NPR Weekend Edition Saturday
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Weekend Edition Saturday 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.
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Weekend Edition Saturday 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.
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English
Episodes
Trump and Brazilian leader exchange barbs as relations strain between the 2 countries
7/12/2025
President Trump and President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil have been trading undiplomatic barbs after Trump's tariff threat this week.
Duration:00:04:55
A controversial amendment cut from Trump's tax bill is to be reintroduced
7/12/2025
A plan to force the sale of federal public lands was taken out of President Trump's tax and spending bill but the fight appears far from over.
Duration:00:04:31
How the band Hotline TNT's new album 'Raspberry Moon' evolved from a solo project
7/12/2025
With the new album "Raspberry Moon," Hotline TNT evolves from a solo project by Will Anderson into a full band.
Duration:00:05:51
Award-winning food writer Mark Kurlansky discusses his new novel 'Cheesecake'
7/12/2025
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Mark Kurlansky about his new novel, "Cheesecake." It's a story of New York's restaurant and real estate scenes in the 1980s and, of course, that delectable dessert.
Duration:00:05:19
Does listening to an audiobook count as reading?
7/12/2025
One debate that's sure to draw a lot of strong opinions and hot takes — does listening to an audiobook count as reading? (This story originally aired on July 7 on All Things Considered.)
Duration:00:02:40
A new study shows promise in a new method to vaccinate vampire bats
7/12/2025
Vaccinating vampire bats against rabies can help prevent the spread of the disease to livestock and humans. NPR's Scott Simon talks with epidemiologist Tonie Rocke about a new way to vaccinate bats.
Duration:00:03:55
Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan ends Monday. Here's what happens next
7/12/2025
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Abdul Feraji, investigative journalist from Afghanistan about the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Afghans in the U.S. on July 14.
Duration:00:04:29
Embeth Davidtz discusses her directorial debut, 'Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight'
7/12/2025
NPR's Scott Simon talks with actor Embeth Davidtz about her directorial debut, "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight." It's an adaptation of the book about growing up in Rhodesia before decolonization.
Duration:00:08:47
A new book looks at Caitlin Clark's role in U,S. sports and culture
7/12/2025
Christine Brennan tracks Caitlin Clark's rise to becoming an American sports and cultural icon in the new book "On Her Game." Brennan talks to NPR's Scott Simon.
Duration:00:08:34
In the Texas flood zone, volunteers help reunite lost pets with their owners
7/12/2025
Hundreds of pets have been reported missing after the devastating floods in central Texas. Volunteers have been combing through debris to help reunite them with their owners.
Duration:00:04:33
As Democrats spoil for a fight, a new face in the House is leading them on oversight
7/11/2025
Rep. Robert Garcia is the new top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee. At a moment when his party is craving more confrontation with President Trump, he says he's ready to lean into the fray.
Duration:00:03:57
How this long-lost Chinese typewriter from the 1940s changed modern computing
7/5/2025
The concepts in the MingKwai typewriter underlie how Chinese, Japanese and Korean are typed today. The typewriter, patented in 1946, was found last year in an upstate New York basement.
Duration:00:05:45
Calvin Duncan discusses his memoir 'The Jailhouse Lawyer'
7/5/2025
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with "The Jailhouse Lawyer" authors Calvin Duncan and Sophie Cull. It's a memoir about Duncan's life as a wrongly incarcerated inmate and his efforts to exonerate himself.
Duration:00:07:54
From caterpillar to butterfly, 'Papilio' grows up in a new picture book
7/5/2025
Papilio is a picture book told in three parts about three stages of a butterfly's life (there are really four stages but egg time is pretty boring). It's also written and illustrated by three friends.
Duration:00:09:45
Floods sweep central Texas, killing at least 24 people
7/5/2025
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with meteorologist Sarah Spivey from KSAT News in San Antonio about the deadly floods in Texas.
Duration:00:03:34
At least 24 dead in Texas floods, rescue efforts still underway
7/5/2025
At least 24 people are dead after flash flooding on the Guadalupe River in Texas. Rescue efforts are underway to find 20 people who are still missing.
Duration:00:03:37
Court holds Florida Attorney General in contempt over illegal immigration law
7/5/2025
Florida's attorney general has gone to the U.S. Supreme Court asking permission to enforce the state's new law against illegal immigration. A judge has found him in contempt and some have been arrested under the law even as it's blocked in court.
Duration:00:03:54
Boosted by victory over tax bill, Trump looks to tackle tariffs and trade deals
7/5/2025
President Trump had a major legislative victory this week as his party once again rallied around his agenda. Looming next week is another major priority of his: new tariffs and trade deals.
Duration:00:04:17
Zelenskyy asks Trump for air defense munitions amid escalating Russian airstrikes
7/5/2025
Ukraine is facing a summer of escalating Russian airstrikes on its cities. The Ukrainian President has called on the U.S. to provide more air defense systems.
Duration:00:04:04
Three high school friends share their experiences serving in the military together
7/5/2025
As part of our StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, we hear from three childhood friends from the small town of Webster, Florida, who all joined the military after graduating from high school.
Duration:00:03:41