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.
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NPR's Asma Khalid and Rose Previte cook stuffed summer squash with lamb and rice. It's a recipe from Previte's new cookbook, Maydan.
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The Massachusetts budget is in limbo as state politicians argue over funding for migrant shelters. Homeless and migrant families are facing uncertainty as winter begins.
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Google has begun deleting accounts that haven't been used for 2 years. NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Richard Lawler of the Verge about it.
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NPR's Asma Khalid and ESPN's Michele Steele talk about college football championship weekend, a huge tennis comeback and the MLS playoffs
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Israel says it's hit more than 400 targets since the resumption of fighting in Gaza, as Qatar and the US try to negotiate another ceasefire.
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Many residents in former Rep. George Santos' district think the House made the right decision to expel him. While those who work in his office say they will remain open to serve constituents.
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Vice President Harris speaks at the UN climate summit in Dubai, delivering a message the White House hopes young voters back in the U.S. will hear.
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Every year, an estimated third of American adults go into debt to pay for holiday expenses. NPR's Asma Khalid speaks with LendingTree Chief Credit analyst Matt Schulz about why that happens.
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A new vacancy in the House after lawmakers vote to expel GOP member George Santos; negotiations over military aid to Israel and Ukraine; remembering Henry Kissinger and Sandra Day O'Connor.
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NPR's Asma Khalid speaks to Dror Sadot of B'Tselem The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, about how Israel has detained thousands of Palestinians for years.