NPR Weekend Edition Saturday
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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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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.
Language:
English
Episodes
Minneapolis Police Chief discusses his force's relationship with federal immigration agents
1/31/2026
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.
Duración:00:04:00
'The Remarkable Life of Reed Pegram' is the story of queer Black scholar finding love in WWII Europe
1/31/2026
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.
Duración:00:08:05
Saul Williams returns to poetry — and scores a Grammy nomination — on improvised live album
1/31/2026
Poet and musician Saul Williams discusses his Grammy-nominated album "Saul Williams meets Carlos Nino and Friends at Treepeople."
Duración:00:04:05
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine is in hiding after disputed election loss
1/31/2026
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.
Duración:00:05:39
Saturday sports: Australian Open championships, Bill Belichick snubbed, Lindsey Vonn skiing crash
1/31/2026
NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss the Australian Open and a controversy concerning the NFL Hall of Fame.
Duración:00:04:34
Southern East Coast of the U.S. prepares for rare snow storm
1/31/2026
Residents along the southern stretch of the East Coast are expected to get some rare snow from a winter storm this weekend.
Duración:00:03:40
Partial government shutdown begins despite Senate approval of spending deal
1/31/2026
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.
Duración:00:04:39
DOJ releases final 3 million pages of the Epstein files
1/31/2026
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.
Duración:00:03:54
Week in politics: Final Epstein files, partial government shutdown, 'safer' ICE operations, new Fed chair
1/31/2026
Another batch of Epstein files and the continuing controversies involving the Department of Homeland Security are dominating the political conversation this weekend.
Duración:00:04:38
K-Pop feels ubiquitous nowadays — but it's been decades in the making
1/31/2026
K-pop has exploded in recent years with chart hits, Grammy nominations and the most-streamed movie of 2025, but it wasn't always so easy to be a fan of the genre.
Duración:00:05:13
A video showed unicyclists riding while shoveling snow. A journalist set out to decide if it was AI or real life
1/31/2026
Were there really unicyclists clearing snow in Somerville, Mass., or was it AI sorcery? An intrepid Boston Globe reporter found out.
Duración:00:03:41
'Broadchurch' creator Chris Chibnall brings Agatha Christie's 'Seven Dials' to Netflix
1/31/2026
Series creator Chris Chibnall speaks to NPR's Scott Simon about the three-part Netflix miniseries "Agatha Christie's Seven Dials."
Duración:00:08:23
Opinion: Remembering Catherine O'Hara
1/31/2026
Actor Catherine O'Hara, famed for her comedic skill, died Friday at her home in Los Angeles following a brief illness. She was 71.
Duración:00:02:34
DHS keeps making false claims about people. It's part of a broader pattern
1/31/2026
Trump administration officials have falsely linked Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good to domestic terrorism. It's part of a larger pattern by the Department of Homeland Security.
Duración:00:05:21
'Melania' is Amazon's airbrushed and astronomically pricey portrait of the First Lady
1/30/2026
Amazon paid $40 million to acquire the documentary, and is spending $35 million more to promote it.
Duración:00:03:57
'Washington Post' journalists plea to Bezos: Don't gut our newsroom
1/30/2026
Members of the newspaper's union say they have been warned the company could cut as many as 300 jobs, although no announcement has been made.
Duración:00:04:36
A man is fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis
1/24/2026
Federal agents have shot and killed another person in Minneapolis, this time a 51-year-old man.
Duración:00:04:46
Opinion: Mark Carney's warning and its echoes from the past
1/24/2026
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.
Duración:00:02:48
Netflix reboots 'Star Search'
1/24/2026
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.
Duración:00:03:57
Week in Politics: Trump in Davos; Longtime allies regard the U.S. with reserve
1/24/2026
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.
Duración:00:04:28