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.
Language:
English
Episodes
Israel approves a ceasefire deal with Hamas, set to go into effect Sunday
1/18/2025
The Israeli government approved a ceasefire deal that could bring an end to the 15 months of war in Gaza. It's slated to go into effect Sunday morning.
Duration:00:03:25
How outgoing Attorney General Merrick Garland fared in prosecuting war crimes
1/18/2025
We look at what the Department of Justice has and hasn't done on war crimes under outgoing Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Duration:00:05:06
Week in politics: Biden's busy last week in office, Trump's inauguration moved inside
1/18/2025
President Joe Biden wraps up his term with a flurry of activity before Inauguration Day, and cold weather moves President-elect Donald Trump inside the Capitol for his oath of office and address.
Duration:00:04:38
Trump has promised mass deportations. Why some migrants think it's worth the risk
1/18/2025
Even as an anti-immigrant president takes office in the United States, migrants are moving north. NPR asks, why?
Duration:00:06:56
As insurance companies leave high-risk areas, many turn to 'last resort' insurance
1/18/2025
As insurance companies stop covering high-risk properties, or they leave markets altogether, more than 30 states now offer so-called "last resort" insurance. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Doug Heller, at the Consumer Federation of America, who says putting all risky plans in one basket is a disaster waiting to happen.
Duration:00:05:14
5 years since its first COVID-19 case, how prepared is the U.S. for the next pandemic?
1/18/2025
Five years after the start of the COVID crisis - is the U.S. more prepared to handle another pandemic?
Duration:00:04:21
What the ceasefire deal could mean for Netanyahu and Israeli politics
1/18/2025
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Yossi Mekelberg of Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Program, about the Israeli political response to a negotiated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Duration:00:05:31
José "Cha Cha" Jimenez, Rainbow Coalition founder and civil rights activist, dies at 76
1/18/2025
José "Cha Cha" Jimenez, a Puerto Rican activist in Chicago, died last week. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with DePaul University professor Jacqueline Lazú about his life and legacy.
Duration:00:04:42
Han Kang's latest novel 'We Do Not Part' unfolds somewhere between dreams and reality
1/18/2025
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Nobel-Prize winning author Han Kang about her latest novel, "We Do Not Part."
Duration:00:07:33
Boston's last typewriter store is closing, even as typewriters see a resurgence
1/18/2025
The last typewriter store in the Boston area is closing. The owner is retiring and can't find a buyer. But typewriters seem to be enjoying a new popularity.
Duration:00:04:18
Opinion: Great writers on Los Angeles
1/18/2025
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the wildfires in Los Angeles, and the words of writers who were drawn to the city.
Duration:00:02:35
A California fifth grader interviews his firefighter father
1/18/2025
Cian Lawlor's father was dispatched to the Palisades Fire just over a week ago and he's been working it ever since. The 11-year-old had some questions for his dad.
Duration:00:06:08
Pepsi accused of illegal pricing deals with 'a large, big box retailer' in U.S. lawsuit
1/17/2025
The Federal Trade Commission is suing Pepsi, alleging it has rigged competition by offering unfair pricing deals to a big retailer at the expense of smaller rivals, resulting in higher costs for shoppers.
Duration:00:03:44
Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is law. What happens next is unclear
1/17/2025
To come into effect, the constitutional amendment would need to be formally published or certified by the national archivist, who has declined to do so in the past. What happens now is unclear.
Duration:00:03:44
Anita Bryant, former singer and anti-LGBTQ rights activist, dies at 84
1/11/2025
Singer and former beauty queen Anita Bryant has died at the age of 84. She was well-known for her advocacy against LGBTQ rights in the 1970s.
Duration:00:03:55
LA fires rage on as those returning home try to ward off looters
1/11/2025
Firefighters continue to struggle against the wildfires around Los Angeles. The death count has risen and looting has become a problem amid the destruction.
Duration:00:03:56
A family that fled the wildfires engulfing their Altadena home shares their experience
1/11/2025
The Wilson family evacuated from their home in Altadena, California before it burned down. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Virginia Wilson and her 16-year old daughter, Charlotte.
Duration:00:05:54
Winter storm causes power outages, closings and flight delays across the southern US
1/11/2025
A winter storm is still causing cancellations and power outages in parts of the south this morning.
Duration:00:02:28
Bomb threats shadowed international reporters who covered Chinese celebrity dissident
1/11/2025
Reporters covering a Chinese dissident in Europe were accused of making bomb threats. An NPR investigation now has them wondering if it was the work of the Chinese government or someone else.
Duration:00:07:10
Trump's national security team will start their Senate confirmation hearings amid controversy
1/11/2025
President-elect Trump's picks for his national security team will soon start confirmation hearings, after his remarks about buying Greenland, taking over the Panama Canal and making Canada a state.
Duration:00:04:00