weekend edition saturday

NPR's Scott Simon asks Iranian journalist Negar Mortazavi about prospects for a renewed nuclear deal with Iran.

Lego theft may be on the rise, with French police investigating an international ring of alleged Lego thieves. Lego expert Gerben van IJken says there could be a Lego black market.

Scott Simon recounts some of the lives lost to gun violence in the past weeks, in and out of the spotlight.

Myanmar's security forces have cracked down on new protests as the leaders of its military junta marked Armed Forces Day. Dozens of protesters are believed to be dead.

The blank front page of Wednesday's issue of the Northeast News was a warning sign to the community about what might come if it ceased publication. The newspaper is in dire financial straits.

In 1948, Cleveland's baseball team won the World Series. It wouldn't have made it without the team's first two Black players, and the team owner's willingness to hire them, says author Luke Epplin.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Egyptian-American author Mona El-Tahawy about the legacy of Egyptian feminist Nawal el-Sadawi who passed away last week.

Izzard is the co-writer and director of a new movie, Six Minutes to Midnight, based on the real story of a 1930s British finishing school for the daughters of high-ranking Nazis.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Israeli musician Noga Erez about her new album, KIDS.

New York and IBM created a smart phone app that can display a persons coronavirus vaccine or recent testing status. It's for use at venues with larger crowds.