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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In Texas, a 2,000 year old Roman sculpture turned up at a Goodwill store. What followed, for one woman, was a years-long effort to learn how it got there and to try to return it to its rightful owner.
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Scott Simon discusses the NBA playoffs, Brittney Griner's continued detention in Russia, and Shohei Ohtani's awe-inspiring performance at Fenway Park, with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media.
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Scott Simon speaks to Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova about the current status of the war in Ukraine.
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In the catacombs of a steel plant in Mariupol, Ukrainian soldiers stage a last stand against Russian occupation as their wives plead with aid groups to evacuate them along with civilians. -
Voters in the Philippines go to the polls Monday for that country's presidential elections. We take a look at the last days of the campaign there.
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Scott Simon speaks to Joan Biskupic, legal analyst at CNN and Supreme Court biographer, about Chief Justice John Roberts and his leadership within the Supreme Court.
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Doctors in Texas turned away a woman seeking an abortion at five weeks. That sent her on a month-long journey to multiple states in order to find a place that would perform the procedure.
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Scott Simon speaks with musician Kurt Vile about his latest album, "(watch my moves)," which was recorded from his house in Philadelphia.
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Scott Simon speaks with Keith Maitland, director of the documentary "Dear Mr. Brody," about a young millionaire who pledged to give his fortune away in 1970.
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Scott Simon talks to David Miliband, CEO and president of the International Rescue Committee, about the ongoing refugee crisis in Ukraine.
