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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The attack at Australia's Bondi Beach earlier this week on people who were celebrating the first night of Hanukkah was horrific. Stories have emerged about those who died trying to stop the gunmen. -
The online forum Reddit has proven to be a key source for investigators of high-profile crimes, including the fatal shootings at Brown University.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Larry Levitt of the Kaiser Family Foundation about the state of the U.S. health system as we close out 2025 with no deal in Congress to extend Obamacare. subsidies.
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It's a perennial holiday debate: Is "Die Hard" a Christmas movie? A Philadelphia theater group offers a live reading of the 1988 action classic just in time for the holidays.
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The Department of Justice began releasing its files on Friday on the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Many documents, which include interview transcripts and call logs, have been heavily redacted.
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A historic portrait of George Washington is being auctioned off next month. It's among the paintings that inspired the first president's image on the $1 bill, and it has a colorful past.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Will Arnett, who co-wrote and stars in the new movie "Is This Thing On?"
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Venezuelans in Florida have mixed feelings about actions from the Trump Administration toward their native country. Many welcome the idea of political change, but are upset about immigration policies.
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MAGA activists meet in Phoenix, President Trump addresses the nation and his fans, and Democrats grapple with how they lost in 2024.
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NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss the first round of the College Football Playoffs, Philip Rivers' return to the NFL and a potential move for the Chicago Bears.
