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
-
Opinion: Alternate endings for modern attention spans
Some film professors are bemoaning the shortcuts students take to avoid watching assigned movies: some don't know what happens at the end. NPR's Scott Simon offers his own synopses.
-
What's next for the U.S. and Iran following preliminary talks?
U.S. and Iranian envoys have held talks aimed at averting possible U.S. strikes on Iran.
-
What is the state of democracy in the U.S.?
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author Anne Applebaum about how the U.S. may be headed toward authoritarianism.
-
RFK Jr. speaks about beefing up red meat consumption at Cattle Con
Beef producers from around the country held a convention this week where they heard from Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who promotes red meat consumption.
-
A new social media platform creates buzz – but it's just for AI bots
A new social media platform launched last week and it's got Silicon Valley buzzing, but it's not for humans. Moltbook is a platform for AI agents to talk to other AI agents.
-
Saturday Sports: Super Bowl preview, Winter Olympics
NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant preview Sunday's Super Bowl game, as well as the Winter Olympics.
-
Week in politics: Trump's engagement in foreign conflicts, poll reveals where voters stand on key issues
NPR Political Correspondent Domenico Montanaro joins to discuss the Trump administration's engagement in foreign conflicts, as well as what a recent poll says about what where voters stand on several key issues, including immigration and the economy.
-
Two musicians dream and time travel in film, 'Nirvanna: The Band - the Show - the Movie'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to incorrigible Canadians Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol about their new film, "Nirvanna: The Band - the Show - the Movie."
-
Julia Steiner sings about estrangement in Ratboys album, 'Singin' to an Empty Chair'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Julia Steiner of the band Ratboys. Their new album is called "Singin' to an Empty Chair."
-
What is house burping?
The German practice of lüften, airing out your house, is becoming popular in the U.S. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Annette Baran from the Goethe Institute, and her husband Robert, about embracing lüften.
-
Minneapolis Police Chief discusses his force's relationship with federal immigration agents
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara sees little attempts at de-escalation from the some 3,000 federal immigration agents — four times the number of sworn MPD officers — in the city.
-
'The Remarkable Life of Reed Pegram' is the story of queer Black scholar finding love in WWII Europe
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Ethelene Whitmire about her book, "The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram," about a queer American Black man who went to Europe as World War II began, and stayed.