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
Lawyers take the Trump administration to court over its aggressive deportation tactics
4/12/2025
Two deportation cases have called into question the Trump administration's aggressive efforts to expel immigrants. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to NPR's Adrian Florido, who attended one of the hearings.
Duration:00:03:34
BUSINESSES & CEOs FACE UNCERTAINTY
4/12/2025
President Trump's tariffs are causing chaos for consumers, businesses and investors. Corporate America's CEOs are now embracing a favorite buzzword to talk about the future: "uncertainty."
Duration:00:03:47
Trade war between the U.S. and China spirals into uncharted territory
4/12/2025
China ponders what comes next in its relations with the United States after a week of escalating tariffs.
Duration:00:03:32
How climate change is making hay fever more miserable
4/12/2025
Warmer temperatures make for longer and more intense pollen seasons and more severe hay fever symptoms. New research indicates these changes are already contributing to rising rates of hay fever.
Duration:00:02:31
What Wisconsin's Foxconn plant can tell us about the future of manufacturing in the U.S.
4/12/2025
An effort to bring back manufacturing to a county in Wisconsin during the first Trump administration fell short of its promise, but there's hope for more factories to come.
Duration:00:03:19
At the Masters — golf's most prestigious tournament — sandwiches start at $1.50
4/12/2025
The Masters is one of the most prestigious and exclusive golf tournaments. Most sporting events these days are overpriced. Especially inside the venue. But not at the Masters. Sandwiches start at $1.50. Soft drinks are $2 and beer is $6.
Duration:00:03:08
A day in the life of a migrant seeking asylum under the Trump administration
4/12/2025
A Venezuelan was told to self-deport this week. She instead pushed for an asylum hearing, something many migrants are doing.
Duration:00:04:52
A changing ecosystem is depleting the whitefish population in the Great Lakes
4/12/2025
Changes in ecosystems mean bad news for lake whitefish and those who love it. The species' population is rapidly declining in some areas of the Great Lakes.
Duration:00:04:06
How tariffs are affecting soybean farmers
4/12/2025
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Josh Gackle, a farmer and chairman of the American Soybean Association, about how President Trump's tariffs are affecting soybean farmers.
Duration:00:04:51
Indian states are at odds over a move to change seat distribution in the parliament
4/12/2025
There's a fierce political debate in India about whether population shifts should change how parliamentary seats are distributed.
Duration:00:03:57
Saturday Sports: Masters golf tournament, college hockey's Frozen Two
4/12/2025
NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss who made the cut in the Masters golf tournament and how college hockey's Frozen Four is now the Frozen Two.
Duration:00:05:10
Week in politics: Trump's tariff volatility, 'one big beautiful bill,' Supreme Court
4/12/2025
President Trump may have reduced some of his tariffs for now, but his faith in them remains consistent. Also, how the Supreme Court has weighed in on Trump administration actions.
Duration:00:04:14
NPR Music highlights the big releases to look out for on Record Store Day
4/12/2025
Some big names in music have special album releases tied to today, Record Store Day. We highlight a few - and take a listen.
Duration:00:04:55
A communal dining initiative in Maine kicked off to address loneliness is thriving
4/12/2025
A couple of cooks in Maine are bringing strangers together for a pot-luck, hoping to build relationships by sharing a meal and talking about their lives.
Duration:00:06:58
40 years later, the Whiting Awards remain at the forefront of launching literary talent
4/12/2025
The Whiting Foundation marks its 40th year giving literary awards to emerging writers in 2025. The awards have helped launch the careers of many future award-winners, including Colson Whitehead, Alice McDermott and Ocean Vuong.
Duration:00:03:52
Will Seefried's 'Lilies Not For Me' follows a gay man in conversion therapy in 1920s England
4/12/2025
"Lilies Not For Me" follows the story of a writer as he goes through an agonizing gay conversion program in the 1920s. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to writer and director Will Seefried about the film.
Duration:00:07:11
Great Grandpa discuss their new album 'Patience, Moonbeam'
4/12/2025
Pat Goodwin and Al Menne, of the band Great Grandpa, discuss their latest album, "Patience, Moonbeam."
Duration:00:05:31
Former New Yorker fact checker Austin Kelley on his novel and being inspired by real life
4/12/2025
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Austin Kelley, a former New Yorker fact checker, about his novel, "The Fact Checker," about a man's attempt to solve a possible mystery at the farmer's market.
Duration:00:06:28
Opinion: Alice Tan Ridley and the joy of music
4/12/2025
NPR's Scott Simon takes a moment to remember Alice Tan Ridley, who busked in the New York City subways and reached the semi-finals of "America's Got Talent."
Duration:00:02:43
Will tariffs drive more people to shop secondhand? It's a mixed bag, experts say
4/11/2025
This moment of economic uncertainty could drive more Americans to buy used. But experts say secondhand stores won't be immune from tariffs either.
Duration:00:02:47