Weekend Edition Saturday

Episodes

• Karen Joy Fowler paints the unlikely life path of John Wilkes Booth in novel 'Booth'

  Scott Simon asks Karen Joy Fowler about her new historical novel, "Booth," in which she focuses on the parents and siblings of Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth.

  Mar 19, 2022 at 5:02 am

• Saturday sports: March Madness begins; Browns acquire Watson despite harassment suits

  College basketball's March Madness has begun, the latest on American basketball star Brittney Griner who's detained in Russia, and a controversial trade shakes up the NFL.

  Mar 19, 2022 at 5:02 am
• 

  This professor studies each swimmer as a math problem. It's helped them to be faster

  Heading into national swimming championships, the University of Virginia relies on a mathematician, cameras and sensors to help each swimmer perform their best.

  Mar 12, 2022 at 6:04 am

• LGBTQ people are fighting to keep their rights in Ukraine

  LGBTQ people have faced persecution in Russia and in separatist-controlled regions of Ukraine. That's why many in Ukraine are deciding whether to flee the war or stay and fight.

  Mar 12, 2022 at 5:27 am

• Ten kidney donors make up a chain of life

  Ten people are linked in a life-saving kidney swap - one that involves living donors. We bring you a close look at the complex chain of surgeries from Houston Methodist Hospital.

  Mar 12, 2022 at 5:27 am

• How the brain is greatly changed by COVID-19

  David Folkenflik speaks to University of Oxford's Professor Tom Nichols about a new study that shows how brain structure changes when a person has COVID-19.

  Mar 12, 2022 at 5:27 am

• SATURDAY SPORTS 03-12-22

  NPR's David Folkenflik speaks to Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant about Major League Baseball coming out of a 99-day lockout, a massive trade deal in the NFL, and the latest NBA news.

  Mar 12, 2022 at 5:27 am

• Azar Nafisi's new book is on what it means to 'Read Dangerously'

  Scott Simon speaks with author Azar Nafisi about her new book, "Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times."

  Mar 05, 2022 at 6:14 am

• How to spot disinformation and propaganda coming out of the Ukraine-Russia conflict

  Scott Simon speaks with Harvard's Joan Donovan about the manipulation of videos and images from the Russia-Ukraine conflict on social media and how to identify propaganda.

  Mar 05, 2022 at 6:12 am

• Saturday sports: Russia and Belarus banned from Paralympics; Coach K's last game

  Russia and Belarus have been kicked out of the Winter Paralympic Games, and MLB players are pushing for better pay in contract negotiations with owners.

  Mar 05, 2022 at 6:03 am

• Secretary of State Blinken visits Poland to discuss further assistance to Ukraine

  Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is visiting Poland as Russia continues its assault on neighboring Ukraine.

  Mar 05, 2022 at 5:59 am

• Biden considers banning Russian oil but gas prices are already creeping up

  The White House is hesitant to halt imports of Russian oil, but the administration is not ruling it out.

  Mar 05, 2022 at 5:56 am