Weekend Edition Saturday

After the UK offered peacekeepers to Ukraine, Vice President Vance opined on "some random country" that haven't fought wars in decades, angering Britons.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Phillips O'Brien of St. Andrews University about the war in Ukraine, who has the upper hand, and what might that mean as the U.S. pressures Ukraine for a deal.

President Trump says his cabinet secretaries will carry out cuts to the government workforce, under the supervision of Elon Musk.

As property values rise, Montana is seeking to cut taxes for most properties but raise them for out-of-state homeowners.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the reignited rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics and Lebron James' record-breaking week.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to director Carson Lund about his new movie, "Eephus," about an amateur New England baseball league's last game before their stadium is demolished.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Fox late-night host Greg Gutfeld about comedy in the Trump era.

Almost 40 years after a Jamaican bobsled team charmed Olympic viewers, the country's program is climbing the ranks and prompting hopes of winning Jamaica's first winter Olympic medal.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Alice Austen about her novel "33 Place Brugmann." Set in Brussels during WWII, it tracks the residents of one building whose lives are upended by the Nazi occupation.

Canadians fed up with tariff threats and suggestions of Canada becoming the 51st state are now calling Americano coffee drinks "Canadianos." NPR's Scott Simon explains.