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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Director Peter Bogdanovich dies at 82
A reflection on the directorial philosophy of Peter Bogdanovich, who died this week at the age of 82. He believed good accidents made great films.
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Hanya Yanagihara's 'To Paradise' is one of the most highly anticipated novels of 2022
Scott Simon interviews celebrated novelist Hanya Yanagihara about her newest work, "To Paradise," an epic tale spanning 200 years in a fictionalized New York City.
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Meet Methuselah: At age 90 plus, she's the oldest fish in captivity in the U.S.
Scott Simon speaks with Charles Delbeek, curator at the Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences about Methuselah, believed to be the oldest living fish in captivity in the U.S.
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Saturday sports: COVID is knocking out the competition in skating, tennis and the NBA
Promising figure skaters dropped out of this week's U.S. championships due to COVID-19. Plus: Novak Djokovic is stranded in Australia, and NBA retirees get a second chance.
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Venezuelans are cooking over wood fires because of a shortage of propane
In a great irony, Venezuelans are cooking their meals over wood fires because of a shortage of propane. This is in a nation with among the largest oil and natural gas reserves in the world.
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The tale of an Arctic Circle tour bus on a long, cold road home in a snowstorm
Sarah Manriquez tells a dramatic story of driving a tour bus up a remote highway in a winter storm. It was originally performed for the Alaska storytelling show and podcast Dark Winter Nights.
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Week in politics: Biden says there is no federal solution to the pandemic
President Joe Biden says there's no federal solution to the pandemic as cases climb dramatically.
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No New Year's celebration is complete without black-eyed peas
David Gura speaks with soul food historian Adrian Miller about the Southern tradition of making black-eyed peas on New Year's Day.
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Saturday sports: Alabama and Georgia go to college football championship; Madden dies
David Gura talks with Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant about the college football championships, the impact of COVID-19 on the sports world, and the passing of John Madden.
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There are signs negotiators are making progress toward a nuclear deal with Iran
For the first time in months, European negotiators report progress in nuclear talks with Iran and the U.S. An agreement would revive an Obama-era pact that President Donald Trump abandoned.
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Why 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' is a staple year after year
Why does the song "All I Want For Christmas Is You" still take the airwaves by storm every holiday season? Billboard's Gary Trust breaks it down.
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How film has shaped the American image of democracy
For NPR's series, "We Hold These Truths," Scott Simon spoke to film critics Wesley Morris and Mark Harris about movies that have shaped how Americans think of democracy.