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.
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Episodes
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.
Duration:00:03:54
This year's midterm elections could see unprecedented involvement from the federal government
1/31/2026
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.
Duration:00:04:03
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.
Duration:00:04:38
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.
Duration: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.
Duration:00:05:21
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.
Duration: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.
Duration: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.
Duration: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.
Duration:00:04:28
Meteorologist Barry Brandt in Arkansas discusses the winter storm affecting much of the U.S.
1/24/2026
NPR's Scott Simon talks to KATV-TV Chief Meteorologist Barry Brandt about the winter storm's effects on Little Rock, Ark.
Duration:00:03:48
How residents are coping as they brace for a major winter storm
1/24/2026
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.
Duration:00:03:40
Why 3 Catholic cardinals released a statement critical of Trump's foreign policy
1/24/2026
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.
Duration:00:06:14
Saturday Sports: NFL Conference championships; the Australian Open
1/24/2026
NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant preview conference championship weekend in the NFL.
Duration:00:04:12
What is 'frost crack' and how does it affects trees?
1/24/2026
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.
Duration:00:03:18
How Americans feel about the economy and their spending habits
1/24/2026
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.
Duration:00:03:37
ICE says it has arrested more than 100 people in Maine this week
1/24/2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it has arrested more than 100 people so far in Maine as part of an ongoing, large-scale operation that began this week.
Duration:00:04:22
EEOC withdraws previous harassment guidance
1/24/2026
The EEOC voted to rescind its 2024 harassment guidance, which explained what constitutes unlawful harassment. The vote came amid a fight over a section of the guidance focused on gender identity.
Duration:00:04:29
Black mathematician Gladys West, who helped develop GPS, has died at age 95
1/24/2026
Groundbreaking Black mathematician Gladys West, who helped develop the algorithms behind GPS, died Jan. 17 at age 95. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Marvin Jackson, who co-wrote West's memoir.
Duration:00:05:22
Danish community reacts to Trump's rhetoric around Greenland
1/24/2026
Danish citizens say President Trump's latest push to control Greenland is changing their view on Denmark's relationship with America.
Duration:00:03:28
A look at Trump's policies during his second term and their impact on the U.S. Military
1/24/2026
Many of President Trump's most controversial actions during his second term have involved the U.S. military.
Duration:00:06:56