Weekend Edition
Weekends 5-10 am
Kick off your weekend with wrap-ups of the week's news with a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest. Be sure to tune in every Sunday for the Sunday Puzzle!
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NPR's Scott Simon talks about how much he enjoys watching school stage productions this time of year and why. -
Hamas freed hostages yesterday, and is set to free more today. Israel will release more Palestinian prisoners in exchange as the pause in fighting continues.
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Equine therapy can help those struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. Two men receiving treatment near Philadelphia talk with NPR's Scott Simon about their special bond with horses.
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In the Netherlands, a far-right party dominated this week's election. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Dutch political scientist Sanne van Oosten about the party and what the results might mean for Europe.
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Tensions define political life in the US: President Biden faces them in his own party over his support for Israel, the GOP has its own deep fissures. We also remember former first lady Rosalyn Carter.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with conductor Marin Alsop about the 30th anniversary of "Too Hot To Handel" — a modern take on Handel's baroque classic, "Messiah."
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Irish Times reporter Conor Gallagher about riots that tore through Dublin this week.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with H.A. Hellyer, nonresident scholar in the Middle East program of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about Qatar's role as a mediator in the Israel-Hamas war.
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Miami is an international art destination, thanks to the annual Art Basel fair and private museums that focus on contemporary art. But this exhibition is something Miami has rarely seen before. -
Long before The Backstreet Boys, a vocal sextet in Weimar Germany was silenced because three memebrs were Jewish. A new Broadway musical with a score by Barry Manilow tells their story.
