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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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00:05:44

Legal expert says the bipartisan Laken Riley Act is...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/11

NPR's Scott Simon talks to law professor Ilya Somin of George Mason University about the Laken Riley Act, a bipartisan bill in Congress that aims to expand the detention of undocumented immigrants.

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00:03:51

Dockworkers strike averted as shipping companies...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/11

The threat of a strike at East and Gulf Coast ports ended when the dockworkers union and the shipping companies reached a tentative contract deal that appears to allow for some use of automation.

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00:04:09

Ukrainian diplomat makes last push for NATO...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/11

Ukraine's outgoing representative makes a case for her country's NATO membership even as the incoming Trump administration opposes it.

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00:03:34

Research that shows fish responding to ketamine may...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/04

New research shows that the anesthetic ketamine keeps fish from giving up — and the way it works may help figure out how it works in humans and lead to better medications for depression.

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00:05:34

FBI investigates New Orleans attack as terrorism, Las...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/04

The FBI is investigating the Jan. 1 attack in New Orleans as an act of terrorism while the motivation for the Jan 1. truck explosion in Las Vegas is still unclear but appears to be mental illness.

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00:04:11

House and Senate majority leaders set the agenda for...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/04

The new Republican majorities in the House and Senate plan to move border legislation and cabinet confirmations first, with tax bills coming later this year.

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00:04:40

Saturday Sports: NFL last week, college football,...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/04

NPR's Eric Deggans talks with Michele Steele of ESPN about the last week of the NFL regular season, the college football playoff semifinals, and a clothing controversy in chess.

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00:08:17

Bassist Tony Levin discusses his recently completed...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/04

Influential bassist Tony Levin speaks with NPR's Eric Deggans about Levin's work with the experimental rock band King Crimson.

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00:03:16

Muslims in Houston are worried about backlash from...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/04

The suspect in the Jan. 1 attack in New Orleans was reportedly a Muslim from Houston, which has one of the country's largest and most organized Islamic communities.

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00:07:11

The Golden Globes kick off award season on Sunday....

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/04

The Golden Globes are Sunday. NPR's Eric Deggans and Bob Mondello talk to BlackFilmandTV.com's Wilson Morales about movies favored to win and criticism of the awards.

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00:05:55

Potential fraud could have earned insurance companies...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/04

NPR's Eric Deggans talks to Wall Street Journal reporter Christopher Weaver about the newspaper's yearlong investigation into potential fraud in the Medicare Advantage program.

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00:05:42

The Damascus airport is slowly reopening — and...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/04

The push to reopen Damascus International Airport highlights the challenges facing Syria's new leaders in rebuilding the country.

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00:07:35

'Friday Night Lights' creator Peter Berg's new show...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2025/01/04

NPR's Eric Deggans asks producer and director Peter Berg about his new Netflix series, "American Primeval," set in 1850s Utah.

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00:03:39

Trump asks the Supreme Court to pause TikTok ban, set...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/28

President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to delay a law banning TikTok next month. It comes just weeks before TikTok and the Department of Justice are set to argue in front of the high court. The case is over whether the ban law is Constitutional.

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00:03:56

'We are not California': New Jersey dealers push back...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/28

Vehicle dealers are pushing back on rules that would increase the number of electric trucks sold in New Jersey. It could be a preview of a brewing fight over state rules about cars. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on December 23, 2024.)

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00:02:16

Cook County Treasurer is getting famous for spreading...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/28

Maria Pappas is the treasurer of Cook County, Ill., but also is the star of her own unique calendar that has developed a cult following.

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00:03:53

U.S. and Ukrainian intelligence reveals more about...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/28

U.S. and Ukrainian intelligence suggests that Russia is using North Korean soldiers essentially as canon fodder for nearly impossible missions.

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00:01:06

A 'stampede' of dolphins closed out the year on the...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/28

A "stampede" of dolphins off the Southern Calif. coast provided a moment of wonder at year's end.

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00:04:17

FDA declares the shortage of obesity drug Zepbound...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/28

The FDA has declared an end to the shortage of a popular obesity drug. The implications for consumers are complicated.

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00:04:40

'50 Words For Snow' dives into all the words the...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2024/12/28

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Maggie Rowe and Emily Garcés, the hosts of the podcast "50 Words for Snow," about words English needs but does not have.

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