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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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00:02:39

Opinion: Robert Redford will always light up our screens

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

The late Robert Redford will be remembered for his many movie roles. But he also leaves the artistic legacy of the Sundance Film Festival, which nurtured generations of independent filmmakers.

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00:06:04

What does free speech mean?

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

The First Amendment is meant to protect freedom of speech for the nation's people and press. But this week, that protection was tested.

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00:04:22

What does the CDC panel vote on childhood vaccine...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

Will Stone summarizes the CDC advisory committee's rollback of two vaccines for kids and the restrictions on the COVID-19 vaccine.

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00:04:52

International Rescue Committee official explains...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the International Rescue Committee's head of emergencies, Bob Kitchen, about the aid organization's decision to close all its programming in Gaza City, amid an Israeli military takeover of the city.

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00:04:12

Saturday Sports: The last week of the regular MLB...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss sports and sports topics.

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00:05:56

A look at 2 states that are becoming increasingly...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

Two swing states — Georgia and North Carolina — have Senate races that will be closely watched next year. What's the message of some of the leading candidates? It's all about President Trump.

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00:03:23

How Publishers Clearing House's bankruptcy is...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Publishers Clearing House winner Tamar Veatch, who stopped getting annual payments earlier this year as the company behind the sweepstakes fell into bankruptcy.

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00:04:49

An overview of public sentiment in the U.K. regarding...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Tim Stanley a columnist at the "The Telegraph" about President Trump's visit to the U.K. – and the rise of the populist right in the country.

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00:05:02

Farm Aid celebrates its 40th anniversary with a...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

Farm Aid, the annual concert to support family farmers, celebrates 40 years. Newcomer singer-songwriter Jesse Welles — who has a large social media following -- will join long-time musician activists.

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00:04:18

Week in Politics: A government shutdown looms;...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/20

A government shutdown looks increasingly likely at the end of the month, and a memorial service for Charlie Kirk is due to be held in Arizona.

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00:02:37

Opinion: Our backgrounds and beliefs may vary, but...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/13

NPR's Scott Simon recounts the toll of five years of political violence in the U.S.

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00:03:58

Latest updates on the investigation into the...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/13

The shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk unsettled the nation and is now leading to speculation about the suspect's potential motives.

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00:03:43

Brazil faces fallout after Bolsonaro is sentenced to...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/13

Conspirators, codenames and a coup attempt. Looking at the fallout in Brazil after its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, was found guilty of plotting to overthrow the government.

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00:03:54

How open and accessible should American college...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/13

Should college campuses be open to the outside community? More and more schools are asking that question after campus shootings.

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00:04:00

Missouri approves Trump-supported redistricting plan...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/13

Missouri passed a redistricting plan, the latest in a series of moves triggered by Trump's call on GOP-led states to redraw their congressional maps to help maintain the party's narrow House majority.

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00:03:56

Meet Kent Broussard, a retired accountant who just...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/13

Retired accountant Kent Broussard of Baton Rouge decided to go back to college so he could audition for a spot in the LSU Tigers Marching Band. He made the cut.

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00:04:35

What's next now that Trump's 'crime emergency' in...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/13

President Trump's crime emergency in Washington, D.C., has ended. But both supporters and critics in D.C. say it will have lasting change.

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00:06:07

Why reaction to Charlie Kirk's killing has many...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/13

NPR's Scott Simon talks with political commentator Charlie Sykes about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and its effect on political discourse.

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00:04:37

Saturday Sports: Challenges for LA Clippers; solid...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/13

NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss sports.

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00:03:56

What you should know about the poisonous death cap...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/13

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Prof. Anne Pringle, a mycologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, about the latest research on death cap mushrooms, revealing new information about the enigmatic fungus.

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