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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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3:56

Paddlefish make a comeback in Minnesota

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

The odd-looking pre-historic paddlefish is threatened in many states. However, in some, like Minnesota, its numbers are growing. And local officials are tracking the fish's numbers and locations.

4:24

Mutually assured damages could temper the Trump-Musk...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

President Trump and his onetime adviser Elon Musk traded threats this week. Their barbs highlight how much the government and Musk's companies are reliant on each other.

5:14

Saturday Sports: French Open finals, Stanley Cup, pro...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

NPR's Debbie Elliott talks sports with ESPN's Michele Steele the end of college amateurism, the French Open women's final, the NHL's Stanley Cup finals, and pro softball.

5:53

The dangers of a weakened FEMA ahead of an active...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

As FEMA faces hurricane season, officials fear the agency is not prepared. NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Rep. Jared Moskowitz about the high stakes for communities in the storm path.

4:19

ICE conducts sweeping raids in L.A., clashes with...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

Workplace raids carried out by immigration enforcement agents in Los Angeles on Friday were followed by protests, clashes with police, and criticism from local politicians.

5:22

The many ways Ukraine carries out unprecedented drone...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

With one surprise attack after another, Ukraine keeps inventing new ways to wage war with drones. In turn, Russia is building a massive drone army of its own.

4:20

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, wrongly deported, returns to...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back on U.S. soil, three months after the Trump administration mistakenly deported him to El Salvador. But he still faces legal challenges in the U.S.

3:57

Leaders from coastal cities discuss rising sea levels...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

Scientists and mayors from around the world gather in Nice to find solutions ahead of the U.N. Ocean Conference.

3:56

Remembering Stanley Nelson, Louisiana journalist who...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

We remember Stanley Nelson, the editor of a small-town weekly newspaper in Louisiana, who exposed secrets about unsolved murders by the Ku Klux Klan. Nelson died this week at the age of 69.

3:56

Louisiana journalist Stanley Nelson exposed secrets...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

Stanley Nelson, the editor of a small-town weekly newspaper in Louisiana, exposed secrets about unsolved murders by the Ku Klux Klan. Nelson died this week at the age of 69.

4:28

How tariffs on aluminium and steel are impacting a...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

President Trump doubled tariffs on steel and aluminum imports this week. NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Andrew Lincoln from Lincoln Recycling about the impact on the metals industry.

5:19

Week in politics: Trump-Musk's public rift, nuclear...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

We look at the escalating hostilities between President Trump and former White House advisor, Elon Musk. The rift comes as the president's spending bill, derided by Musk, is before the Senate.

7:16

In 'The Life of Chuck,' the end of the world comes...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Karen Gillan, who stars in "The Life of Chuck." The genre-bending is based on a novella of the same title by Stephen King.

8:29

Hayden Pedigo discusses his new album 'I'll Be Waving...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

NPR's Debbie Elliott asks guitarist Hayden Pedigo about his new album, "I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away."

5:27

Spanish Flamenco thrives in New Mexico, with its own...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

A lot of folks know New Mexico for green chiles, the largest hot air balloon festival in the world, and the birthplace of the bomb. But it's also a global center of flamenco—the passionate dance, song and music of the Roma people of southern Spain.

4:35

Taylor Swift buys back master recordings, now she...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/31

Taylor Swift has purchased the rights to the master recordings of her early albums, giving her control over all her music.

2:49

California Gov. Gavin Newsom blames state's homeless...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/31

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is laying blame for the state's homeless rates on local officials and recently proposed to cut some state money for their programs.

2:57

Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o, who rejected writing...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/31

Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o, who rejected writing in the language of the colonizer, died at 87. NPR's Scott Simon previously spoke to him about his latest novel and waiting for the Nobel Prize.

3:54

The legality of Trump's sweeping tariff policy...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/31

NPR's Scott Simon asks attorney Jason Kenner about the U.S. Court of International Trade and litigation on tariffs. Kenner served in the Justice department's International Trade Field Office.

6:49

After six years, Harvard relinquishes images of...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/31

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Tamara Lanier who, following a six-year legal battle with Harvard University, won the ownership to images of her enslaved descendants.

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