Weekend Edition Saturday

Episodes

• Many in Minneapolis prepare for the holiday weekend. Here's what's happening

  Protests against a surge of federal immigration officers into the city are continuing, while the threat of President Trump invoking the Insurrection Act hangs in the air.

  Jan 17, 2026 at 4:43 am

• Grace and Manuel Rojas talk about their popular foam hats

  NPR's Scott Simon asks Grace and Manuel Rojas about their popular foam hats, a riff on the cheese-shaped hats Green Bay Packers fans wear.

  Jan 17, 2026 at 4:43 am

• The latest on what's happening in Ukraine

  Many residents in Kyiv are suffering through freezing temperatures with no heat or electricity after Russian strikes on energy infrastructure.

  Jan 17, 2026 at 4:43 am

• Musician Langhorne Slim talks about his album, 'The Dreamin' Kind'

  NPR's Scott Simon speaks with roots and folk musician Langhorne Slim about his turn toward rock on the album "The Dreamin' Kind."

  Jan 17, 2026 at 4:43 am

• Saturday Sports: NFL playoffs; a ski jumping gambling scandal

  NPR's Scott Simon asks sports reporter Michele Steele about the NFL playoffs and a ski jumping gambling scandal.

  Jan 17, 2026 at 4:43 am

• A protester from Iran shares her experience

  NPR's Scott Simon speaks with A., an Iranian who recently left the country after participating in several days of protests.

  Jan 17, 2026 at 4:43 am

• Sportswriter Howard Bryant talks about his book, 'Kings and Pawns'

  NPR's Scott Simon talks to sportswriter Howard Bryant about Bryant's latest book "Kings and Pawns."

  Jan 17, 2026 at 4:42 am
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  Opinion: Remembering Renee Good

  Renee Good won a national prize six years ago for her poem "On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs," which muses on science and faith. Good was shot to death by an ICE agent this week in Minneapolis.

  Jan 10, 2026 at 5:00 am

• The latest updates on the Minneapolis ICE shooting

  The scene in Minneapolis in the days after an ICE agent fatally shot a 37-year-old mother.

  Jan 10, 2026 at 4:43 am

• Democratic-led states sue Trump over freezing $10 billion in welfare funding

  Following fraud investigations in Minnesota, five Democratic-led states are suing the Trump administration after it said it's freezing funding intended to help low-income families and children.

  Jan 10, 2026 at 4:43 am

• How are U.S. oil companies responding to Trump's plans for Venezuela?

  President Trump met with oil executives on Friday. Trump wants major investments in Venezuela. He announced a near-term plan to control Venezuelan oil sales.

  Jan 10, 2026 at 4:43 am

• Iran enforces a nationwide internet blackout amid escalating anti-government protests

  Tehran has imposed a nationwide internet blackout as protests continue to spread across Iran.

  Jan 10, 2026 at 4:43 am