Weekend Edition Saturday

Episodes

• Dana Zzyym receives first U.S. passport with 'X' gender marker

  Scott Simon speaks with Dana Zzyym who says they are the first person to receive a passport with an 'X' gender marker.

  Oct 30, 2021 at 5:18 am

• The Northern Lights could be visible from Oregon to New York this Halloween

  Parts of the northern U.S., including Maryland, Illinois and Nevada, might get a Halloween treat: auroras from a massive solar flare. Usually, the northern lights are hard to see at lower latitudes.

  Oct 30, 2021 at 5:12 am
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  Opinion: Timely Halloween costumes

  NPR's Scott Simon muses on some of the costumes he'd like to see this second pandemic Halloween.

  Oct 30, 2021 at 4:57 am

• Halloween may return to some normalcy for trick-or-treaters

  Halloween is back! At least for one pre-K class in Oakland, California. They had a "trunk or treat" in their first semi-normal event in more than 18 months.

  Oct 30, 2021 at 4:57 am

• Football fans are packing into stadiums without masks, but it hasn't been an issue

  How risky is attending a professional or college football game during this phase of the pandemic? Millions are doing so, mostly unmasked.

  Oct 30, 2021 at 4:57 am

• Finding (and keeping) fire insurance is headache for homeowners in California

  NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Amy Bach, executive director of United Policyholders, about the thousands of homeowners in California at risk of losing insurance as the risk of wildfires grow.

  Oct 23, 2021 at 5:02 am

• India still counts on coal for its power. And that could be a problem

  As the West moves away from coal, India still relies on it for 70% of its power. Rising energy demands & global price fluctuations have led to an acute coal shortage, threatening widespread blackouts.

  Oct 23, 2021 at 5:02 am

• The fragile sense of hope in Chelsea Cutler's new album

  NPR's Scott Simon talks to singer Chelsea Cutler about her new album, "When I Close My Eyes."

  Oct 23, 2021 at 5:02 am

• It's a busy week for sports fans: MLB playoffs and NBA opening week

  NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the MLB playoffs, the NBA opening week, and about the NBA's recent list of the 75 greatest players of all time.

  Oct 23, 2021 at 5:02 am

• Delivering humanitarian aid to the people of Haiti has never been more dangerous

  NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Laurent Duvillier, Regional Chief of Communication for UNICEF's Latin America and the Caribbean operation, about the security issues faced by aid workers in Haiti..

  Oct 23, 2021 at 5:02 am

• Ethiopia's civil war may be getting worse

  There is misery in Ethiopia as the civil war there continues and the U.N warns of famine.

  Oct 16, 2021 at 4:51 am

• A chef and restaurant owner finds his passion making furniture during the pandemic

  Nicholas van Eck of Portland, Ore., was a chef and co-owned a restaurant before the pandemic. A break in his work made him realize he needed a career change. He shares how he came to that decision.

  Oct 16, 2021 at 4:51 am