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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.

news & politics

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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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00:03:11

Opinion: Susan Stamberg, trailblazer and NPR Founding...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

NPR Founding Mother Susan Stamberg is retiring. She became the first woman to anchor a nightly national news program in 1972, and helped loosen up the serious, stodgy sound of radio hosts.

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00:09:13

'Twinless' is a dark comedy that doubles up on the...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

Dylan O'Brien and James Sweeney craft a kind of chemistry that is equal parts funny and heart-wrenching.

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00:03:43

What's the story behind the detention of hundreds of...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

Federal agents arrested nearly 500 workers they said were in the U.S. illegally at a construction site in Georgia for a South Korean battery maker. Officials said it was the largest immigration enforcement action at a site.

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00:04:33

Key officials in the Trump administration hold...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

President Trump has been awarding trusted aides with more than one job. But how does this affect the function of those positions?

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00:04:24

Week in Politics: National Guard to Chicago; latest...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

We discuss the possible deployment of the National Guard to Chicago, a stalled job market, and what the renaming of the Department of Defense might signal.

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00:04:38

A look at the dramatic week in the world of vaccines...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced intense questioning during this week's Senate hearing as frustration, confusion, and anger grew among lawmakers and citizens regarding his controversial vaccine policies

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00:03:32

An overview of Trump's increasing threats to deploy...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

President Trump is ramping up threats to send the National Guard into several major cities despite a federal judge ruling that his deployment of troops to Los Angeles was illegal.

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00:03:53

The wait for video game fans is finally over. 'Hollow...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

The long-awaited sequel to the wildly popular indie video game is finally out, six years after fans learned one would come along.

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00:04:24

Saturday Sports: U.S. Open women's final; the NFL...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss sports and issues pertaining to sports,

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00:03:55

Why some longtime gerrymandering opponents are...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/09/06

The congressional redistricting fights that President Trump has sparked in Texas, California and Missouri is leading some advocacy groups to reconsider their position on partisan gerrymandering.

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