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NPR Weekend Edition Saturday

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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4:06

Trump issues order to halt US foreign aid

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/25

President Trump has issued a 90-day pause of U.S. foreign aid. There are big questions about what this could mean for health and development projects all over the world.

4:07

Has anything gotten cheaper? We shopped at Walmart to...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/25

Some things have gotten cheaper, even in an era of high prices. What are those things? We've been tracking them at a Walmart in Georgia.

4:07

NPR tracks what's gotten cheaper in our shopping carts

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/25

Inflation has cooled, but some prices seem stuck or have gotten higher. At a Walmart in Savannah, GA, we compare shopping this year to last year.

4:25

Saturday Sports: NFL playoffs, Australian Open

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/25

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the NFL playoffs and the Australian Open.

4:06

Trump's executive orders on immigration lay the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/25

President Trump began his immigration crackdown with a flurry of executive orders. Immigration experts say they lay out a blueprint for how he hopes to transform enforcement at the border and beyond.

4:54

Wildfire evacuees in Altadena make the heartbreaking...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/25

The National Guard is letting some Altadena residents back into neighborhoods burned in the wildfires. Victoria Wilson and her family recorded their return to the wreckage that was once their home.

2:35

Read cursive? The National Archives wants you!

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/25

A lot of old records at the National Archives are written in longhand, but fewer people can read cursive. The institution is looking for volunteers to help decipher and digitize them.

3:52

TikTok's brief ban sent users to RedNote, another...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/25

Many users flocked to another Chinese-owned app, RedNote, when it looked like TikTok would be banned. Americans and Chinese citizens have been getting to know each other.

7:31

Country music artist Kane Brown's latest album is...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/25

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with country music artist Kane Brown about his new album, "The High Road."

6:10

Maura Delpero discusses her film 'Vermiglio', winner...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/25

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Italian filmmaker Maura Delpero about her new film, "Vermiglio", which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film festival.

8:47

Bonny Reichert's 'How To Share An Egg' is a memoir...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/25

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Bonny Reichert about her culinary memoir, "How to Share an Egg." It's a mix of food and family history. Reichert is the daughter of a Holocaust survivor.

4:28

Trump is ending DEI in the federal government....

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/25

President Trump is ending diversity, equity and inclusion in the federal government. But big companies have already been rolling back their DEI promises, for business as well as political reasons.

7:54

Remembering Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/25

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and author Jules Feiffer died last week at age 95. We hear host Scott Simon's interview with him last fall, for his middle-grade graphic novel, "Amazing Grapes."

3:45

Trump inherits a strong economy by the numbers....

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/25

President Trump is promising a new golden age for the U.S. economy. Americans are enjoying strong growth and low unemployment, although many are still unhappy about the high cost of living.

5:36

Calls are growing for Jim Tyrer to be inducted in the...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/25

NPR's Scott Simon talks with ESPN reporter Mark Fainaru-Wada about the controversy over the hall of fame eligibility of Jim Tyrer, a great player who also committed a terrible crime.

3:57

Small ski businesses are benefiting from an influx of...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/25

Downhill skiing has a reputation for being expensive and elitist, but there's evidence plenty of people are looking for throwback, non-glitzy skiing at America's remaining mom and pop ski hills.

3:40

Hamas releases 4 Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/25

Hamas releases four female Israeli soldiers held captive for more than 15 months. As part of the ceasefire deal, Israel is releasing some 200 Palestinians.

4:50

Week in politics: Hegseth confirmation, January 6...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/25

The new Trump administration hits the ground running with a bunch of executive actions, pardons for more than 1,500 January 6th rioters, and the firing of at least 12 inspector generals.

2:19

Opinion: A miracle amid the fire

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/25

NPR's Scott Simon shares the story of the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, which burned from the Eaton Fire. A mural was concealed behind one of the walls.

3:25

Israel approves a ceasefire deal with Hamas, set to...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/18

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.

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