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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Biden went to Mississippi to offer support to victims of the devastating tornadoes
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden went to Rolling Fork, Mississippi to visit with people recovering from devastating tornadoes and offer federal support.
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N.H. community colleges are helping to train much needed electric vehicle mechanics
Mechanics need different skills to fix electric vehicles. That's contributing to a shortage of EV mechanics. In New Hampshire, EV training programs are working to get technicians up to speed.
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Tennessee drag star Eureka O'Hara reflects on the new law against drag performances
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with drag star Eureka O'Hara about a new law in Tennessee that prohibits drag performances on public property.
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What we know about teacher shortages and how to address them
With many U.S. school districts grappling with teacher shortages, we look at the forces behind these shortages and what can be done about them.
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Iraq vets reflect on a war Americans have largely put behind them
The U.S. invasion of Iraq 20 years ago gripped the entire nation. Today it is far from the minds of most Americans, though not for the veterans who served there.
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Saturday Sports: March Madness begins; men's FIFA World Cup expands format
March Madness has begun in college basketball with some stunning upsets in the first round, the World Baseball Classic comes to a close, and the men's FIFA World Cup expands its format.
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Biden has big ideas for fixing child care. For now a small workaround will have to do
Companies applying for federal subsidies through the new CHIPS law must guarantee their workers have affordable child care but advocates say it won't solve the country's child care crisis.
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These two sisters fled the Taliban and found a new dream — acting
Two Afghan sisters flee the Taliban, leaving their dreams behind, only to find a new dream acting in a movie that's making headlines at several film festivals.
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In one Tennessee prison, inmates serving life sentences show a better path forward
In Tennessee's Turney prison, inmates serving life terms want to show younger inmates how to take a different path once they finish their sentences.
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Saturday Sports: Mikaela Shiffrin's ski record; college basketball coaches retire
This week in sports, Mikaela Shiffrin skis towards another record, the World Baseball Classic highlights unlikely stars, and college basketball says goodbye to two storied coaches.
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Kali Uchis on her new album 'Red Moon in Venus'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with singer-songwriter Kali Uchis about her soulful new album, "Red Moon in Venus," and the inspiration behind it.
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Selma residents are still recovering from January's tornadoes
March 7 marks the 58th anniversary of the attack on civil rights activists in Selma, Alabama. Residents there are still recovering from tornadoes that ripped through the city in January.