Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to political risk analyst Sebastian Hurtado about recent events in Ecuador, risks to citizens there, and the country's political stability.

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.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rosanne Cash about rereleasing her album "The Wheel," love lost and gained, and lessons learned.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with The Lever's Helen Santoro about her reporting on outdated health insurer directories and lower reimbursement rates for providers and patients.

T-46, an orca active off the Pacific Northwest, is presumed dead. Public outcry over her pod's capture in 1976 led Washington State to ban killer whale captures.

Wastewater samples across the country find that the virus that causes COVID is plentiful as a new variant gathers strength. Treatments and vaccines still work against the new variant.

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss the college football national championship, what's next for Michigan's head coach, and the popularity of a new women's hockey league.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Politico's Brakkton Booker if the souring relationship between radio host Charlamage tha God and the Biden administration is indicative of Black support for Biden's reelection.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to David Scheffer, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, about the limits of international laws governing how wars are fought.

Wayne LaPierre, the longtime head of the National Rifle Association, is stepping down. That announcement comes days before a corruption trial in New York that could upend the NRA.

President Biden points to January 6, 2021, as a reminder of what's at stake in the 2024 presidential election.

The Spanish and the Aztecs don't know what to make of each other in Alvaro Enrigue's new novel, "You Dreamed of Empires." He talks with NPR's Scott Simon about getting into a 16th-century mindframe.

Cher now has a Christmas album. NPR's Scott Simon spoke to the singer/actress/icon earlier this year about why she's finally recorded one. (Story first aired on Weekend Edition on November 6, 2023.)

We look at former President Donald Trumps characterization of immigrants as well as the Colorado Supreme Court's decision on whether he can participate in the state's presidential primary.

A jury has found two paramedics involved in the arrest of a Elijah McClain in Colorado criminally responsible for his death.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Michael Mann — director of "Heat" and "Ali" — about his new movie about the legendary family behind Ferrari sports cars.

We hear the latest news out of Gaza, where an estimated 20,000 people have been killed since the start of the war on Oct. 7, and the need for humanitarian aid is dire.

We take a look at the markets in 2023 — a year marked by high inflation and an anticipated recession that has yet to materialize.

After days of delays, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution calling for more aid to Gaza but not demanding a ceasefire - which would have drawn a U.S. veto.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Matthew Wilson, Associate Professor of political science at Southern Methodist University about the divide in United Methodist Church over sexuality and gender identity.