Saturday mornings are made for Weekend Edition Saturday, a two-hour program hosted by NPR's Peabody Award-winning Scott Simon. 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.
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.
Will Michaels and the WUNC News team share regional updates throughout each weekend broadcast.
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Jane Goodall, the influential primatologist and conservationist, died this week at the age of 91. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on her legacy and love for chimpanzees. -
Hamas responded to an American proposal to end Israel's war in Gaza and said it would return all remaining hostages. But big uncertainties remain over the proposal's next steps.
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NPR's Scott Simon asks NBC News Entertainment Correspondent Chloe Melas about the sentence handed to Sean Combs for two prostitution-related charges.
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We look at where Congress is in negotiating its way out of a government shutdown that is in its fourth day, with no solution in sight.
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The White House is using the government shutdown to push aggressive plans to further cut the federal workforce and control spending.
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One of the last surviving combat veterans of the Tuskegee Airmen, George Hardy died last week aged 100. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Leon Butler Jr. from the Tuskegee Airmen Inc. about his legacy.
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Following his retirement, former U.S. Ambassador George Kent cycled across the U.S. to raise awareness and money for the Ukrainian war effort. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Kent about his journey.
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NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant talk about the Major League Baseball Playoffs, which include the Los Angeles Dodgers as they attempt to repeat as champions.
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A Utah court has ordered lawmakers to redraw their congressional districts, which could help Democrats in the midterm elections. The influential Mormon Women for Ethical Government was one of the groups that forced the order.
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We look at where the willingness among Democrats and Republicans is to end the government shutdown, as well as U.S. strikes on alleged cartel boats in the Caribbean.
