Weekend Edition Saturday

Populist British MP Nigel Farage resigned from Parliament over questions about his finances, and is running for re-election in his constituency. His biggest rival? Count Binface.

The nation's oldest continuously operated weather observatory in Milton, Massachusetts, keeps track of a surprising climate indicator: the date the first blueberry ripens.

President Trump refused to sign a housing bill, now law, in protest over Congress not passing new restrictions on voting.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Republican strategist Liam Donovan about his party's approach to November's Senate races.

The sport of beep baseball uses sound to guide visually impaired players to hit the ball and run the bases.

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss the World Cup quarterfinals.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Swarthmore College political science professor Dominic Tierney about the U.S.-Iran war and other conflicts that have left the U.S. in drawn-out entanglements.

Among the many treasures of the New York Public Library are tens of thousands of restaurant menus.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with sportscaster Andrés Cantor about announcing the 2026 World Cup.

Jermaine Butler, who performs as "Jermaine from the South," entered his Creole-inspired song "Dan Vi-Cila" to NPR's Tiny Desk Contest.