Saturday mornings are made for Weekend Edition Saturday, the program 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.
Drawing on his experience in covering 10 wars and stories in all 50 states and seven continents, Simon brings a humorous, sophisticated and often moving perspective to each show. He is as comfortable having a conversation with a major world leader as he is talking with a Hollywood celebrity or the guy next door.
Weekend Edition Saturday has a unique and entertaining roster of other regular contributors. Marin Alsop, conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, talks about music. Daniel Pinkwater, one of the biggest names in children's literature, talks about and reads stories with Simon. Financial journalist Joe Nocera follows the economy. Howard Bryant of EPSN.com and NPR's Tom Goldman chime in on sports. Keith Devlin, of Stanford University, unravels the mystery of math, and Will Grozier, a London cabbie, talks about good books that have just been released, and what well-read people leave in the back of his taxi. Simon contributes his own award-winning essays, which are sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant.
Weekend Edition Saturday is heard on NPR Member stations across the United States, and around the globe on NPR Worldwide. The conversation between the audience and the program staff continues throughout the social media world.
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Former President Donald Trump veers from traditional campaign wisdom with recent appearances. And Vice President Harris courts Black voters, this time with policy proposals.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to renowned large-scale painter Titus Kaphar about his first feature film, "Exhibiting Forgiveness," based on his troubled relationship with his father.
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NPR's Scott Simon asks David Prowse of the duo Japandroids about their latest album, "Fate & Alcohol," and about their decision to make it their last.
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Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told NPR that election officials across the U.S. have made big improvements to bolster both physical and cyber security. -
A Ukrainian chef has just published an English-language cookbook on his country's cuisine. He says it's an important step to keeping international attention on Ukraine's fight against Russia.
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NPR's Scott Simon asks Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha about his new collection, "Forest of Noise," and about the conflict in Gaza.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Alia Trabucco Zerán about her new novel, "Clean," which tells the story of a young girl's death, through the eyes of her housekeeper.
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While the two candidates have been crisscrossing the swing states for weeks, this is the first time they are literally crossing paths, with each of them holding events in the suburbs north of Detroit. -
A program in Oregon teaches incarcerated youth to train dogs, manage a kennel and help pups find forever homes out in the community.
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Israel is weighing its options in retaliation for Iran's latest missile attack
