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.
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Episodes
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Writer R. Eric Thomas Discusses Vivid New Memoir 'Here For It'
R. Eric Thomas, writer and host of The Moth Radio Hour, talks with NPR's Scott Simon about his memoir in essays: "Here for It."
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'Outlander' TV Show Prompts Tourist Boom In Central Scotland
The highly popular Outlander TV series starts its fifth season on Sunday. Its success has prompted an explosion of "Outlander Tourism" in Scotland, where the series is filmed.
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Saturday Sports: The Astros' Sign-Stealing Scandal; Rule Change In Women's Tennis
NPR's Scott Simon talks to sports correspondent Tom Goldman about the sign-stealing controversy in major league baseball and a rule change in women's tennis.
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For Bob Marley's 75th Birthday, Ziggy Marley Reflects On His Father's Legacy
Reggae's biggest ambassador would have turned 75 this week, had he not died four decades ago from cancer. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ziggy Marley about his father's legacy.
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How Irish, English And Australian Actresses Learned To Talk Like 'Little Women'
Sam Lilja had to train the film's March sisters — played by Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson and Eliza Scanlen — to sound authentically American. The results are intentionally imperfect.
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Saturday Sports: U-Hauls For The Big And Tall As NBA, MLB See Major Trades
Will Boston regret letting Mookie Betts go? Which NBA teams look tougher after the trade deadline? Howard Bryant of ESPN breaks it down for NPR's Scott Simon.
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Trump Axes Officials Who Gave Damaging Testimony In Impeachment Inquiry
Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman and his brother were fired from National Security Council staff and ambassador Gordon Sondland was recalled from Europe in moves top Democrats called shameful and weak.
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Opinion: Kirk Douglas's Passion Project After Spartacus
Actor Kirk Douglas died at the age of 103 this week. NPR's Scott Simon remembers the movie that Douglas made after his pivotal role in Spartacus.
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Batting Around The Edge Of The Bigs In 'The Cactus League'
Just in time for spring training, Emily Nemens, editor of the Paris Review, tells NPR's Scott Simon about her new novel. It's a look at preseason baseball's strivers and dreamers, on-field and off.
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Jessie Reyez On The Power Of Sad Songs
Singer Jessie Reyez is a rising star; she's sold out shows, appeared on TV and received her first Grammy nomination for her EP, Being Human in Public. The producers of Latino USA have the profile.
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Saturday Sports: Kobe Bryant, Super Bowl LIV
NPR's Renee Montagne talks to ESPN's Michele Steele about Kobe Bryant, an offense-heavy Super Bowl and one NFL commercial that's already raising eyebrows.
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'McMillions': How The Ex-Cop Who Scammed McDonald's Monopoly Got Caught
NPR's Renee Montagne speaks to Brian Lazarte and James Lee Hernandez, directors of "McMillions," an HBO series about how a McDonald's Monopoly game turned into a major criminal enterprise.