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NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant preview the NFL conference championship and an Australian Open final without Novak Djokovic.

Former President Trump owes former columnist E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million for defaming her. Meanwhile he wants to scuttle a Senate deal on tightening restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to writer Kaveh Akbar about his debut novel, "Martyr!", his debut novel.

2024 will be a key test for the health of democracy around the world. Analysis of significant elections in key regions, and what they might portend.

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michelle Steele discuss the NFL divisional playoffs and what looks like the end of "Sports Illustrated."

NPR's Scott Simon asks Clive Owen about playing an older, slower Sam Spade in the AMC series "Monsieur Spade."

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Sarah-Jane Collins about her debut novel, "Radiant Heat," a crime story inspired by devastating bushfires in her native Australia.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Sleater-Kinney's Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein about their new album, "Little Rope."

The New Hampshire primary on Tuesday looks to be a two-person race between former President Donald Trump and his former ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley.

NPR's Scott Simon asks the Atlantic Council's Masoud Mostajabi about Iranian strikes in northern Iraq and Pakistan, and about tensions in that region of the world.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Bennett Rea about the real recipes he has tried from U.S. politicians. Rea's blog is called "Cookin' with Congress."

NPR's Scott Simon asks Kaiser Family Foundation Vice President Cynthia Cox why 2024 will be another record year for signups on Affordable Care Act health insurance exchanges.

The U.S. military struck Yemen for a second night, bombing a radar facility used by Iranian-backed Houthis. The earlier U.S.-led attack targeted nearly 30 locations in Yemen.

Iowa Republicans will meet Monday evening in caucuses throughout the state. GOP presidential contenders are campaigning hard this weekend.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about two legendary football coaches, Nick Saban and Bill Belichick, who are both leaving their jobs.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Sara Rivers-Cofield about the mysterious note she found in the 1880s bustle dress she collected.

Voters in Taiwan select a new president this weekend. Taiwan is a sensitive subject in relations between the U.S. and China.

Bad weather and a commanding Trump lead may take some of the excitement out of the Iowa caucuses. Meanwhile President Biden is juggling world events and a restless Democratic party.

South Africa's ruling African National Congress faces its most competitive electoral challenge since the end of apartheid in 1994.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with director Jonathan Glazer and star Sandra Huller about "The Zone of Interest," a film based on a Nazi commander and his wife who lived at the Auschwitz concentration camp.