Weekend Edition Saturday for January 18, 2020 Hear the Weekend Edition Saturday program for January 18, 2020

Weekend Edition SaturdayWeekend Edition Saturday

Elk graze in Skagit Valley, an area north of Seattle, Wash., populated for centuries by Native Americans and, more recently, by farmers. Megan Farmer/KUOW hide caption

toggle caption
Megan Farmer/KUOW

National

Elk Raise Tensions Between Tribes And Farmers In Washington's Skagit Valley

In Washington state's Skagit Valley, a conflict is unfolding between Native Americans and farmers. Elk are making a comeback there. Local tribes are thrilled, but the agriculture industry is not.

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Dozens of anti-Donald Trump protesters stand along 5th Avenue in front of Trump Tower as New Yorkers react for a second night to the election of Trump as president of the United States on November 10, 2016 in New York City. Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton to become the 45th president. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Opinion: American Politics Is Messy. But Here's A Little Global Perspective

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/797486823/797542423" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
Olive Tree Wolfert Brederode Trio
Ginger Wolfert Brederode
Angels and Brotherly Love Saxon Shore
unknown unknown
Onfa Nkosi Hwee Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band
Pescadito Tommy Guerrero
Buy

Buy Featured Music

Song
Pescadito
Album
A Little Bit of Somethin'
Artist
Tommy Guerrero

Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How?

Murder to the Mind (Instrumental) Tash Sultana

Containers are stacked at the port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province. A new trade deal dictates that China buy more from the U.S., but that has other trading partners worried. STR/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
STR/AFP via Getty Images

Does The China Trade Deal Move The World Away From Free Trade?

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/797311177/797542105" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Levi Draheim, 11, wears a dust mask as he participates in a demonstration in Miami in July 2019. A lawsuit filed by him and other young people urging action against climate change was thrown out by a federal appeals court Friday. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption

toggle caption
Wilfredo Lee/AP

Kids' Climate Case 'Reluctantly' Dismissed By Appeals Court

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/797416530/797542111" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
Light Dr. Toast
A Prehistory of Thermodynamics Dr. Toast
Lost (In Your Eyes) Vetiver

Elk graze in Skagit Valley, an area north of Seattle, Wash., populated for centuries by Native Americans and, more recently, by farmers. Megan Farmer/KUOW hide caption

toggle caption
Megan Farmer/KUOW

Elk Raise Tensions Between Tribes And Farmers In Washington's Skagit Valley

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/797000272/797230002" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
Over and Even Joan Shelley & Nathan Salsburg
Home Tracey Chattaway

Bob Vollmer, seen in a 2016 photograph provided by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, shows the now-102-year-old at work. The state's oldest employee plans to retire next month, after nearly six decades on the job. John Maxwell/Indiana Department of Natural Resources via AP hide caption

toggle caption
John Maxwell/Indiana Department of Natural Resources via AP

Indiana's Oldest State Worker Is Retiring At 102: 'I've Been A Pretty Lucky Guy'

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/797305975/797542117" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Music is "just the only thing that truly listens without ever saying a negative word back," Marcus King says. His debut album is out now. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

toggle caption
Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist

Raised In Rock, Marcus King Releases 1st Solo Album, 'El Dorado'

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/797100626/797230008" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
Wildflowers & Wine Marcus King
Jealous Man The Marcus King Band

Weekend Edition SaturdayWeekend Edition Saturday