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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40 years ago, New Coke was introduced
Fans of Classic Coke mark the 40th anniversary of the travesty that was New Coke, released On April 23, 1985.
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'Midway Through' tells the story of a woman in her 40s going back to college
A Miami college student in her 40s shares her experience returning to school and how motherhood has prepared her for this challenge.
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How Trump's tariffs, aims for the Federal Reserve impact the global economy
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Gillian Tett, a columnist at the Financial Times, about the global economic fallout from President Trump's tariff policies.
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Meet the chocolatier behind the world's largest Cadbury Creme Egg
The confectionary company, Cadbury, says it's made the world's largest Creme Egg - about as tall as a USPS mailbox. NPR's Scott Simon talks to chocolatier Dawn Jenks about the creation.
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Rick Atkinson reflects on 250 years since the first battles of the American Revolution
NPR's Scott Simon talks with author Rick Atkinson in Lexington, Mass., about the first book of his forthcoming trilogy about the American Revolution, "The British are Coming."
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Saturday Sports: NBA and NHL playoffs kick off
NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the NBA and NHL playoffs.
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'The Wedding Banquet' remakes Ang Lee's romantic comedy about marriages of convenience
"The Wedding Banquet" is a remake of Ang Lee's romantic comedy about marriages of convenience. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to director Andrew Ahn about the four gay friends, family and tolerance.
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Supreme Court temporarily blocks new deportations under the Alien Enemies Act
A new Supreme Court order temporarily blocks the deportations more Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act - we look at what legal experts have been saying about these deportations.
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Opinion: When a hat becomes a threat
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the Chicago Bulls cap that is being cited as evidence of a deported Maryland man's gang membership.
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U.S. and Iran hold second round of talks on Tehran's nuclear program
Iranian and U.S. officials continue indirect talks aimed at keeping Iran from developing nuclear weapons. The talks come amid reports that Trump told Israel to hold off on attacking Iranian facilities.
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Two small studies show how stem cells could help treat Parkinson's
Two new studies suggest that stem cells are close to helping people with Parkinson's disease. The results are a victory for scientists who have spent decades trying to treat it with brain cells.
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Supreme Court suspends Trump administration's deportations to foreign prisons
The Trump administration is considering sending people who are accused of crimes in the U.S. to prisons in El Salvador, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike. Legal experts say sending people to foreign prisons is like dropping them into a black box, where they don't have the protections people in U.S. custody are afforded.
