Weekend Edition Saturday

Episodes

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  For Bob Marley's 75th Birthday, Ziggy Marley Reflects On His Father's Legacy

  Reggae's biggest ambassador would have turned 75 this week, had he not died four decades ago from cancer. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ziggy Marley about his father's legacy.

  Feb 08, 2020 at 5:03 am

• How Irish, English And Australian Actresses Learned To Talk Like 'Little Women'

  Sam Lilja had to train the film's March sisters — played by Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson and Eliza Scanlen — to sound authentically American. The results are intentionally imperfect.

  Feb 08, 2020 at 5:03 am

• Saturday Sports: U-Hauls For The Big And Tall As NBA, MLB See Major Trades

  Will Boston regret letting Mookie Betts go? Which NBA teams look tougher after the trade deadline? Howard Bryant of ESPN breaks it down for NPR's Scott Simon.

  Feb 08, 2020 at 5:03 am

• Trump Axes Officials Who Gave Damaging Testimony In Impeachment Inquiry

  Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman and his brother were fired from National Security Council staff and ambassador Gordon Sondland was recalled from Europe in moves top Democrats called shameful and weak.

  Feb 08, 2020 at 5:03 am
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  Opinion: Kirk Douglas's Passion Project After Spartacus

  Actor Kirk Douglas died at the age of 103 this week. NPR's Scott Simon remembers the movie that Douglas made after his pivotal role in Spartacus.

  Feb 08, 2020 at 5:03 am

• Batting Around The Edge Of The Bigs In 'The Cactus League'

  Just in time for spring training, Emily Nemens, editor of the Paris Review, tells NPR's Scott Simon about her new novel. It's a look at preseason baseball's strivers and dreamers, on-field and off.

  Feb 08, 2020 at 5:03 am

• Jessie Reyez On The Power Of Sad Songs

  Singer Jessie Reyez is a rising star; she's sold out shows, appeared on TV and received her first Grammy nomination for her EP, Being Human in Public. The producers of Latino USA have the profile.

  Feb 01, 2020 at 6:32 am

• Saturday Sports: Kobe Bryant, Super Bowl LIV

  NPR's Renee Montagne talks to ESPN's Michele Steele about Kobe Bryant, an offense-heavy Super Bowl and one NFL commercial that's already raising eyebrows.

  Feb 01, 2020 at 5:03 am

• 'McMillions': How The Ex-Cop Who Scammed McDonald's Monopoly Got Caught

  NPR's Renee Montagne speaks to Brian Lazarte and James Lee Hernandez, directors of "McMillions," an HBO series about how a McDonald's Monopoly game turned into a major criminal enterprise.

  Feb 01, 2020 at 5:03 am

• Lawyer For Iranian Students Deported From U.S. Describes Their Plight

  NPR's Renee Montagne talks with Attorney Mahsa Khanbabai of the American Immigration Lawyers Association about Iranian students with visas being turned away at the border.

  Feb 01, 2020 at 5:03 am

• This Groundskeeper Has Worked Every Super Bowl. He Turns 91 On Sunday

  George Toma is the Sod Father, the NFL's most famous groundskeeper. He will be working his 54th Super Bowl AND celebrating his 91st birthday on Sunday.

  Feb 01, 2020 at 5:03 am

• Trump Defense Team Makes Opening Arguments

  President Trump's legal team made its opening arguments in a rare Saturday session. His lawyers argue he's done nothing wrong and that he acted within his powers last year in the Ukraine affair.

  Jan 25, 2020 at 10:04 am