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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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00:05:00

Composer John Adams' opera 'Antony and Cleopatra'...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/10

John Adams has been called America's greatest living composer. His adaptation of Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" opens at the Metropolitan Opera, in New York, next week.

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00:08:36

'Class Clown' looks back on Dave Barry's...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/10

Dave Barry says he's always been the "class clown." His new book looks back at his "first 77 years," examining the funny but also the tragic. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the Pulitzer Prize winner.

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00:03:41

India and Pakistan continue attacks even as they say...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/10

After targeting each other's airbases, Pakistan and India say they are open to de-escalation.

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00:03:56

U.S.-China trade talks kick off in Geneva

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/10

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is meeting with Chinese officials in Geneva, Switzerland, for trade talks as the Trump administration pushes for progress in its trade wars.

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00:04:40

Week in politics: U.S. stays away from new conflict,...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/10

The Trump administration is not eager to involve itself in international conflicts like the one between India and Pakistan.

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00:03:55

Russia marks the 80th anniversary of the Soviet...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/10

Russia's celebration this weekend of the Soviet victory over the Nazis 80 years ago comes under the shadow of its invasion of Ukraine.

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00:04:58

After lynx were spotted in the Scottish highlands,...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/10

The reappearance of lynx in Scotland raised concern about an illegal reintroduction effort. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Peter Cairns of Scotland The Big Picture about what rogue rewilding entails.

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00:07:27

How soap operas got their start in Chicago

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/10

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Natalie Moore about the legacy of soap operas. She is host and writer of "Stories Without End," the new season of the WBEZ podcast "Making."

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00:02:26

Opinion: My hometown pope

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/10

News of an American pope, and a Chicagoan, causes NPR's Scott Simon to remember what it was like attending Mass in his hometown.

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00:02:32

Americans are relying more on therapy than medication...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/03

The number of Americans relying on psychotherapy went up between 2018 and 2021, whereas the number of people using psychiatric medications went down.

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00:04:22

50 years after the war, a new generation in Vietnam...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/03

Development has brought many changes to Vietnam in the 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War.

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00:04:28

Marco Rubio takes over for Michael Waltz as National...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/03

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is taking over for Michael Waltz as National Security Adviser, but Rubio is keeping his main job and other roles.

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00:03:56

Trump's trade war contracts the economy but job...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/03

President Trump's trade war continues. Numbers show the U.S. economy contracted this year but so far the job market is holding up pretty well.

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00:03:57

A visit to the Pope's lesser-known home church

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/03

Most people think the Pope's church is St. Peter's Basilica. But as the Bishop of Rome, his actual seat is in a church on the other side of Rome called St. John Lateran.

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00:03:57

Porch geese are making a comeback

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/03

Porch geese are trending as nostalgic millennials seek reminders of childhood.

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00:02:49

How to manage your investments during volatile markets

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/03

Amid stock market volatility, polling finds most Americans believe their finances are deteriorating. Financial analysts advise global diversification and for recent retirees to rein in spending.

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00:07:01

Grace VanderWaal discusses her new album 'Childstar'...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/03

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Grace VanderWaal about her new album, "Childstar." Now 21, she won "America's Got Talent" at age 12.

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00:04:36

Saturday Sports: NBA playoffs, a coaching great retires

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/03

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the NBA playoffs and the retirement of one of the league's greatest coaches.

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00:04:13

Week in politics: Will Congress pass the White House...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/03

The Trump administration's vision for the American workforce may fall victim to economic instability generated by the administration's tariff regime.

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00:02:40

Opinion: Curse other drivers? So do the pros — but...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/03

Formula 1 racing has a ban on cursing, with fines starting at about 46 thousand dollars. NPR's Scott Simon explains why drivers are darn unhappy with that.

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