Weekend Edition Saturday
Saturdays from 6:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Whether revealing events in small-town America or overseas, or profiling notable personalities, Weekend Edition from NPR News appreciates the extraordinary details that make up every story. This two-hour morning newsmagazine covers hard news, a wide variety of newsmakers, and cultural stories with care, accuracy, and a wink of humor.
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NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss sports.
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We talk to musician Liam St. John about his song, "Man of the North," the title track off his latest album.
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The library at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County is pretty typical: rows of books, a cafe. But then there's also a haunted stuffed mongoose. We visit the large parapsychology collection.
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As a powerful Hindu nationalist group celebrated its centenary in the Indian city of Nagpur, across town, hundreds renounced their Hindu faith and converted to Buddhism.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Josh O'Connor who stars in a new, subtle art heist film, "The Mastermind."
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"The Devil Is a Southpaw" is a novel within a novel, set at juvenile detention facility in Oklahoma in 1988. NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Brandon Hobson.
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There's an 85% chance that a damaging earthquake could hit Seattle in the next 50 years. Old brick buildings are most at risk, but retrofitting them could mean a loss of affordable housing.
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Some praised realistic elements like the depiction of the White House situation room. But others said parts of the plot didn't ring true. -
The artificial reef off Miami Beach will be an art installation, a restoration of the island's coral habitat and an underwater tourist attraction. -
NPR has lost a singular, distinctive radio journalist: Susan Stamberg, who died Thursday. She was the first woman to host a national news broadcast and set the tone, pace, and scope of the network.
