Weekend Edition Saturday for December 27, 2008 Hear the Weekend Edition Saturday program for December 27, 2008

Weekend Edition Saturday

Israel Bombards Gaza, At Least 140 Dead

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98754539/98754524" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Analysis

Can Obama Fix The Ailing Economy?

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98754542/98754525" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Simon Says

A Christmas Story For The Times

by Scott Simon

A Christmas Story For The Times

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98754545/98754526" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Listen

♫

One Family Sheldon Harnick, Richard Kiley et. al.

Listen

♫

FEBRUARY MULATA ASTATQE

World

Africa: Year In Review

by Gwen Thompkins , Ofeibea Quist-Arcton , Scott Simon

Africa: Year In Review

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98754548/98754527" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Remembrances

Miriam Makeba: The Voice Of 'World Music'

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98754553/98754528" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Listen

♫

Mosadi Ku Rima Miriam Makeba

Buy

Buy Featured Music

Song: Mosadi Ku Rima
Album: Sangoma
Artist: Miriam Makeba

Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How?

iTunes

Music Interviews

'Hard Day's Night': A Mathematical Mystery Tour

Listen Now: Hear The Interview With Math Guy Keith Devlin

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98743259/98754529" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Listen

♫

Hard Day's Night The Beatles

Buy

Buy Featured Music

Song: Hard Day's Night
Album: Hard Day's Night [UK]
Artist: The Beatles

Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How?

Technology

Ode To VHS

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98754557/98754530" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Listen

♫

Sad American Kaki King

Music

Never Too Late To Learn An Instrument

by Brigid McCarthy

Never Too Late To Learn An Instrument

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98754560/98754531" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Books

'Mrs. Astor Regrets': Fairytale Turned Nightmare

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98754563/98754532" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Listen

♫

Rosasolis The Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Buy

Buy Featured Music

Song: Rosasolis
Album: Signs of Life
Artist: The Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How?

Listen

♫

Close Theme Bj Liederman

Listen

♫

Train to Texas Duke Robillard & Herb Ellis

Buy

Buy Featured Music

Song: Train to Texas
Album: More Conversations in Swing Guitar
Artist: Duke Robillard & Herb Ellis

Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How?

Analysis

Year In Review With Daniel Schorr

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98754568/98754533" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Listen

♫

God's Gonna Cut You Down Odetta

Buy

Buy Featured Music

Song: God's Gonna Cut You Down
Album: Essential Odetta
Artist: Odetta

Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How?

iTunes

Listen

♫

Tuck On In Brad Shepik

Buy

Buy Featured Music

Song: Tuck On In
Album: Short Trip
Artist: Brad Shepik

Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How?

Amazon

National

Report Criticizes Record Of Sheriff-Turned-TV Star

by Ted Robbins

Report Criticizes Record Of Sheriff-Turned-TV Star

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98747631/98754534" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Sports

Sneakers Force NBA Uniform Change

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98754571/98754535" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Listen

♫

The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers Charles Mingus

Buy

Buy Featured Music

Song: The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers
Album: Let My Children Hear Music
Artist: Charles Mingus

Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How?

Sports

Make-Or-Break Games For NFL

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98754574/98754536" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Environment

Driver Wants NASCAR To Go Green

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98754579/98754537" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Listen

♫

Thule The Album Leaf

Buy

Buy Featured Music

Song: Thule
Album: In a Safe Place
Artist: The Album Leaf

Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How?

Politics

The Youth Vote: Presidential Tally

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98754583/98754538" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Listen

♫

Take Your Mama Scissor Sisters

Buy

Buy Featured Music

Song: Take Your Mama
Album: Scissor Sisters
Artist: Scissor Sisters

Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How?

Listen

♫

Auld Lang Syne [Instrumental] Bob Brozman & Cyril Pahinui

Buy

Buy Featured Music

Song: Auld Lang Syne [Instrumental]
Album: Hawaiian Slack Key Christmas
Artist: Bob Brozman & Cyril Pahinui

Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How?

Amazon

From Our Listeners

Letters: Totenberg Carols, Ballet Class, Pinkwater

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98754586/98756575" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Arts & Life

One Artist's Secret To Success

by Alison Bryce

One Artist's Secret To Success

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98754589/98756609" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Marin Alsop on Music

Copland: Early Music From America's Composer

by Marin Alsop

Copland: Early Music From America's Composer

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98342141/98756686" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Listen

♫

lady gazelle minotaur shock

Listen

♫

Close Theme Bj Liederman

Listen

♫

Step It Up and Go Guy Davis

Buy

Buy Featured Music

Song: Step It Up and Go
Album: Chocolate to the Bone
Artist: Guy Davis

Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How?

Weekend Edition Saturday

Browse archive or search npr.org