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Saturday and Sunday, 5am - 10am

Scott Simon hosts  Saturday Edition

Audie Cornish and Rachel Martin host  Sunday Edition

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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.

Weekend Edition Saturday has a unique and entertaining roster of other regular contributors. Marin Alsop, conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, talks about music. Daniel Pinkwater, one of the biggest names in children's literature, talks about and reads stories with Simon. Financial journalist Joe Nocera follows the economy. Howard Bryant of EPSN.com and NPR's Tom Goldman chime in on sports. Keith Devlin, of Stanford University, unravels the mystery of math, and Will Grozier, a London cabbie, talks about good books that have just been released, and what well-read people leave in the back of his taxi. Simon contributes his own award-winning essays, which are sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant.

Weekend Edition Saturday is heard on NPR Member stations across the United States, and around the globe on NPR Worldwide. The conversation between the audience and the program staff continues throughout the social media world.

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Simon Says
5:57 am
Sat March 3, 2012

Politics Gets Dirtier: Attack Ad Goes After Cat

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Not even pets can hide from the political caterwauling; a superPAC has attacked the candidacy of Hank the Cat.
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Movies
5:00 am
Sat March 3, 2012

DeVito 'Speaks For The Trees' In 'The Lorax'

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Originally published on Sat March 3, 2012 7:48 am

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon.

Danny DeVito, a short, funny guy with a long and winding career in movies, TV, on-stage and online, from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" off-Broadway and onscreen, to the TV shows "Taxi" and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," and online films. His latest project transports him to the land of Truffula trees and singing fish.

(SOUNDBITE OF MOVIE, "THE LORAZ")

DANNY DEVITO: (as The Lorax) I'm playing poker. He's playing Go Fish. And I think he's hungry.

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Television
5:00 am
Sat March 3, 2012

Actor Ciaran Hinds Takes On Crime

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Ciaran Hinds seems to show up in every other movie you may have seen over the past decade, including There Will Be Blood, The Road to Perdition, Harry Potter and The Debt. He's currently starring in the hit television series Above Suspicion based on the Lynda La Plante novels. Host Scott Simon speaks with Hinds about his career.

Music Interviews
12:38 pm
Fri March 2, 2012

Estelle: Coming To America

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Estelle's new album is titled All of Me.
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Originally published on Sat March 3, 2012 7:48 am

Estelle Swaray is a Londoner. But for the past few years, the British singer best known for the song "American Boy" (her 2008 Grammy-winning hit with Kanye West) has called the U.S. home. It was a particular American boy, she says, who convinced her to make the move.

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Monkey See
4:29 am
Sun February 26, 2012

Throwing An Oscars Bash? Here Are Some Ideas

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Oscar fans in New York take a closer look at the statuettes on display during the "Meet the Oscars, Grand Central" exhibition at Grand Central Station on Feb. 22.
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The Kodak Theater, seen early Friday morning, starts taking shape for Sunday evening's red-carpet arrivals in preparation for the 84th Academy Awards held in Los Angeles.
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KTLA News reporter Wendy Burch poses on the red carpet during early preparations for the awards ceremony.
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Workers roll out the red carpet as press photographers clamor to capture the moment as Oscar night approaches.
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Lead scenic artist, Dena D'Angelo works on the finishing touches for the set of the awards show outside the Kodak Theatre.
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Crew members apply a fixture onto a wall of the red carpet for this year's Academy Awards hosted by Billy Crystal.
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Another of Chef Wolfgang Puck's dishes for the ball: smoked salmon on Oscar flatbread with caviar
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Oscar fans in New York take a closer look at the statuettes on display during the "Meet the Oscars, Grand Central" exhibition at Grand Central Station on Feb. 22.
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Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 8:00 am

Hollywood's elite are gathering in Los Angeles tonight for the Academy Awards. If you're hosting your own viewing party, here are some tips on how to keep your guests flush with Oscar-themed food, drinks and challenging trivia, courtesy of Dan Shapiro. He's a big-time movie buff and co-owner of Modern Bite Bakery in Los Angeles, and he knows how to host festive Oscar parties.

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