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.
Episodes
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Chicano Batman keeps its style, but returns to roots in new album 'Notebook Fantasy'
NPR's Scott Simons speaks with Bardo Martinez, the lead singer of the Latin rock band Chicano Batman, about their fifth album, "Notebook Fantasy."
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A South Korean company is paying employees to have more children
A company in South Korea is offering financial incentives to help boost the country's lagging birth rate.
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Carys Davies' 'Clear' follows a reverend's journey to evict an island's lone tenant
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Carys Davies about her new novel, "Clear." The novel is set in Scotland during the 1840s, when tenant farmers were moved off the land and to cities and the coast.
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The Yurok tribe regains Redwood park land to create their own historical park
Some 125 acres of forest land in California's Redwood National and State Parks will return to the Yurock tribe in a first-of-its-kind arrangement.
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Saturday sports: Elite Eight begins; Colorado and Iowa face off in women's Sweet 16
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Michele Steele of ESPN about UConn's dominance in the March Madness basketball tournament. Also, a heartwarming update.
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You can ding-dong-ditch to save these fish
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Mark van Heukelum, the scientist who invented the "fish doorbell," which allows livestream viewers to help fish get through a lock in a canal in the Netherlands.
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Farmers encircle EU headquarters in tractors to protest agricultural policies
European farmers have staged several protests against agricultural policies recently, the most recent one in Brussels featuring fireworks and liquid manure.
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Week in politics: Republicans' House majority dwindles; Sen. Joe Liberman dies
The Republican majority in the House narrows, making it harder for the party to accomplish the agenda and more likely to compromise with Democrats. Also, remembering the late Sen. Joe Lieberman.
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These Israeli military veterans are against Gaza occupation
A group of Israeli military veterans say they know the reality behind their country's occupation of Palestinian territories, and want it to stop.
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Car imports could slow with Port of Baltimore closures
Baltimore's port imported and exported more automobiles than any other in the U.S. Its temporary closure has prompted automakers to find alternative ways of doing business.
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A look back at Freaknik, Atlanta's iconic HBCU spring break party of '80s and '90s
A new documentary looks at Freaknik, an annual spring break party in Atlanta during the 1980s and 90s which became a victim of its own success.
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Shakira's 'Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran' is her first album in 7 years
Shakira's new album, "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran," is her first in seven years and is being marketed as a comeback after a highly-publicized romantic breakup.