle of homelessness and spotty care
4/16/2025
Montana is investing $300 million to help those with severe mental illness from cycling through ERs, state psychiatric facilities, jails and homelessness. Advocates say they also need stable housing.
Duration:00:04:56
Lawyers take the Trump administration to court over its aggressive deportation tactics
4/12/2025
Two deportation cases have called into question the Trump administration's aggressive efforts to expel immigrants. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to NPR's Adrian Florido, who attended one of the hearings.
Duration:00:03:34
BUSINESSES & CEOs FACE UNCERTAINTY
4/12/2025
President Trump's tariffs are causing chaos for consumers, businesses and investors. Corporate America's CEOs are now embracing a favorite buzzword to talk about the future: "uncertainty."
Duration:00:03:47
Trade war between the U.S. and China spirals into uncharted territory
4/12/2025
China ponders what comes next in its relations with the United States after a week of escalating tariffs.
Duration:00:03:32
How climate change is making hay fever more miserable
4/12/2025
Warmer temperatures make for longer and more intense pollen seasons and more severe hay fever symptoms. New research indicates these changes are already contributing to rising rates of hay fever.
Duration:00:02:31