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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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00:09:38

Rick Atkinson reflects on 250 years since the first...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/04/19

NPR's Scott Simon talks with author Rick Atkinson in Lexington, Mass., about the first book of his forthcoming trilogy about the American Revolution, "The British are Coming."

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00:04:28

Saturday Sports: NBA and NHL playoffs kick off

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/04/19

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the NBA and NHL playoffs.

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00:07:26

'The Wedding Banquet' remakes Ang Lee's romantic...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/04/19

"The Wedding Banquet" is a remake of Ang Lee's romantic comedy about marriages of convenience. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to director Andrew Ahn about the four gay friends, family and tolerance.

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00:04:03

Supreme Court temporarily blocks new deportations...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/04/19

A new Supreme Court order temporarily blocks the deportations more Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act - we look at what legal experts have been saying about these deportations.

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00:02:37

Opinion: When a hat becomes a threat

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/04/19

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the Chicago Bulls cap that is being cited as evidence of a deported Maryland man's gang membership.

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00:03:52

U.S. and Iran hold second round of talks on Tehran's...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/04/19

Iranian and U.S. officials continue indirect talks aimed at keeping Iran from developing nuclear weapons. The talks come amid reports that Trump told Israel to hold off on attacking Iranian facilities.

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00:03:52

Two small studies show how stem cells could help...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/04/19

Two new studies suggest that stem cells are close to helping people with Parkinson's disease. The results are a victory for scientists who have spent decades trying to treat it with brain cells.

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00:04:07

Supreme Court suspends Trump administration's...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/04/19

The Trump administration is considering sending people who are accused of crimes in the U.S. to prisons in El Salvador, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike. Legal experts say sending people to foreign prisons is like dropping them into a black box, where they don't have the protections people in U.S. custody are afforded.

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00:02:53

30 years later, a play about the Oklahoma City...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/04/19

On the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, a theater production brings the stories of survivors and victims to the next generation.

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00:06:48

Soviet dissident and chess player Garry Kasparov...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/04/19

Champion chess player and Soviet dissident Garry Kasparov has a few thoughts about how well democracy in the U.S. is doing. He tells NPR's Scott Simon that it's not America first - it's America alone.

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00:06:53

Mike Scott of The Waterboys discusses their new album...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/04/19

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Mike Scott of the Scottish band, The Waterboys, about their new album, "Life, Death & Dennis Hopper."

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00:07:51

Jo Harkin on 'The Pretender,' her novel set during...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/04/19

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jo Harkin about her book, "The Pretender."

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00:04:12

Week in politics: Supreme Court order blocks...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/04/19

We look at the Supreme Court order temporarily blocking the deportations more Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act, as well as President Trump's push to remove the chair of the Federal Reserve.

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00:03:49

Lawyers take the Trump administration to court over...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/04/12

A pro-Palestinian activist's deportation case and efforts to return a wrongfully deported Maryland man have courts scrutinizing the Trump administrations aggressive tactics to expel immigrants.

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00:03:37

For CEOs, 'unknown' and 'uncertainty' are the words...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/04/12

President Trump's tariffs are causing chaos for consumers, businesses and investors. Corporate America's CEOs are now embracing a favorite buzzword to talk about the future: "uncertainty."

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00:03:32

Trade war between the U.S. and China spirals into...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/04/12

China ponders what comes next in its relations with the United States after a week of escalating tariffs.

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00:02:31

How climate change is making hay fever more miserable

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/04/12

Warmer temperatures make for longer and more intense pollen seasons and more severe hay fever symptoms. New research indicates these changes are already contributing to rising rates of hay fever.

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00:03:19

What Wisconsin's Foxconn plant can tell us about the...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/04/12

An effort to bring back manufacturing to a county in Wisconsin during the first Trump administration fell short of its promise, but there's hope for more factories to come.

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00:03:08

At the Masters — golf's most prestigious tournament —...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/04/12

The Masters is one of the most prestigious and exclusive golf tournaments. Most sporting events these days are overpriced. Especially inside the venue. But not at the Masters. Sandwiches start at $1.50. Soft drinks are $2 and beer is $6.

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00:04:53

A day in the life of a migrant seeking asylum under...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/04/12

A Venezuelan was told to self-deport this week. She instead pushed for an asylum hearing, something many migrants are doing.

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