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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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00:05:07

A look at the responsibility of the SCOTUS in...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/26

The Trump administration often prevails in cases on the Supreme Court's emergency docket. The opinion-less decisions in these "shadow docket" cases create questions about the resulting policy.

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00:04:09

An ICE facility in the Everglades is under scrutiny...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/26

Detainees at an ICE facility in the Florida Everglades referred to Alligator Alcatraz allege harsh punishments from guards.

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00:04:52

Trump is greeted by protesters as he visits Scotland

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/26

Anti-Trump protesters rally in Scotland's capital as the U.S. president visits his mother's birth country to inaugurate a new golf course and meet UK leaders.

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00:04:28

Saturday Sports: MLB; Trump pushes for the Commanders...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/26

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss Major League Baseball and a presidential push to reverse time.

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00:04:21

This flesh-eating parasite is a potential threat to...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/26

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with entomologist Edwin Burgess about a plan to combat flash-eating maggots threatening U.S. livestock. It involves breeding billions of flies and dropping them from planes.

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00:04:33

A glimpse into the ancient Turkish site challenging...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/26

In the hills of southeastern Turkey lies a site so ancient, it's turning our understanding of civilization on its head and fueling conspiracy theories.

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00:03:57

Mushroom enthusiasts are looking for a way to farm...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/19

The morel (MORE-rell) mushroom is traditionally an elusive foraged delicacy. Now, some mushroom enthusiasts say they're close to unlocking the mysterious life cycle of the morel and are looking for a way to farm it in the U.S.

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00:02:34

Opinion: Farewell, equid program

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/19

The U.S. Army announced that 141 of its 236 horses, donkeys, and mules will be put up for adoption, in a move it says will save about $2 million dollars.

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00:04:36

Encore: Religion and AI, what does it mean when the...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/19

How would you feel if you found out that the sermon at your church was written by artificial intelligence? What does it means when the word of God comes from a chatbot?

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00:04:04

How will details on Epstein's case help quell...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/19

President Trump says he wants a judge to release more sealed information about the case of Jeffrey Epstein. But will more information do anything to tamp down speculation and conspiracy theories?

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00:05:32

Saturday Sports: The NFL players union head resigns,...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/19

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss the resignation of the head of the NFL players union, and the beginning of the second half of baseball season.

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00:06:02

A history of fictional bands from movies with hit tunes

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/19

The movie "KPop Demon Hunters" has not only received critical acclaim, its soundtrack by a fictional K-pop group is a hit. We explore the history of fake movie bands making great music.

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00:05:44

California Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna calls for...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/19

NPR's Scott Simon asks Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., about the Democratic Party's push for more information on the crimes and death of Jeffrey Epstein.

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00:05:41

An NPR member station manager assesses the future...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/19

NPR's Scott Simon talks to North Country Public Radio General Manager Mitch Teich about the recently approved federal funding cuts to public media and what they mean for his station.

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00:03:38

The rescission package will pull money from UN...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/19

Congress has approved a rescission package that claws back about a billion dollars intended for the United Nations — affecting peacekeeping missions, UNICEF, and more.

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00:03:57

Remembering Mississippi Mass Choir's singer, Mama...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/19

Former lead vocalist of the Mississippi Mass Choir, Mosie Burks, passed away recently. We have a remembrance of the gospel singer.

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00:04:59

Here's why is it's so hard to have good cell service...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/19

After devastating flooding in Texas, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Curtis Knobloch of the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative about problems with rural coverage and possible solutions.

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00:04:25

A federal judge in LA ordered immigration agents to...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/12

A federal judge in Los Angeles finds "a mountain of evidence" to support the claim that federal agents are arresting Southern Californians based on their race, accents, or the work they're engaged in.

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00:06:46

Former U.S. ambassador to NATO discusses downsizing...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/12

NPR's Scott Simon asks veteran career diplomat Nicholas Burns about the Trump administration's plans to downsize the State Department.

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00:04:55

Trump and Brazilian leader exchange barbs as...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/07/12

President Trump and President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil have been trading undiplomatic barbs after Trump's tariff threat this week.

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