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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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00:08:36

John Bolton discusses the implications of a tense...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/01

NPR's Scott Simon talks to former National Security Adviser John Bolton about the foreign policy implications of Friday's shocking press conference between President Trump and President Zelenskyy.

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00:03:53

Supreme Court to weigh in on Trump administration's...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/01

We look at the anticipated impact of of the USAID funding freeze, which helped some of the poorest people around the world. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to weigh in on the matter.

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00:02:49

Thousands in Greece protest the government's role in...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/01

Thousands demonstrate in Greece on anniversary of deadly train crash that killed 57 and injured scores more in 2023.

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00:04:00

Ukrainians express shock and outrage at Trump...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/01

We look at the response in Ukraine to Fridays shambolic press conference at the Oval Office between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Trump.

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00:04:11

Week in politics: Contentious Trump-Zelenskyy press...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/01

We look at Friday's contentious press conference at the Oval Office, as well as updates on the Trump administration's cuts at federal agencies. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to weigh in on the matter.

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00:02:32

Opinion: Remembering Gene Hackman

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/03/01

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Gene Hackman, who played everymen, cops and villains over his long movie career. The 95 year old actor and his wife were found dead this week in their New Mexico home.

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00:05:38

New data shows consumer sentiment about the economy...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

NPR's Scott Simon asks Austan Goolsbee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago about consumer sentiment and inflation.

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00:02:47

A Mississippi judge's order against a local newspaper...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

A judge in Mississippi has ordered a small town newspaper to take down an editorial critical of city officials. The paper's owner calls it a violation of free speech.

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00:04:19

A federal worker supporting small businesses with...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

An Alaska-based employee of the Small Business Administration provided disaster recovery support to small businesses. He was among those fired by the Trump administration in a chaotic process.

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00:05:06

Saturday Sports: Wild week for hockey, NBA star gets...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant recap a week of intense international hockey and discuss a scary diagnosis for a rising NBA star.

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00:04:37

A Harlem pastor battles mental health stigma with...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

Even though pastors are in the business of providing emotional support for their congregants, it's rare for churches to actually employ therapists. One pastor at a Baptist church in Harlem is battling this stigma around mental health and leading by example.

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00:05:10

Germany goes to the polls at a crucial time for the...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

At a pivotal time for Europe and NATO, Germany holds elections on Sunday. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Constanze Stelzenmüller of the Brookings Institution about the stakes of the election.

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00:03:56

An LA art exhibition challenges visitors to rethink...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

Indigenous fire stewardship practices have existed for millennia in California. A new art exhibition in Los Angeles challenges visitors to rethink their own relationships with fire.

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00:08:02

Allison Epstein's 'Fagin the Thief' gives the Oliver...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with novelist Allison Epstein about her new novel "Fagin the Thief," which imagines a backstory for the character from the Charles Dickens book "Oliver Twist."

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00:03:46

Trump shakes up Pentagon leadership, fires the...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

We look at Friday night's shakeup at the Pentagon, with the announcement of more staff cuts and a change in a top leadership position.

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00:03:58

Foreign policy experts struggle to predict Trump's...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

President Trump upended U.S. - Russia policy in one week, and foreign policy experts are trying to understand why and what might come next.

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00:04:16

Days into prison guard strike at NY state prisons,...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

This week New York State prisons saw strikes, prison unrest and correctional officer charges in the beating death of an inmate.

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00:02:41

Trump order shrinks the trust that manages San...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

In an executive order this week, President Trump called to shrink the trust that manages the iconic park known as Presidio in San Francisco.

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00:03:39

A schoolteacher is leading the campaign to make Hacky...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

Hackey Sack is not just a game to play at Phish concerts. One Oregon middle school teacher wants to make it the state sport.

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00:06:44

Dear listeners: "Bambi" is whatever the band Anxious...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/02/22

We hear from musicians Grady Allen and Dante Melucci from the band Anxious, about their second album "Bambi." The young hardcore act says it's their most authentic outing yet.

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