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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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3:19

In Syria, some celebrations are tempered by rising...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/18

Syrians are still celebrating the fall of the Bashar Al-Assad regime, but that enthusiasm is tempered these days.

5:06

How outgoing Attorney General Merrick Garland fared...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/18

We look at what the Department of Justice has and hasn't done on war crimes under outgoing Attorney General Merrick Garland.

4:38

Week in politics: Biden's busy last week in office,...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/18

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.

6:56

Trump has promised mass deportations. Why some...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/18

Even as an anti-immigrant president takes office in the United States, migrants are moving north. NPR asks, why?

5:14

As insurance companies leave high-risk areas, many...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/18

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.

4:21

5 years since its first COVID-19 case, how prepared...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/18

Five years after the start of the COVID crisis - is the U.S. more prepared to handle another pandemic?

4:26

Saturday Sports: NFL playoffs, college football,...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/18

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Michele Steele of ESPN about the NFL playoffs, the college football national championship, and remembers Milwaukee Baseball legend Bob Uecker.

5:31

What the ceasefire deal could mean for Netanyahu and...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/18

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.

4:42

José "Cha Cha" Jimenez, Rainbow Coalition founder and...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/18

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.

3:52

Advocates worry about North Carolina's old growth...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/18

The old growth forests of Western North Carolina took a beating from Hurricane Helene. Now they've lost a bid for federal protection. This worries advocates that the forests could soon vanish.

7:33

Han Kang's latest novel 'We Do Not Part' unfolds...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/18

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Nobel-Prize winning author Han Kang about her latest novel, "We Do Not Part."

4:18

Boston's last typewriter store is closing, even as...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/18

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.

2:35

Opinion: Great writers on Los Angeles

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/18

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the wildfires in Los Angeles, and the words of writers who were drawn to the city.

8:04

Andy Corren follows up his viral obituary for his...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/18

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Andy Corren about his new memoir "Dirtbag Queen," which memorializes his mother. He previously wrote a viral obituary for her in The Fayetteville Observer.

6:08

A California fifth grader interviews his firefighter...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/18

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.

3:44

Pepsi accused of illegal pricing deals with 'a large,...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/17

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.

3:44

Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is law. What...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/17

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.

3:55

Anita Bryant, former singer and anti-LGBTQ rights...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/11

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.

3:56

LA fires rage on as those returning home try to ward...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/11

Firefighters continue to struggle against the wildfires around Los Angeles. The death count has risen and looting has become a problem amid the destruction.

5:54

A family that fled the wildfires engulfing their...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/11

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.

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