Weekend Edition Saturday

Episodes

• The Global Positioning System Resets

  Every 19 years, the Global Positioning System resets a measure of time built into its program. The latest rollover is Saturday and NPR's Scott Simon asks cybersecurity expert Frank Cilluffo about it.

  Apr 06, 2019 at 5:16 am

• Sen. Bob Menendez On Venezuela

  NPR's Scott Simon talks with Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., about the situation in Venezuela and the end of the Mueller investigation.

  Mar 30, 2019 at 4:55 am

• Matt Walsh On 'Veep,' Press Secretaries And Chicago Sports

  It's the final season of the award-winning HBO show Veep, and actor Matt Walsh appears as Mike McClintock, Selina Meyer's ex-press secretary, now working for BuzzFeed. He talks with Scott Simon.

  Mar 30, 2019 at 4:55 am

• Saturday Sports: College Basketball, Baseball Begins, NFL Pass Interference Rule

  We look at the season openings of Major League Baseball, the NCAA tournaments and all the latest sports news.

  Mar 30, 2019 at 4:55 am

• Namwali Serpell On 'The Old Drift'

  NPR's Scott Simon talks with Namwali Serpell about her debut novel, The Old Drift.

  Mar 30, 2019 at 4:55 am

• Ukraine Election Preview

  Ukrainians are going to the polls to elect a new president. Disillusionment with pervasive corruption and fatigue with a low-level war have not put a damper on Ukraine's lively politics, though.

  Mar 30, 2019 at 4:55 am

• Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi Discusses End Of Special Counsel Investigation

  NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., about the end of the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.

  Mar 23, 2019 at 11:52 am

• Sen. Chris Coons On The Mueller Report

  The Delaware Democrat speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about the special counsel's investigation into Russian interference.

  Mar 23, 2019 at 8:01 am

• Rep. Ben Cline On The Mueller Report

  NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the Virginia Republican about the Russia investigation.

  Mar 23, 2019 at 8:01 am
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  Opinion: How America's Pastime Became So Slow

  In his essay this week, NPR's Scott Simon writes about how an increased focus on analytics has slowed down the pace of baseball.

  Mar 23, 2019 at 5:37 am

• The Ongoing Investigations Facing Trump

  NPR's Scott Simon talks with Andrea Bernstein, co-host of the podcast Trump, Inc., from WNYC and ProPublica, about the legal threats facing President Trump beyond the Mueller investigation.

  Mar 23, 2019 at 5:15 am

• Ahead Of His 100th Birthday, A Reading Of Lawrence Ferlinghetti's 'I Am Waiting'

  Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti turns 100 Sunday. NPR's Scott Simon reads his poem, "I Am Waiting."

  Mar 23, 2019 at 5:15 am