Weekend Edition Saturday

Episodes

• Two investigative journalists were awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize

  Maria Ressa of the Philippines is one of two journalists to have received the Nobel Peace Prize this week, highlighting a message about the need for press freedom.

  Dec 11, 2021 at 5:10 am

• Saturday sports: US diplomatically boycotting Winter Olympics; Formula One faceoff

  Politics and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, plus a showdown in Formula One racing.

  Dec 11, 2021 at 5:02 am
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  Opinion: Bob Dole's efforts to prevent the genocide of Bosnians, remembered

  Scott Simon remembers the late Sen. Bob Dole. When Yugoslavia broke apart in 1991, Dole tried hard, but failed, to get an arms embargo lifted so Bosnian Muslims could defend themselves.

  Dec 11, 2021 at 4:56 am
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  Opinion: Do you know who's picking your açaí berries?

  NPR's Scott Simon details how many of Brazil's açaí berries are harvested: by children.

  Dec 04, 2021 at 5:01 am

• Goodbye ceremony for Germany's Chancellor Merkel featured some telling music choices

  Departing German Chancellor Angela Merkel chose three songs for her farewell ceremony this week. One of them, an East German hit from the '70s, caused some surprise in Berlin.

  Dec 04, 2021 at 5:01 am

• Saturday sports: Wrapping up the NFL season; Grizzlies set margin of victory record

  Scott Simon speaks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the NFL season's homestretch, plus basketball highs and lows.

  Dec 04, 2021 at 5:01 am

• A rare winter wildfire is a sign of climate change lengthening fire season

  A small town in Montana is recovering after a rare winter wildfire destroyed dozens of homes and businesses. A fire ecologist says this is lengthening fire season is due to climate change.

  Dec 04, 2021 at 5:01 am

• Animated documentary 'Flee' tells of a teen's escape from Afghanistan to Denmark

  Scott Simon talks with Jonas Poher Rasmussen, director of the animated documentary "Flee", about his friend's escape from war-torn Afghanistan and the struggle to find his identity in Denmark.

  Dec 04, 2021 at 5:01 am

• Famed author Jodi Picoult novelizes the pandemic in new book 'Wish You Were Here'

  Scott Simon talks with Jodi Picoult about her new novel, "Wish You Were Here." It's a pandemic-inspired story, with a character stranded in the Galapagos Islands.

  Nov 27, 2021 at 5:13 am

• The U.S.'s only native parrot is being studied, to save it

  We know the bird can mimic human speech. Now, a researcher is trying to understand parrot-to-parrot communication, looking at the red-crowned parrot, which is the only parrot native to the U.S.

  Nov 27, 2021 at 5:11 am

• Saturday sports: Golden State is back; beloved columnist dies; Olympic bribery caught

  We take a look at the Golden State Warriors making a comeback, the conviction of a Brazilian Olympics sports official and more.

  Nov 27, 2021 at 5:08 am
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  Opinion: In Sondheim's essential lyrics, a soundtrack for life

  NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the life and legacy of Stephen Sondheim, the venerated composer and lyricist who died Friday at the age of 91.

  Nov 27, 2021 at 5:00 am