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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Episodes
Opinion: Remembering Kevin Klose, former NPR president and broadcasting icon
4/18/2026
We remember Kevin Klose, former NPR president, who helped secure financial stability for the network while supporting and encouraging its journalism.
Duration:00:02:29
How a Japanese poet's diary helps scientists reconstruct solar cycles
4/18/2026
Researchers used a Japanese poet's diary to track solar events that took place over 800 years ago.
Duration:00:01:31
A tale of two cease fires: Israel and Hezbollah; the U.S and Iran
4/18/2026
A ceasefire in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon is fragile while the one between the U.S. and Iran is more stable.
Duration:00:04:21
Week in Politics: Iran war impact on upcoming midterm elections; MAGA base on Iran war
4/18/2026
We look at how the war on Iran might affect the upcoming midterm elections, as well as how a portion of President Trump's MAGA base sees U.S. involvement in another war in the Middle East.
Duration:00:03:51
Sara Wheeler discusses her new biography of the late Welsh travel writer Jan Morris
4/18/2026
Jan Morris was a writer who seemed to be everywhere at the right moment, from witnessing the first climb of Mt. Everest to interviewing Che Guevara. NPR's Scott Simon talks to biographer Sara Wheeler.
Duration:00:07:40
Opinion: A well-deserved statue for a hero rat
4/11/2026
Cambodia is recognizing the life-saving contributions of a rat named Magawa with a statue. The late rat sniffed out landmines for a non-profit group, and in a short career helped find more than 100.
Duration:00:02:29
'Boogie bees?' A new study shows that bumblebees can learn rhythmic patterns
4/11/2026
A new study saying bumblebees can recognize rhythmic patterns puts them alongside Ronan the sea lion, the first non-human mammal shown to keep a beat.
Duration:00:01:11
Vice President Vance leads the U.S. delegation in Pakistan for peace talks with Iran
4/11/2026
Vice President JD Vance is in Pakistan for peace talks with Iran.
Duration:00:04:30
How the war in Iran is reshaping investor perceptions of Trump policies
4/11/2026
Investors thought they had President Trump figured out as someone who would always back down from his most extreme policies. The war with Iran is challenging that.
Duration:00:03:17
Updates on the cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran
4/11/2026
Israel continued strikes on Lebanon Friday as Iran insisted on a cease-fire there in order for formal negotiations with the U.S. to begin.
Duration:00:04:16
A legal scholar explains the challenges with Trump's global tariffs
4/11/2026
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Ilya Somin, law professor at George Mason University and Cato Institute chair in constitutional studies, about the latest case challenging President Trump's global tariffs.
Duration:00:05:17
Week in Politics: Trump navigates ceasefire with Iran; division among his supporters
4/11/2026
President Trump faces pressure to end the war with Iran both from Iran and from onetime political allies here at home.
Duration:00:03:46
Lebanese journalist Kim Ghattas shares likely outcome of U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan
4/11/2026
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Lebanese journalist Kim Ghattas about how U.S.-Iran negotiations being held in Pakistan
Duration:00:06:38
Saturday Sports: The Masters; NCAA men's hockey tournament; NBA playoffs
4/11/2026
NPR's Scott Simon and reporter Michele Steele discuss the Masters and the NCAA men's hockey tournament, and preview the NBA playoffs.
Duration:00:04:21
Celine Dion tribute artist Elisa Furr discusses the iconic singer's return to the stage
4/11/2026
Celine Dion is returning to the stage after years battling an illness. NPR's Scott Simon talks about it with Elisa Furr, a Celine Dion tribute singer based in Las Vegas.
Duration:00:05:57
Halle Bailey chats about her new romantic comedy, 'You, Me & Tuscany'
4/11/2026
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Halle Bailey about her new film, "You, Me & Tuscany" and what romantic comedies can teach you about yourself.
Duration:00:05:44
Authors V.E. Schwab and screenwriter Cat talk about their mystery novel
4/11/2026
NPR's Scott Simon talks to V.E. Schwab and Cat Clarke. Friends and authors, the duo has written a novel called "The Ending Writes Itself." It's part mystery, part sendup of the publishing industry.
Duration:00:07:52
Longtime Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces major challenges in Hungary's elections
4/11/2026
The political future of pro-Kremlin Trump ally Viktor Orban is at stake in Sunday's Hungarian elections.
Duration:00:03:35
This cherry blossom festival in Newark attracts thousands
4/11/2026
The District of Columbia's Tidal Basin cherry blossoms attract a quarter million visitors annually but there are more cherry trees in a park in Newark, N.J.
Duration:00:03:19
Jason Benetti talks about his new role as announcer on NBC's 'Sunday Night Baseball'
4/11/2026
NPR's Scott Simon talks to NBC's Jason Benetti about his new gig as lead play by play announcer for Sunday Night Baseball.
Duration:00:04:59