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If you're searching for music off the beaten path, here's the list for you. NPR Music's Tiny Desk editor and resident Viking scours the corners of the music world to find his favorite records of 2025.

Weekend Edition guest host Don Gonyea speaks with Silvio Pietroluongo of Billboard Magazine about the recent changes to the formula for the "Hot 100" chart. Billboard now incorporates the number of views on YouTube to determine the top songs in the country.

David Gura speaks to Cecilia Rouse, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, about the health of the U.S. economy amid inflation, supply chain interruptions and labor shortages.

Conscience or incompetence? Two competing narratives — along partisan lines — have emerged to explain the sudden departure of the head of the Federal Student Aid Office.

Also: South Africa's governing party recalls President Zuma; the heads of U.S. intelligence agencies will speak to a Senate panel today; and no, a dog can't run for Kansas governor.

Also: The EPA promises to speed cleanup of Superfund sites; more fires erupt in northern California; and Catalonia's leader stops short of a call for independence from Spain.

Also: Earthquake survivors are desperate for aid in Iran; California school officials protected kids from a shooter by locking down the school; and baseball names its Managers of the Year.

Also: Venezuela's ruling party wins gubernatorial elections; Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) gets a primary opponent; and Thomas the Tank Engine will feature new female characters.

Also: Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) claims President Trump risks triggering a new world war; Israeli and Palestinian women march for peace; and cleaning up on the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Nate.

How to get rid of the rodents? Why cats of course. The Tree House Humane Society in Chicago is taking feral cats that can't thrive in a home or shelter, and setting them up in rat infested areas.