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...
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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
In South Carolina, measles shows how far apart neighbors can be on vaccines
3/14/2026
In South Carolina, some parents embrace vaccines, others opt out. Why do people make such different choices? A mix of politics, distrust and misinformation is pushing neighbors apart.
Duration:00:06:06
Opinion: An ancient, sophisticated palate
3/14/2026
Researchers looking at foodcrusts on the pottery shards of ancient humans say there's evidence of a wide variety of ingredients, indicating that they may have been experimenting with "recipes."
Duration:00:02:15
Investigators in the U.S. examine if recent targeted attacks are linked to the Iran war
3/14/2026
Investigators in the U.S. search for motives in three recent instances of targeted attacks, and whether they are related to the war in Iran.
Duration:00:04:38
Saturday Sports: Iran and the World Cup; College basketball gears up for March Madness
3/14/2026
NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Michele Steele discuss Iran's World Cup participation and college basketball as it heads into March Madness.
Duration:00:04:32
A group of friends grew tired of the club scene. They started a monthly dance party
3/14/2026
A group of New Jersey friends love to dance so much that when they got sick of the club scene they started a monthly dance party called, "All My Friends."
Duration:00:03:43
Week in Politics: Missile attack on a girls' school in Tehran; DHS remains unfunded
3/14/2026
Lawmakers want an explanation for the Feb. 28 missile attack on a Tehran girls' school. Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security remains unfunded.
Duration:00:04:23
The latest on the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran after 2 weeks
3/14/2026
The U.S. and Israel attacked Iran two weeks ago. Most recently, six U.S. personnel died in a plane crash in Iraq, Iran vowed to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed, and more Marines are headed to the region.
Duration:00:04:12
How Israeli domestic politics affect the Iran war
3/14/2026
NPR's Scott Simon asks former Israeli deputy national security adviser Chuck Freilich, now at Columbia University, about Israeli domestic politics and their effect on the Iran war.
Duration:00:05:01
What's Marco Rubio's role as secretary of state and Trump's national security advisor?
3/14/2026
New Yorker staff writer Dexter Filkins tells NPR's Scott Simon about Marco Rubio's role as Secretary of State and National Security Advisor to a president shaking the world order.
Duration:00:05:14
How the conflict in Iran is affecting global markets
3/14/2026
Escalation of the Iran conflict is sending shockwaves through global markets — driving up oil, fuel, and commodity prices, stoking inflation and recession risks worldwide. We hear from three NPR reporters in Europe, Asia and Russia.
Duration:00:05:52
Master gardener Jessica Damiano explains seed packet lingo to aid successful gardening
3/14/2026
Spring is just so close and with it - time to sow the seeds. But what do all those words on the packets really mean? NPR's Scott Simon talks with Master Gardener Jessica Damiano, columnist for the AP.
Duration:00:03:52
Musician James Blake discusses his latest album, 'Trying Times'
3/14/2026
NPR's Scott Simon talks with musician James Blake about the relentlessness of modern life on his latest album Trying Times.
Duration:00:06:50
Keith O'Brien talks about his latest book, 'Heartland'
3/14/2026
Scott talks to Keith O'Brien about his latest book, "Heartland"
Duration:00:08:11
Playwright Wallace Shawn and director André Gregory discuss their newest play
3/14/2026
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with playwright Wallace Shawn and director André Gregory about their newest play, "What We Did Before Our Moth Days." They've been working together for five decades.
Duration:00:09:58
Author Luke Kennard talks about his novel, 'Black Bag'
3/14/2026
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Luke Kennard about "Black Bag," a novel about an actor who takes an unusual role in a university classroom.
Duration:00:07:00
And the Oscar goes to — wait, why is it called an Oscar?
3/13/2026
The Academy Awards officially adopted the "Oscars" nickname in 1939. But who is Oscar, and who started calling them that? We may never know. But here are four enduring legends to consider.
Duration:00:02:08
Opinion: The immorality of betting on war
3/7/2026
Traders on prediction markets bet on nearly anything. One made more than half a million dollars betting on the U.S. strike against Iran. But should people wager on human suffering?
Duration:00:02:31
A neuroscientist heads to the Winter Paralympics
3/7/2026
Sydney Peterson is among the U.S. athletes heading to the 2026 Winter Paralympics. A neuroscientist in training, Peterson is studying movement disorders, similar to her own condition.
Duration:00:03:55
Hear what United Airlines is doing to inspire passengers to use headphones
3/7/2026
Tired of listening to other people's music, shows, and phone conversations in flight, the people at United Airlines have written a rule that lets them kick you off the plane if you don't put on headphones.
Duration:00:01:30
What's Trump's plan for the U.S. security initiative called, 'The Shield of Americas'?
3/7/2026
A regional coalition of Latin American countries will make up "The Shield of Americas," which becomes official this weekend in Miami. What does the Trump Administration want from this new initiative?
Duration:00:03:57