Weekend Edition Saturday

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant talk about the WNBA Finals game seven, a recent surge in injuries in the NBA and the Milwaukee Brewers' World Series title.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Briana Meckley, owner of Meckley Brooms in Lopez, Pennsylvania, about her business' surge in broom orders for Halloween.

The president heads to the midwest for two rallies he previously said were cancelled. Has his message changed this campaign season and how have Democrats sharpened their messaging?

"Fatherland" tells the story of German writer Thomas Mann's return to his divided homeland after World War II. NPR's Scot Simon talks to the Polish director, Pawel Pawlikowski, about the film.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme about the band's new album, "Perfecth." He says letting go of the idea of being perfect changed him and his songwriting.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Frank Huyler, author and ER doctor, about his new novel. "The Red Dress" follows a yacht captain and his little girl to a mysterious island owned by a tech titan.

Dame Judi Dench has a new autobiography out, "Is It Too Late to Make A Run for It?" NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Dench and her co-author, Brendan O'Hea.

Oil companies are reporting another quarter of sky-high profits as the war in Iran pushes up the price of oil — and prices at the pump.

As they look to win the Senate, Democrats are hoping that independent candidates in Nebraska and Montana can help them topple Republicans in a part of the country where their own brand is hurting.

A new James Bond is nigh, to replace the last actor in the 64 year-old movie franchise. What evil forces will the new 007 face? Killer Drones? Killer AI? Killer lettuce?