Weekend Edition Saturday
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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.
Episodes
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Chicago is tightening restrictions on buses dropping off migrants from Texas
Several Chicago suburbs have passed ordinances to restrict migrant bus drop-offs.
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T-46, an orca off the Pacific Northwest presumed dead, leaves behind a mighty legacy
T-46, an orca active off the Pacific Northwest, is presumed dead. Public outcry over her pod's capture in 1976 led Washington State to ban killer whale captures.
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A new book of world history has a playlist to go along with it
Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore has compiled a playlist to go along with his book, "The World".
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Saturday Sports: 2023's greatest hits
NPR's Alina Selyukh and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the biggest stories of the 2023 sports year.
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Carey Mulligan on playing the wife of composer Leonard Bernstein in 'Maestro'
NPR's Alina Selyukh speaks to actor Carey Mulligan about "Maestro" and playing Felicia Montealegre, Leonard Bernstein's wife, with whom the iconic composer had a complicated, tumultuous relationship.
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The year is ending on a very different note for driverless cars than how it started
This year started out with hype for driverless car companies, but it's ending with trouble — especially at GM's Cruise.
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Where life got pricier & cheaper in 2024
How did the cost of life in America change this year? Prices overall continued to climb, though more slowly than they had been. And some actually fell.
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For the first time in her 7-decade career, Cher has released a Christmas album
Cher now has a Christmas album. NPR's Scott Simon spoke to the singer/actress/icon earlier this year about why she's finally recorded one. (Story first aired on Weekend Edition on November 6, 2023.)
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U.N. approves aid, stops short of calling for Gaza cease-fire due to U.S. opposition
After days of delays, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution calling for more aid to Gaza but not demanding a cease-fire — which would have drawn a U.S. veto.
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After Ohio train derailment, 2023 was the year that put rail safety in the spotlight
A fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio pushed a demand for new rail safety measures in 2023.
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Saturday Sports: two sports dynasties come to an end
NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the end of two sports dynasties that have dominated this century: the Golden State Warrior's and the New England Patriots.
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Rose Betts explains the songwriting process behind her new song 'Irish Eyes'
English singer Rose Betts explains the story behind her song, "Irish Eyes." (This story first aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on October 1, 2023.)