Weekend Edition
Saturdays and Sundays at 7:00am CT
Weekends are made for Weekend Edition. The Saturday 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. The two-hour program is hosted by NPR's Peabody Award-winning Scott Simon on Saturday, and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro on Sundays.
Latest Episodes
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Populist British MP Nigel Farage resigned from Parliament over questions about his finances, and is running for re-election in his constituency. His biggest rival? Count Binface. -
President Trump refused to sign a housing bill, now law, in protest over Congress not passing new restrictions on voting.
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The nation's oldest continuously operated weather observatory in Milton, Massachusetts, keeps track of a surprising climate indicator: the date the first blueberry ripens.
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NPR's Scott Simon asks Republican strategist Liam Donovan about his party's approach to November's Senate races.
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NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss the World Cup quarterfinals.
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The sport of beep baseball uses sound to guide visually impaired players to hit the ball and run the bases.
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Among the many treasures of the New York Public Library are tens of thousands of restaurant menus.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Swarthmore College political science professor Dominic Tierney about the U.S.-Iran war and other conflicts that have left the U.S. in drawn-out entanglements.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with sportscaster Andrés Cantor about announcing the 2026 World Cup.
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Jermaine Butler, who performs as "Jermaine from the South," entered his Creole-inspired song "Dan Vi-Cila" to NPR's Tiny Desk Contest.
