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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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00:04:00

Minneapolis Police Chief discusses his force's...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/31

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara sees little attempts at de-escalation from the some 3,000 federal immigration agents — four times the number of sworn MPD officers — in the city.

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00:08:05

'The Remarkable Life of Reed Pegram' is the story of...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/31

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Ethelene Whitmire about her book, "The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram," about a queer American Black man who went to Europe as World War II began, and stayed.

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00:04:05

Saul Williams returns to poetry — and scores a Grammy...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/31

Poet and musician Saul Williams discusses his Grammy-nominated album "Saul Williams meets Carlos Nino and Friends at Treepeople."

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00:05:58

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine is in hiding...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/31

From hiding, Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine tells NPR's Scott Simon why he continues to oppose repression in Uganda following the disputed Jan. 15 presidential election.

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00:04:34

Saturday sports: Australian Open championships, Bill...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/31

NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss the Australian Open and a controversy concerning the NFL Hall of Fame.

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00:03:40

Southern East Coast of the U.S. prepares for rare...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/31

Residents along the southern stretch of the East Coast are expected to get some rare snow from a winter storm this weekend.

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00:06:25

Judge says Immigration and Customs Enforcement has...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/31

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Georgetown Law Professor Stephen Vladeck about tensions between federal judges and the Trump administration after the recent immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota.

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00:04:39

Partial government shutdown begins despite Senate...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/31

The Senate voted Friday to approve a spending deal meant to keep the government running, but the measure still needs to be approved by the House, and the shutdown deadline has passed.

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00:03:54

DOJ releases final 3 million pages of the Epstein files

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/31

With its Friday release of some three million pages, the Department of Justice says it has released all of the files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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00:04:03

This year's midterm elections could see unprecedented...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/31

Top state-level election officials react to the Jan. 28 raid on the Fulton County, Ga, elections office. The FBI executed a search warrant seeking ballots from the 2020 election.

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00:04:46

A man is fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/24

Federal agents have shot and killed another person in Minneapolis, this time a 51-year-old man.

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00:02:32

Opinion: Mark Carney's warning and its echoes from...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/24

When he spoke at Davos this week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney referenced a 1978 essay by Vaclav Havel, written when Czechoslovakia was under Soviet control.

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00:03:57

Netflix reboots 'Star Search'

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/24

Netflix's "Star Search" reboot features host Anthony Anderson and judges Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jelly Roll and Chrissy Teigen. The original helped propel stars like Beyoncé and Britney Spears.

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00:04:28

Week in Politics: Trump in Davos; Longtime allies...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/24

President Trump announced a framework for a deal on U.S. involvement in Greenland, without details, in Switzerland this week. He also appeared increasingly infirm in Davos.

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00:03:48

Meteorologist Barry Brandt in Arkansas discusses the...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/24

NPR's Scott Simon talks to KATV-TV Chief Meteorologist Barry Brandt about the winter storm's effects on Little Rock, Ark.

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00:03:55

How residents are coping as they brace for a major...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/24

The fierce winter storm is predicted to bring a foot of snow, or more, and catastrophic ice and freezing rain to a huge swath of the eastern U.S. We check in on Tulsa, Okla. and how residents there are doing.

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00:06:13

Why 3 Catholic cardinals released a statement...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/24

Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago tells NPR's Scott Simon why he and two other Catholic cardinals released a statement critical of the Trump administration's foreign policy.

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00:04:23

Saturday Sports: NFL Conference championships; the...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/24

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant preview conference championship weekend in the NFL.

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00:03:18

What is 'frost crack' and how does it affects trees?

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/24

Sudden or severe cold temperature can cause trees to experience "frost crack." NPR's Scott Simon talks with Bill McNee of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources about what happens and why.

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00:03:37

How Americans feel about the economy and their...

Weekend Edition Saturday ·

2026/01/24

Americans are still spending money, which is helping drive solid economic growth, but a large share of that spending is being done by a relatively small group of well-off shoppers.

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