Weekend Edition Saturday
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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.
Episodes
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In France, a family reckons with World War II Allies' legacy of rape and murder
In 1944, as Allied troops celebrated D-Day victory, a French family experienced a trauma that would be felt for generations: a murder and sexual assault so traumatic they are only now coming to terms with it.
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D-Day is celebrated as a day of liberation. For one French family, there was a price
French families recall rapes committed by a handful of GIs after D-Day. A note to listeners that this piece mentions sexual assault.
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Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after 'nightmare' COVID conditions, with little help
Some of the lowest-paid essential workers during the pandemic also suffered the most trauma. Nursing aides have had trouble getting healthcare officials to pay attention to their plight.
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Israel's escalating attack on Lebanon is destroying entire communities
We look at the efforts to broker a ceasefire between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel. Fighting has escalated between the two, pushing the conflict deeper into Lebanon.
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Elk are back and attracting tourists in the Appalachian mountains
Elk have made a comeback in part of the Appalachian mountains and they're attracting tourists during mating season.
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New data shows efforts to stop the spread of STIs are working
Federal data shows that rates of new sexually transmitted infections are slowing in the U.S. It's a rare sign of improvement that suggests prevention efforts are working.
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The Kansas City Chiefs will meet the Chicago Bears in the Wheelchair Super Bowl
The Kansas City Chiefs are undefeated this season and looking to win another Super Bowl. The USA Wheelchair Football League championship game, that is, where the wheelchair Chiefs will meet the Chicago Bears wheelchair team, in what's described as "the most violent game on asphalt".
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The first week of the U.N.'s annual climate conference comes to a close
We look at what happened during the first week of the United Nation's annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Remembering former former Solicitor-General Ted Olson
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Harvard professor Cass Sunstein about Ted Olson. The legal great, who argued 65 US Supreme Court cases, including the one that legalized gay marriage, died this week.
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Trump's national security team lacks experience but has proven loyalty to him
President-elect Trump assembled his national security team with a series of rapid-fire choices. There's a clear pattern: Most nominees are best known for their support of Trump rather than their national security experience.
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What life is like as a woman in Afghanistan, three years into Taliban rule
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Sahar Fetrat a researcher at Human Rights Watch, about the lives of women in Afghanistan now, as the Taliban continue to limit their presence in public life.
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Week in politics: Trump's cabinet choices point to a different second term
We look at some of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominations and how his choices might distinguish his second term from his first.
