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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English
Episodes
Opinion: A little league heartbreak
8/2/2025
The State Department denied one Venezuelan Little League team entry into the U.S., but allowed another. NPR's Scott Simon questions how the sports exemption to Trump's travel ban is being applied.
Duration:00:02:41
Viktor Kossakovsky's new film 'Architecton' is powerful, often for what it doesn't say
8/2/2025
A nearly wordless meditation on the building blocks of civilization — stone and concrete — Viktor Kossakovsky's documentary Architecton is a dazzling sensory overload.
Duration:00:03:27
Here's what's happening on the ground in Gaza a week after more aid was allowed
8/2/2025
Experts say famine's unfolding in Gaza, prompting global outrage, calls for Israel to end the war and acknowledgement by Trump of starvation.
Duration:00:04:21
This is how the world is reacting to Trump's latest tariffs
8/2/2025
We look at international reaction to President Trump's latest round of tariffs.
Duration:00:06:37
An overview of the U.S. economy and what the latest job report shows
8/2/2025
The U.S. job market slowed sharply this spring, as President Trump's tariffs took effect. Trump is calling for even higher import taxes in the coming week.
Duration:00:04:02
Nebraska Congressman talks about meeting with the Mexican president regarding tariffs
8/2/2025
NPR's Scott Simon asks Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., about Bacon's trip to Mexico to foster cooperation in ongoing trade talks.
Duration:00:04:56
Civilians in Darfur suffer the most from the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis
8/2/2025
The humanitarian situation in El Fasher, one of the regional capitals of Darfur, is dire, with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces laying siege to the city for the past 15 months.
Duration:00:04:02
Video producer Dave Jorgenson discusses the future of short-form content in journalism
8/2/2025
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Dave Jorgenson, the creator of the Washington Post's TikTok channel, about his new media organization and the future of short-form content in newsrooms.
Duration:00:06:56
Week in Politics: Tariffs; Epstein's ex-girlfriend; U.S.-Israel relations
8/2/2025
We'll look at the latest tariffs imposed by President Trump, as well as his disagreement with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on starvation in Gaza.
Duration:00:04:08
The redistricting fight and how it's spreading across the country
8/2/2025
As the Texas GOP works on redrawing Congressional districts to favor their party, some Democratic governors say they could retaliate by redistricting in favor of their party.
Duration:00:05:22
Who is Allison Burroughs, the federal judge Trump called 'a total disaster'?
8/2/2025
Harvard University has been at the center of some big legal cases lately – cases that have all started on the desk of one federal judge, Allison Burroughs of Massachusetts. Here's a look at who she is.
Duration:00:03:55
What books to read this summer? NPR staff share their favorite recommendations
8/2/2025
Summer's lease hath all too short a date, so better get your reading on! NPR staffers share some recommendations from our "Books We Love" list.
Duration:00:05:37
A visit to the eventful American Corn Hole League World Championships
8/2/2025
The World Championship of Corn Hole is underway in Rock Hill South Carolina. We'll pay a visit.
Duration:00:02:39
How the new work requirements for Medicaid could impact some states
8/2/2025
The state health official who led Michigan's efforts to build work requirements into Medicaid says other states will soon be learning some very lessons about what is involved and how much it costs.
Duration:00:05:00
Pulitzer Prize finalist Garrett M. Graff discusses his new book about the atomic bomb
8/2/2025
Next week marks 80 years since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japan. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Garrett Graff about his book "The Devil Reached Toward The Sky," which recounts the bomb's creation.
Duration:00:09:54
France, U.K., others plan to recognize a Palestinian state. What does that change?
8/1/2025
The recent push by several countries to recognize a state of Palestine is largely symbolic, but it carries diplomatic and potentially legal weight.
Duration:00:03:48
Teen artists portrayed their lives — some adults didn't want to see the full picture
7/28/2025
"What is it like to be a teen right now?" Young artists explored that question for two different exhibitions of their work this summer. But on the National Mall, their work was deemed too political.
Duration:00:05:24
Opinion: Ozzy Osbourne, no ordinary man
7/26/2025
John Michael Osbourne, a poor student from Birmingham, UK, exceeded expectations and helped invent heavy metal. A moment to remember the singular Ozzy Osbourne, who died this week at the age of 76.
Duration:00:02:35
Scientists study how people would react to a neurotic robot personality in real life
7/26/2025
Neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction. One study recently found that neurotic traits in a robot can make them seem more relatable.
Duration:00:03:57