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NPR Weekend Edition Saturday

Weekend Edition Saturday 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. The two-hour program is hosted by NPR"s Peabody Award-winning Scott Simon.

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4:28

How tariffs on aluminium and steel are impacting a...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

President Trump doubled tariffs on steel and aluminum imports this week. NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Andrew Lincoln from Lincoln Recycling about the impact on the metals industry.

5:19

Week in politics: Trump-Musk's public rift, nuclear...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

We look at the escalating hostilities between President Trump and former White House advisor, Elon Musk. The rift comes as the president's spending bill, derided by Musk, is before the Senate.

7:16

In 'The Life of Chuck,' the end of the world comes...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Karen Gillan, who stars in "The Life of Chuck." The genre-bending is based on a novella of the same title by Stephen King.

8:29

Hayden Pedigo discusses his new album 'I'll Be Waving...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

NPR's Debbie Elliott asks guitarist Hayden Pedigo about his new album, "I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away."

5:27

Spanish Flamenco thrives in New Mexico, with its own...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/06/07

A lot of folks know New Mexico for green chiles, the largest hot air balloon festival in the world, and the birthplace of the bomb. But it's also a global center of flamenco—the passionate dance, song and music of the Roma people of southern Spain.

4:35

Taylor Swift buys back master recordings, now she...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/31

Taylor Swift has purchased the rights to the master recordings of her early albums, giving her control over all her music.

2:49

California Gov. Gavin Newsom blames state's homeless...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/31

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is laying blame for the state's homeless rates on local officials and recently proposed to cut some state money for their programs.

2:57

Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o, who rejected writing...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/31

Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o, who rejected writing in the language of the colonizer, died at 87. NPR's Scott Simon previously spoke to him about his latest novel and waiting for the Nobel Prize.

3:54

The legality of Trump's sweeping tariff policy...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/31

NPR's Scott Simon asks attorney Jason Kenner about the U.S. Court of International Trade and litigation on tariffs. Kenner served in the Justice department's International Trade Field Office.

6:49

After six years, Harvard relinquishes images of...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/31

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Tamara Lanier who, following a six-year legal battle with Harvard University, won the ownership to images of her enslaved descendants.

3:23

Steel country breaths a sigh of relief after...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/31

President Trump addressed U.S. Steel workers and local officials in Pittsburgh, Pa., Friday, trumpeting a deal between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel.

4:14

Saturday Sports: Stanley cup final rematch, OKC...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/31

NPRs Scott Simon and sports writer Howard Bryant discuss a Stanley Cup final rematch and wonder who can stop the Oklahoma City Thunder's bid for an NBA title.

3:57

Did soccer originate in Scotland?

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/31

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Ged O'Brien, founder of the Scottish Football Museum, about how the discovery of a football field raises doubts about the sport's roots.

5:51

Actor Benicio del Toro on 'The Phoenician Scheme'

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/31

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Benicio del Toro, who plays a wealthy, scheming mid-century industrialist in Wes Anderson's latest film, "The Phoenician Scheme."

5:41

Human rights activist arrested in El Salvador amidst...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/31

Leading human rights activist, Ruth López, has been arrested in El Salvador. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to her colleague Noah Bullock from the human rights organization Cristosal about the case.

6:38

Writer-director Laura Piani discusses her debut film...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/31

NPR's Scott Simon talks to French writer-director Laura Piani about her new movie, a romantic comedy titled "Jane Austen Wrecked My Life."

8:27

Poet Edward Hirsch discusses his new memoir 'My...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/31

NPR's Scott Simon asks poet Edward Hirsch about his new memoir, written in poem-like snippets. It is called "My Childhood in Pieces."

6:29

Author Susan Choi discusses her latest novel...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/31

In Susan Choi's latest novel, "Flashlight," generations navigate loss on many levels. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Choi, who says that her own experiences as a Korean-American seeped into the pages.

7:38

After being on opposite sides of Syria's war, former...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/31

In a Damascus firehouse, former regime firefighters work side by side with the White Helmets. They were on opposite sides of Syria's war, and struggle with prejudices & fears -- as they work together to build a new country.

4:22

Week in politics: Supreme Court allows humanitarian...

NPR Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/05/31

President Trump is again threatening trade with China. The Supreme Court says the administration can pause a humanitarian program. Elon Musk says goodbye to DOGE but Trump says he's not leaving.

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