Weekend Edition
Saturday - 7 AM, Sunday - 7 AM
Weekend Edition features interviews with news makers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians. The program has covered news events from Nelson Mandela's 1990 release from a South African prison to the capture of Saddam Hussein.
Every week listeners tune in to hear a unique blend of news, features and Sunday's regularly scheduled puzzle segment with Puzzlemast
Weekend Edition is heard on NPR Member stations across the United States and around the globe via NPR Worldwide.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Scott Manas of Miami, Florida and puzzle master Will Shortz. -
How many porta-potties does it take to relieve the Boston Marathon? A look at the "potty math" behind keeping thirty thousand runners and numerous spectators comfortable.
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Self-loathing because of our looks can be second-nature for many of us. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Hilde Ostby about her memoir, "My Belly," which examines what's behind that feeling.
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Venezuela faces a deadline this week to commit to holding free and fair elections or face the return of US oil sanctions.
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Iran's drone and missile assault on Israel heightens concerns about a widening regional conflict in the Middle East.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo about Donald Trump's upcoming hush money trial.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Frank Close, a physics professor at Oxford University, about theoretical physicist Peter Higgs. Higgs died on Monday at the age of 94.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby about Iran's strikes on Israel and what the Biden administration thinks the response should be.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Dr. Jeanine Ronan about the growing doctors shortage in the US and why fewer physicians are going into pediatrics.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with the Oscar-nominated actor about his new Apple TV+ series, Sugar. Like his character, Farrell says he used to play film clips in his head.
