Weekend Edition Saturday

Episodes

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  Opinion: Remembering Ai, a remarkably intelligent chimpanzee

  We remember Ai, a highly intelligent chimpanzee who lived at the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University for most of her life, except the time she escaped and walked around campus.

  Jan 17, 2026 at 5:00 am

• Week in Politics: New poll on Trump; Trump's possession of a Nobel Peace Prize

  According to polling, both President Trump and his policies are widely unpopular as he marks a year in office.

  Jan 17, 2026 at 4:45 am

• Matthew McConaughey trademarks his catchphrase in a bid to beat AI fakes

  "Alright, Alright, Alright!" Film actor Matthew McConaughey has trademarked his voice and image in a bid to combat AI fakes.

  Jan 17, 2026 at 4:43 am

• 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