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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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00:03:57

New year brings new cuts to federal food aid in more...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/03

Backed by the Trump administration, more than a dozen states are moving to ban candy and snack foods from SNAP food assistance programs in 2026.

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00:03:57

Minnesota Somali community bears brunt of Trump...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/03

Unsubstantiated claims about fraud at child care centers run by Somali residents have prompted a federal probe and a White House announcement that federal funds for day cares nationwide will pause.

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00:05:37

Why 2025 was a not-so-fabulous year for Las Vegas...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/03

NPR's Daniel Estrin talks to Slate's Luke Winkie about his reporting on tourism to Las Vegas. Winkie calls it "America's most-flailing destination city."

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00:04:40

Los Angeles wildfire survivors band together to...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/03

A year after the LA fires, some people who lost their homes are trying to bring down the price of rebuilding by buying services and goods together.

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00:02:51

Opinion: The best gift we can give the departed is to...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/27

Christmastime is full of joy, sure, but also full of bittersweetness from nostalgia and loss. NPR's Scott Simon details a holiday encounter in his kitchen with a wise man in a red suit.

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00:03:52

These salamanders supercool themselves to handle the...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/27

Blue spotted salamanders can supercool themselves so they can walk over ice and snow during their spring migrations.

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00:04:00

Conversations bridge Public Health and MAHA

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/27

Leaders in public health and MAHA have different views on how to improve Americans' health and often talk past each other. A new podcast helps them talk directly.

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00:03:51

A new study links the psychological benefits of swearing

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/27

A new study in the journal 'American Psychologist' links swearing to "state disinhibition," a psychological state where you're less likely to hold back.

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00:04:19

How the U.S. has changed its approach to foreign aid...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/27

This year saw the dismantling of USAID, the United States' premier aid agency. What was the impact and what does the future of U.S. foreign aid look like in the health realm?

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00:08:59

Ian McEwan discusses his new novel, 'What We Can Know'

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/27

In the future, Britain is partly submerged by rising seas. What do people remember of the past? NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Ian McEwan about his novel, "What We Can Know."

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00:04:17

Week in Politics: 2025 politics overview; a look...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/27

President Trump began the year with huge plans and a GOP in lockstep, but heading into 2026 there are cracks in his support that could affect how much his administration gets done.

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00:05:34

Saturday Sports: the rise of sports gambling; looking...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/27

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant look back on the year in sports, from the the rise of sports gambling to the most momentous games of 2025.

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00:05:56

What to expect from the finale of the icy-hot romance...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/27

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Washington Post reporter Rachel Kurzius about "Heated Rivalry," the romance series about hockey players falling in love. The finale is streaming now.

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00:04:10

Myanmar is holding its first elections in five years

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/27

Myanmar's is holding its first elections since the military seized power five years ago. It could give the military junta more legitimacy.

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00:02:41

Opinion: Remembering the lives lost to a senseless...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/20

The attack at Australia's Bondi Beach earlier this week on people who were celebrating the first night of Hanukkah was horrific. Stories have emerged about those who died trying to stop the gunmen.

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00:03:33

How Reddit has been a valuable tool for crime...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/20

The online forum Reddit has proven to be a key source for investigators of high-profile crimes, including the fatal shootings at Brown University.

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00:04:15

This health policy expert assesses the current state...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/20

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Larry Levitt of the Kaiser Family Foundation about the state of the U.S. health system as we close out 2025 with no deal in Congress to extend Obamacare. subsidies.

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00:03:09

Is 'Die Hard' a Christmas movie?

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/20

It's a perennial holiday debate: Is "Die Hard" a Christmas movie? A Philadelphia theater group offers a live reading of the 1988 action classic just in time for the holidays.

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00:04:00

What to know about the Epstein files released by the...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/20

The Department of Justice began releasing its files on Friday on the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Many documents, which include interview transcripts and call logs, have been heavily redacted.

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00:03:57

The story behind the historic portrait of George...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/12/20

A historic portrait of George Washington is being auctioned off next month. It's among the paintings that inspired the first president's image on the $1 bill, and it has a colorful past.

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