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. The two-hour program is hosted by NPR's Peabody Award-winning Scott Simon.
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Cambodia is recognizing the life-saving contributions of a rat named Magawa with a statue. The late rat sniffed out landmines for a non-profit group, and in a short career helped find more than 100.
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A new study saying bumblebees can recognize rhythmic patterns puts them alongside Ronan the sea lion, the first non-human mammal shown to keep a beat.
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Vice President JD Vance is in Pakistan for peace talks with Iran.
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Investors thought they had President Trump figured out as someone who would always back down from his most extreme policies. The war with Iran is challenging that.
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Israel continued strikes on Lebanon Friday as Iran insisted on a cease-fire there in order for formal negotiations with the U.S. to begin.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to Ilya Somin, law professor at George Mason University and Cato Institute chair in constitutional studies, about the latest case challenging President Trump's global tariffs.
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President Trump faces pressure to end the war with Iran both from Iran and from onetime political allies here at home.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Lebanese journalist Kim Ghattas about how U.S.-Iran negotiations being held in Pakistan
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NPR's Scott Simon and reporter Michele Steele discuss the Masters and the NCAA men's hockey tournament, and preview the NBA playoffs.
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Celine Dion is returning to the stage after years battling an illness. NPR's Scott Simon talks about it with Elisa Furr, a Celine Dion tribute singer based in Las Vegas.