Weekend Edition Saturday

Episodes

• Evaluating Trump's Foreign Policy From A Conservative Perspective

  With the collapse of the North Korea summit, NPR's Scott Simon looks at President Trump's foreign policy with American Enterprise Institute's Danielle Pletka and Cato Institute's Christopher Preble.

  Mar 02, 2019 at 5:23 am

• Saturday Sports: Robert Kraft, Zion Williamson

  NPR's Scott Simon talks to ESPN's Howard Bryant about the week in sports, including criminal charges facing Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Zion Williamson's injury on the basketball court.

  Feb 23, 2019 at 5:16 am

• Irvine Welsh On 'Dead Men's Trousers'

  NPR's Scott Simon talks with Irvine Welsh about his new novel, Dead Men's Trousers. It picks up the adventures of the crew we first met in Welsh's 1993 book, Trainspotting.

  Feb 23, 2019 at 5:16 am

• British Parliamentarians Form New Centrist Group

  NPR's Scott Simon talks to U.K. Member of Parliament Chris Leslie about his recent decision to leave the Labour Party. Leslie has criticized the party's leadership over its handling of Brexit.

  Feb 23, 2019 at 5:16 am

• Big Pharma Heads To Capitol Hill

  The heads of the largest pharmaceutical companies will defend their pricing before the Senate next week. STAT reporter Nicholas Florko tells NPR's Scott Simon that this will be a televised crucible.

  Feb 23, 2019 at 5:16 am

• Nina Totenberg Heads To The Oscars

  NPR's Nina Totenberg is headed to the Academy Awards this weekend. She appears in a documentary about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, RBG.

  Feb 23, 2019 at 5:16 am
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  Talkin' Birds: The Great Backyard Bird Count

  Bird lovers around the world are counting birds this weekend for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count, which provides valuable data for avian research.

  Feb 16, 2019 at 4:44 pm

• Universities Scour Yearbooks After Northam

  After the controversy over a blackface photo in Ralph Northam's medical school yearbook, universities are reviewing their yearbooks for material that could be considered racist or offensive.

  Feb 16, 2019 at 5:15 am

• Pitchaya Sudbanthad On 'Bangkok Wakes To Rain'

  NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Pitchaya Sudbanthad about his novel Bangkok Wakes to Rain. The book threads the history of Thailand with the modern world.

  Feb 16, 2019 at 5:15 am

• Pope Defrocks Theodore McCarrick

  Pope Francis has defrocked former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who has been accused of sex abuse.

  Feb 16, 2019 at 5:15 am

• Making Money As A Rent-A-Goalie

  Keith Hamilton of Toronto talks about what it's like to be a rent-a-goalie for amateur ice hockey teams.

  Feb 16, 2019 at 5:15 am

• Saturday Sports: Colin Kaepernick And Kareem Hunt

  Colin Kaepernick has reached a settlement with the NFL after alleging collusion to deprive him employment. Meanwhile, the league is keeping Kareem Hunt in its ranks.

  Feb 16, 2019 at 5:15 am