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 speaks to Northwestern University political scientist Danielle Gilbert about hostage diplomacy. Five Americans held in Iran were released this week.
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As the writer's strike continues into the fall TV season, NPR's Scott Simon imagines a fresh crop of reality show substitutes for regular programming. -
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Daniel Mason about North Woods, his new novel that tells the story of a patch of land in rural Massachusetts over the course of generations.
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The UAW has expanded its historic strike against Detroit's Big 3 automakers into 38 new locations, while announcing progress in talks with Ford.
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Idaho has more backcountry airstrips and wilderness pilots than any state other than Alaska. Many airstrips were incorporated into protected wilderness but now conservationists are challenging them.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Kylie Minogue about her new album, "Tension," as well as recent health challenges and early life experiences.
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Broadway tickets are expensive — add babysitting to that and the costs are often prohibitive. But a nonprofit is trying to bring free babysitting to theaters around the country. -
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Rachel Harrison about her new horror novel, "Black Sheep," which asks what must be sacrificed in order to go home again.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was impeached by the state House in May, but yesterday the state Senate voted to acquit.
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New research from the University of Georgia shows that the Southern accent is fading. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks linguistics professor Margaret Renwick about the trend.
