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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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00:08:00

New book details how Hannibal Lecter went from...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/02/14

He will have you for dinner: what is it about an unapologetic cannibal that so captured readers and audiences? NPR's Scott Simon talks with Brian Raftery about his new book, "Hannibal Lecter: A Life."

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00:03:18

At the Rhode Island SPCA, you can pay for a cat to...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/02/14

For some Valentine's Day isn't about love, it's about revenge. The Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has a stinky opportunity for those wishing to express a grudge.

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00:05:47

Secretary of State Marco Rubio pulls out of a...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/02/14

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Fiona Hill, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center on the United States and Europe, about the Trump administration's strategy to end Russia's war with Ukraine.

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00:01:19

New research shows sibling rivalry is also a...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/02/14

Sibling rivalry might not unique to humans. New scientific research shows that baboon siblings in southern Africa also feel jealousy toward each other.

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00:04:20

Fan-favorite U.S. figure skater 'Quad God' places...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/02/14

Ilia Malinin of the U.S. was heavily favored for men's figure skating gold, but a series of falls and downgraded jumps landed him in eighth place.

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00:03:50

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/02/14

Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a speech at the Munich Security Conference in Germany amid growing tensions between the U.S. and its European allies.

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00:05:32

The president of Bard College and a Yale University...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/02/14

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Emmy Martin from The Chronicle of Higher Education about what the Epstein files have revealed about his links to higher education.

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00:03:57

Chinese journalists detained after publishing an...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/02/14

Chinese lawyers and writers are calling for the release of two journalists detained by authorities after they published an investigation into a senior Communist Party official.

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00:05:30

Saturday sports: Olympics round-up, NBA All-Star...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/02/14

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Michele Steele talk Winter Olympics and the NBA All-Star games.

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00:04:31

Week in politics: Rubio's speech, DHS funding,...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/02/14

Secretary of State Marco Rubio seeks to reassure European allies and a partial government shutdown hits the Department of Homeland Security.

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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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