Weekend Edition Saturday
Saturday from 8 to 10am on RADIO IQ.
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.
The two-hour program is hosted by NPR's Peabody Award-winning Scott Simon. Drawing on his experience in covering 10 wars and stories in all 50 states and seven continents, Simon brings a humorous, sophisticated and often moving perspective to each show. He is as comfortable having a conversation with a major world leader as he is talking with a Hollywood celebrity or the guy next door.
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Recent frightening incidents may cause some air passengers anxiety this holiday weekend. Prof. Jonathan Bricker of the University of Washington says there are effective ways to help nervous flyers.
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NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss the new era of college sports and the latest running of a very old auto race.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Amanda Fennell, a cybersecurity expert, about CAPTCHA tests that verify if a website visitor is human or bot. They are getting harder.
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Starting as early as the 60s, thousands of babies were stolen in Chile and put up for adoption overseas. Now families are being reunited. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to adoptees Sean Ours and Emily Reid.
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On this week's StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, Cynthia Alvarez remembers her late husband, Marine Corporal Daniel Mark MacMurray.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with artist Ed Dwight about his recent trip to space and legacy as America's first Black astronaut candidate.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Lenny Kravitz. The musician and style maven is out with a new album, "Blue Electric Light."
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Amy McCarthy, a reporter for the food blog Eater and fan of Red Lobster, about the closure of dozens of the chain's restaurants.
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NPR's Scott Simon and Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media talk about the struggles of the NBA's defending champion Denver Nuggets and about Caitlin Clark's first week as a pro in the WNBA.
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A historically Black university in North Carolina may have had its last graduation as the school fights for its accreditation.