Weekend Edition Saturday

Episodes

• Guffawing Through Face Masks: Some Turn To Gallows Humor To Cope With Pandemic

  After others were aghast at her jokes, Lori Day formed a Facebook group to share dark coronavirus humor. "There are people in the group who are COVID-positive ... literally laughing from their beds."

  Apr 04, 2020 at 5:00 am

• 18 Years After Murder And Arrests, Convictions In Daniel Pearl Killing Are Reversed

  Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was looking into jihadi terrorism, was beheaded on camera in early 2002. The Pakistani prosecutor is appealing the ruling to his country's supreme court.

  Apr 04, 2020 at 5:00 am

• Laura Linney Tackles Morally Flexible Opportunism In 'Ozark'

  NPR's Scott Simon talks with the actor about season three of the televsion drama about a family laundering money for a drug cartel, as well as how she and loved ones are living now.

  Apr 04, 2020 at 5:00 am

• Week In Sports: Rerouting Resources, And Planning For Fall Football

  NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of ESPN about the NFL's plans to start its season in September and Wimbledon being canceled for the first time since World War II.

  Apr 04, 2020 at 5:00 am
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  Opinion: Remembering Some Of Those We've Already Lost To The Pandemic

  We often think of fatality rates as statistics — numbers on a chart. But each one represents a real person. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on some of those who have been lost so far in the pandemic.

  Mar 28, 2020 at 5:17 am

• What Hopi And Navajo Teachings Tell Us About Pandemics

  Shannon Francis is a member of the Hopi Tribe and Navajo Nation. She shares how her ancestors' beliefs shape her thoughts on the coronavirus pandemic.

  Mar 28, 2020 at 4:59 am

• How To Make Your Estate Plan Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic

  The COVID-19 crisis is prompting an increasing number of people to establish wills and take care of estate planning. Miami-based attorney Mildred Gomez offers guidance.

  Mar 28, 2020 at 4:59 am

• Week In Sports: Leagues Toe The Line Between Health And Sports

  We take a look at how different sports are responding to the coronavirus pandemic, and remember Curly Neal, the Harlem Globetrotters legend who died at 77 on Thursday.

  Mar 28, 2020 at 4:59 am

• Art Critic Jerry Saltz On His New Book 'How To Be An Artist'

  NPR's Scott Simon speaks with New York Times Magazine art critic Jerry Saltz about his new book "How to be an Artist."

  Mar 28, 2020 at 4:59 am

• A Look At The COVID-19 Crisis From A Pharmacist's Perspective

  Twila Boyd, a pharmacist in South Charlottesville, Ohio, explains what it's like to treat patients in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak.

  Mar 21, 2020 at 4:44 am
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  Opinion: Missing The Shared Jokes, Small Talk, Midday Laughs Of The Office

  NPR's Scott Simon looks back on the joys of working in an office as he — and millions of Americans — are consigned to working from home during the coronavirus pandemic.

  Mar 21, 2020 at 4:44 am

• Actor Don Cheadle On Showtime's Newly-Timely 'Black Monday'

  Little did actor Don Cheadle know that markets would be falling through the floor just as he was appearing in Season Two of Showtime's Black Monday.

  Mar 21, 2020 at 4:44 am