Weekend Edition Saturday
Sat, 8 - 10 am
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.
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Listener Jeff Perlstein of Stoneham, Mass., plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro. -
An Israeli soldier who does contact tracing speaks to a Korean contact tracer about the hard conversations and difficult emotions they experience in their work.
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The season finale ofThe Bachelor is on Monday night, and it comes as the franchise faces a number of controversies over how it handles race and concludes the first season with a Black man as star.
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Grace Potter, a nominee for at this year's Grammy Awards, confesses that Daylight, more than any across her body of work,is the album she wants to be recognized for.
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Listener Chris House of Annandale, Va., plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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Formally known as the "American Rescue Plan," it includes a $1400 stimulus check, more money allotted for free-of-charge vaccines and distribution and extended unemployment benefits.
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NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Margaret Qualley about her new role in the movie, My Salinger Year,based on the memoir by Joanna Rakoff.
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NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Alice Cooper about his new album,Detroit Stories.
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The harassment allegations follow reports that Cuomo's office covered up the number of nursing home deaths from COVID-19.
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"Silver Wings" was the soundtrack to the milestones Corpora and his daughter experienced together.
