Weekend Edition Saturday
A weekend morning news magazine covering hard news, a wide variety of news makers, and cultural stories. On Saturdays, Simon's award-winning commentaries sum up an idea or event related to the week's news. There are clever, informative exchanges, and fresh reports from a cross-section of NPR correspondents on topics from religion to health to food to politics. Simon's interviews with key artists, authors, performers and personalities are always memorable.
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As they look to win the Senate, Democrats are hoping that independent candidates in Nebraska and Montana can help them topple Republicans in a part of the country where their own brand is hurting. -
A new James Bond is nigh, to replace the last actor in the 64 year-old movie franchise. What evil forces will the new 007 face? Killer Drones? Killer AI? Killer lettuce? -
A management consultant is going viral after he started sharing cringe-worthy anonymous DMs employees get from bosses. Like, ones they get on their wedding day and worse.
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Stock markets are being hit by intense periods of volatility that are raising concerns about whether the big gains seen over the past four years can be sustained. Fears about AI are a big reason.
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Students have been protesting across Europe. In Serbia, they've selected candidates to run for parliament in Sunday's elections. And they're aiming to end 14 years of government by the populist leader Aleksandar Vucic.
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Bear cubs in distress often end up in rehab where they get food and care. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Colorado wildlife rescuer Nanci Limbach about the 31 cubs in her care this fall.
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There are tensions in France today as another wave of protests begin. The police are out in force. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to demonstrate.
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AI discovered a vulnerability in part of the internet's architecture, called PHP2SHELL. Security researchers rushed to fix it, but news of the vulnerability leaked and hackers have swooped in.
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A new kind of economic populism is surging in both parties this year as voters search for a political party that can solve growing concerns about financial stability.
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Scientists have voted to change how the world keeps time, but most people won't even notice. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Philippe Richard, director of Switzerland's Federal Institute of Metrology.
