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Weekend Edition Saturday

Saturday mornings are made for Weekend Edition Saturday, the program 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.

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00:02:38

Opinion: Alternate endings for modern attention spans

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/02/07

Some film professors are bemoaning the shortcuts students take to avoid watching assigned movies: some don't know what happens at the end. NPR's Scott Simon offers his own synopses.

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00:03:47

What's next for the U.S. and Iran following...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/02/07

U.S. and Iranian envoys have held talks aimed at averting possible U.S. strikes on Iran.

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00:06:19

What is the state of democracy in the U.S.?

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/02/07

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author Anne Applebaum about how the U.S. may be headed toward authoritarianism.

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00:03:07

RFK Jr. speaks about beefing up red meat consumption...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/02/07

Beef producers from around the country held a convention this week where they heard from Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who promotes red meat consumption.

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00:03:48

A new social media platform creates buzz – but it's...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/02/07

A new social media platform launched last week and it's got Silicon Valley buzzing, but it's not for humans. Moltbook is a platform for AI agents to talk to other AI agents.

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00:05:04

Saturday Sports: Super Bowl preview, Winter Olympics

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/02/07

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant preview Sunday's Super Bowl game, as well as the Winter Olympics.

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00:04:07

Week in politics: Trump's engagement in foreign...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/02/07

NPR Political Correspondent Domenico Montanaro joins to discuss the Trump administration's engagement in foreign conflicts, as well as what a recent poll says about what where voters stand on several key issues, including immigration and the economy.

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00:08:45

Two musicians dream and time travel in film,...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/02/07

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to incorrigible Canadians Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol about their new film, "Nirvanna: The Band - the Show - the Movie."

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00:08:05

Julia Steiner sings about estrangement in Ratboys...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/02/07

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Julia Steiner of the band Ratboys. Their new album is called "Singin' to an Empty Chair."

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00:03:47

What is house burping?

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/02/07

The German practice of lüften, airing out your house, is becoming popular in the U.S. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Annette Baran from the Goethe Institute, and her husband Robert, about embracing lüften.

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00:04:00

Minneapolis Police Chief discusses his force's...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/31

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara sees little attempts at de-escalation from the some 3,000 federal immigration agents — four times the number of sworn MPD officers — in the city.

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00:08:05

'The Remarkable Life of Reed Pegram' is the story of...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/31

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Ethelene Whitmire about her book, "The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram," about a queer American Black man who went to Europe as World War II began, and stayed.

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00:04:05

Saul Williams returns to poetry — and scores a Grammy...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/31

Poet and musician Saul Williams discusses his Grammy-nominated album "Saul Williams meets Carlos Nino and Friends at Treepeople."

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00:05:58

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine is in hiding...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/31

From hiding, Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine tells NPR's Scott Simon why he continues to oppose repression in Uganda following the disputed Jan. 15 presidential election.

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00:04:34

Saturday sports: Australian Open championships, Bill...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/31

NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss the Australian Open and a controversy concerning the NFL Hall of Fame.

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00:03:40

Southern East Coast of the U.S. prepares for rare...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/31

Residents along the southern stretch of the East Coast are expected to get some rare snow from a winter storm this weekend.

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00:06:25

Judge says Immigration and Customs Enforcement has...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/31

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Georgetown Law Professor Stephen Vladeck about tensions between federal judges and the Trump administration after the recent immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota.

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00:04:39

Partial government shutdown begins despite Senate...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/31

The Senate voted Friday to approve a spending deal meant to keep the government running, but the measure still needs to be approved by the House, and the shutdown deadline has passed.

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00:03:54

DOJ releases final 3 million pages of the Epstein files

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/31

With its Friday release of some three million pages, the Department of Justice says it has released all of the files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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00:04:03

This year's midterm elections could see unprecedented...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/31

Top state-level election officials react to the Jan. 28 raid on the Fulton County, Ga, elections office. The FBI executed a search warrant seeking ballots from the 2020 election.

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