Weekend Edition Saturday

Episodes

• The Kaliningrad region is a flashpoint for Russia's relationship with the West

  Amid NATO's expansion, and sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine, there's increasing tension in Russia's Kaliningrad region, which is geographically isolated from the rest of the country.

  Jul 23, 2022 at 5:10 am

• More than half of states issued heat advisories this week. This will be the new norm

  Scott Simon speaks to L.A.'s chief heat officer Marta Segura about the extreme heat wave in the U.S., and how cities and towns need to adapt to a future of excessively hot summers.

  Jul 23, 2022 at 5:03 am

• Midterm elections will only go so far in ensuring policy gains for abortion rights

  Wisconsin's statewide races this year highlight a tough truth for Democrats about abortion rights: even if they score some hard-fought wins, actual policy gains still may not come.

  Jul 16, 2022 at 5:59 am
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  Opinion: Wicket bad bet

  NPR's Scott Simon talks about a cricket-match scam in an Indian village. Russian gamblers were duped. The scam is now under investigation.

  Jul 16, 2022 at 5:04 am

• Ukrainians from war-torn cities wonder if they'll ever be able to return home

  Ukrainian officials promise to rebuild and revitalize Mariupol - which Russian forces have destroyed and now occupy. Some who fled the city doubt they will ever return.

  Jul 16, 2022 at 5:04 am

• Week in politics: Biden in Saudi; Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Secret Service texts

  President Biden's middle east diplomacy, and the January 6 committee issues new subpoenas as it continues to build a case against former President Donald Trump.

  Jul 16, 2022 at 5:04 am

• Movies you missed: 'The Big Lebowski'

  Scott Simon speaks with Kate Holden of Cork, Ireland; Kristan McMahon of Lakewood, N.Y.; and April Price of Erie, Colo. about "The Big Lebowski," which they all just watched for the first time.

  Jul 16, 2022 at 5:04 am

• Movies you missed: 'Jaws'

  Scott Simon talks with Marie Vega of Weymouth, Mass., and Lydia Mullan of Cambridge, Mass., about the film "Jaws." Both saw it for the first time for our series, Movies You Missed.

  Jul 09, 2022 at 5:45 am

• There has been a shortage of testing and vaccines for Monkeypox

  The campaign to vaccinate gay and bisexual men against monkeypox is hampered by low supply.

  Jul 09, 2022 at 5:42 am

• Brittney Griner's wife demands the U.S. do more to have Russia release her

  Scott Simon speaks with international security expert Danielle Gilbert about Brittney Griner's detention in Russia on drug charges.

  Jul 09, 2022 at 5:00 am

• Twitter says it will take Elon Musk to court over cancelled purchase of the company

  Elon Musk's battle with Twitter escalates after the billionaire Tesla CEO said he was calling off his $44 billion purchase agreement.

  Jul 09, 2022 at 5:00 am

• Americans in border states are traveling to Mexico for abortion medication

  Scott Simon speaks to reporter Dianne Solis of the Dallas Morning News about the recent increase in Americans seeking abortion medication in Mexico.

  Jul 09, 2022 at 5:00 am