Weekend Edition Saturday

Episodes

• Saturday sports: NHL says no to Olympics; new Peng Shuai video; NFL, NBA keep games

  Scott Simon asks ESPN's Michele Steele about a Chinese tennis star's new video, NHL players skipping the Olympics, and about NFL and NBA games this weekend.

  Dec 25, 2021 at 5:59 am

• Pope Francis gives an early Christmas Eve homily with a pointed message on humility

  Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica as COVID-19 infections surge in Italy.

  Dec 25, 2021 at 5:43 am

• Leo del Aguila retires from NPR after 46 years

  Long-time audio engineer Leo del Aguila retires this month after 46 years of making NPR sound great.

  Dec 25, 2021 at 5:37 am
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  Opinion: A Christmas guest has much to say

  People are understandably stressed this Christmas, including Santa.

  Dec 25, 2021 at 5:25 am

• For some secular Jews, their pandemic hobby has been learning Yiddish

  During the pandemic, some secular Jews have taken up learning Yiddish to reconnect to their heritage.

  Dec 25, 2021 at 4:58 am

• The Webb Telescope, the most powerful ever put into space, launched successfully

  The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful telescope ever put into space, launched December 25. Astronomers are watching and waiting at mission control in Baltimore.

  Dec 25, 2021 at 4:58 am

• NPR's favorite food books of 2021

  There's nothing like a good book to chew on. From NPR's annual reading round-up, Books We Love, here are four suggestions for books about food.

  Dec 25, 2021 at 4:58 am
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  In 'The Sour Cherry Tree,' a child keeps memories of her late grandfather close

  The day after her beloved Baba Bazorg dies, a little girl remembers some of her favorite things about him: his striped slippers, the mints in his pockets, and the fig cookies he always shared.

  Dec 18, 2021 at 5:08 am
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  Opinion: Albrecht Dürer's lesson for all of us today

  NPR's Scott Simon reflects on "The Virgin and Child with a Flower on a Grassy Bank," by Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer. The previously unknown drawing was unveiled this week in London.

  Dec 18, 2021 at 5:02 am

• Books we love: NPR's top picks for 2021 memoirs

  From NPR's yearly reading list, Books We Love, we hear suggestions for four memoirs that are well worth your time.

  Dec 18, 2021 at 5:02 am

• Saturday sports: COVID-19 postpones games; Urban Meyer loses job; Curry claims record

  Scott Simon talks to Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant about COVID's impact on game schedules and the exit of NFL coach Urban Meyer.

  Dec 18, 2021 at 5:02 am

• The message of 'It's A Wonderful Life' rings true 75 years later

  Scott Simon speaks with Michael Willian, author of "It's a Wonderful Life: A Scene-by-Scene Guide to the Classic Film," about the 75th anniversary of the movie.

  Dec 18, 2021 at 5:02 am