Weekend Edition Saturday

Episodes

• In 'Be Water, My Friend,' Bruce Lee's Daughter Tells Her Father's Story

  With the start of the second season of the TV show "Warrior", Scott Simon talks to Shannon Lee about her late father, martial artist Bruce Lee, and about her new book.

  Oct 10, 2020 at 4:39 am

• Why This 17-Year-Old Wants To Be A Poll Worker

  Lucy Duckworth can't vote yet, but she has decided to pitch in this Election Day as a poll worker. Young people "need to make sure we're showing up," she says.

  Oct 10, 2020 at 4:39 am

• In 'Fauci,' An Up Close Look At 'America's Doctor'

  Scott Simon speaks with Michael Specter, a staff writer at the New Yorker, about his new biography about Dr. Anthony Fauci and his career as one America's leading scientists.

  Oct 10, 2020 at 4:39 am

• The Week In Sports

  Tom Goldman joins Scott Simon to discuss another outbreak in the NFL, the baseball playoffs and the life of Yankee's legend Whitey Ford.

  Oct 10, 2020 at 4:39 am

• Trump's Doctors Give Update On President's Health After Positive Coronavirus Test

  White House physician Sean Conley says that President Trump was doing "very well" and that the symptoms he had are resolving and improving.

  Oct 03, 2020 at 11:02 am

• President Trump Confirmed As 'Patient' At Walter Reed Hospital

  President Trump has been hospitalized after testing positive for the coronavirus. Doctors gave an update on his condition Saturday.

  Oct 03, 2020 at 10:55 am
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  Opinon: How Could The President Get The Coronavirus

  NPR's Scott Simon talks about the president's diagnosis following months of his dismissing the growing, devastating pandemic.

  Oct 03, 2020 at 6:49 am

• President Trump's Coronavirus Treatment: What We Know Now

  NPR's Scott Simon updates the latest news on the President's condition and activities now that he's staying at Walter Reed Medical Center after testing positive for the coronavirus.

  Oct 03, 2020 at 4:49 am

• Wafia's New EP Is The Perfect Pandemic Sountrack

  NPR's Scott Simon speaks to singer Wafia about her new EP, Good Things.

  Oct 03, 2020 at 4:49 am

• Saturday Sports: Fall Sports Ramp Up With Packed Playoffs

  NPR's Scott Simon speaks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about a jam-packed playoff season.

  Oct 03, 2020 at 4:49 am

• Irish Court Rules Subway Bread Is Not Real Bread

  Ireland's Supreme Court ruled that, for tax purposes, Subway bread has too much sugar to qualify as bread. The case raises questions about changing tastes, niche tax law, and what is bread anyway?

  Oct 03, 2020 at 4:49 am
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  Opinion: Congress Should Do Their Job So Millions of Americans Can Do Theirs

  Millions of Americans are suffering from the economic effects of the pandemic while Congress fails to agree on another round of relief.

  Sep 26, 2020 at 4:47 am