Weekend Edition Saturday

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Shira Efron, an Israel and Middle East expert, about the U.S. and Israel strikes on Iran.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., about the U.S. strikes on Iran.

We're looking at the strikes in Iran by U.S. and Israel.

We look at what it means for President Trump to launch attacks on Iran without Congressional approval, and the pushback and support he's getting from some lawmakers.

We look at the White House's messaging to the American public on the strikes in Iran.

President Trump announced a major military combat operation on Iran early this morning, targeting several cities across Iran. We look at the strategy there and potential outcomes.

Why did a $72 million mission to study water on the moon fail so soon after launch? A new NASA report has the answer.

Prompted by a new law, Kansas began sending letters to some trans people saying their drivers licenses were being invalidated until they change their gender information.

Rev. Jesse Jackson died this week at age 84. NPR's Scott Simon remembers covering Jackson's 1984 presidential campaign in Mississippi.

We look at what yesterday's Supreme Court decision on President Trump's tariffs means for his economic policies and campaign promises.

Researchers followed more than 400,000 teens until they were adults. It found that those who used marijuana were more likely to develop serious mental illness, as well as depression and anxiety.

The number of cattle in the U.S. has reached a low not seen since 1951. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Zach and Kacie Scherler-Abney, ranchers in Oklahoma, about the challenges of the cattle industry.

British police arrested the former Prince Andrew on suspicion of "misconduct in public office." NPR's Scott Simon speaks to royal expert Jennie Bond about the latest developments.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, about the possible outcomes of the increasingly tense Iran-U.S. nuclear talks.

Backwoods ski trails Quebec residents used to get from village to village a century ago are luring outdoor enthusiasts and boosting winter tourism.

Memory chips (aka RAM) are in short supply, globally. Why and what does that mean for consumers

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss the end of the Winter Olympics.

We look at the U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down many of President Trump's tariffs, as well as a look as the possibility of another military clash with Iran.

In the new animated film, "Arco," a time-traveling boy gets trapped in the year 2075 and must evade captors, robots and wildfires. NPR's Scott Simon talks to writer and director Ugo Bienvenu.

He will have you for dinner: what is it about an unapologetic cannibal that so captured readers and audiences? NPR's Scott Simon talks with Brian Raftery about his new book, "Hannibal Lecter: A Life."

For some Valentine's Day isn't about love, it's about revenge. The Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has a stinky opportunity for those wishing to express a grudge.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Fiona Hill, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center on the United States and Europe, about the Trump administration's strategy to end Russia's war with Ukraine.

Sibling rivalry might not unique to humans. New scientific research shows that baboon siblings in southern Africa also feel jealousy toward each other.

Ilia Malinin of the U.S. was heavily favored for men's figure skating gold, but a series of falls and downgraded jumps landed him in eighth place.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a speech at the Munich Security Conference in Germany amid growing tensions between the U.S. and its European allies.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Emmy Martin from The Chronicle of Higher Education about what the Epstein files have revealed about his links to higher education.

Chinese lawyers and writers are calling for the release of two journalists detained by authorities after they published an investigation into a senior Communist Party official.

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Michele Steele talk Winter Olympics and the NBA All-Star games.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio seeks to reassure European allies and a partial government shutdown hits the Department of Homeland Security.

Some film professors are bemoaning the shortcuts students take to avoid watching assigned movies: some don't know what happens at the end. NPR's Scott Simon offers his own synopses.

U.S. and Iranian envoys have held talks aimed at averting possible U.S. strikes on Iran.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author Anne Applebaum about how the U.S. may be headed toward authoritarianism.

Beef producers from around the country held a convention this week where they heard from Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who promotes red meat consumption.

A new social media platform launched last week and it's got Silicon Valley buzzing, but it's not for humans. Moltbook is a platform for AI agents to talk to other AI agents.

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant preview Sunday's Super Bowl game, as well as the Winter Olympics.

NPR Political Correspondent Domenico Montanaro joins to discuss the Trump administration's engagement in foreign conflicts, as well as what a recent poll says about what where voters stand on several key issues, including immigration and the economy.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to incorrigible Canadians Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol about their new film, "Nirvanna: The Band - the Show - the Movie."

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Julia Steiner of the band Ratboys. Their new album is called "Singin' to an Empty Chair."

The German practice of lüften, airing out your house, is becoming popular in the U.S. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Annette Baran from the Goethe Institute, and her husband Robert, about embracing lüften.

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.

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.

Poet and musician Saul Williams discusses his Grammy-nominated album "Saul Williams meets Carlos Nino and Friends at Treepeople."

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.

NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss the Australian Open and a controversy concerning the NFL Hall of Fame.

Residents along the southern stretch of the East Coast are expected to get some rare snow from a winter storm this weekend.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Georgetown Law Professor Stephen Vladeck about tensions between federal judges and the Trump administration after the recent immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota.

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.

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.

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.