Scott Simon

We look at former President Donald Trump's claim that should he win the 2024 elections, he'd be a dictator for the first day in office. We also look at Hunter Biden's legal troubles.

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, the NBA Cup Final and the Army-Navy game.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, William Taylor, and war studies expert, Phillips O'Brien, about Ukraine. There's a stalemate on two fronts, the battlefield and funding.

NPR's Scott Simon remembers television producer Norman Lear, who died this week at age 101.

A study from Johns Hopkins University reveals the extent of dog walking injuries that are bad enough to send people to the ER. (This story first aired on Weekend Edition on May 13, 2023.)

Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele talk about Oakland losing the A's and controversy in sports journalism over a sideline reporter's admission that she fabricated reports.

Scott Simon talks with violist Mark Ludwig about his efforts to preserve - and play - the music written by some of the many musicians imprisoned and killed at the Terezin concentration camp.

Scott Simon remarks on how details during times of war, from personal stories, capture the true devastation of it.

Scott Simon speaks to Helen Rebanks about her farm life as laid out in her book, "The Farmer's Wife." They are joined by actor Nick Offerman, who occasionally works on Rebanks' farm.

This week, Andre 3000 released an instrumental album featuring the flute instead of an expected rap album. Scott Simon asks LA Times' August Brown about the flute's decades-long role in pop music.

Scott Simon talks with actors Alma Poysti and Jussi Vatanen about their new film, "Fallen Leaves." They play an unlikely couple in this Finnish movie, which won a Jury Prize at Cannes.

Footballer Luis Diaz lifted his jersey to show a message after scoring this week. NPR's Scott Simon explains why, and why he thinks officials did not penalize Diaz.

Leave the leaves? Is it really as simple as that? NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jessica Damiano - who writes the Weekly Dirt Newsletter, about the wisdom of this movement.

Claire Keegan's latest book is a slim collection of 3 stories examining relationships between women and men. NPR's Scott Simon talks to the acclaimed Irish writer.

NPR's Scott Simon remembers former NPR reporter, Mike Shuster, who covered the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Soviet Union, among other huge stories.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Sherif Mansour, Middle East and North Africa program coordinator at the Committee to Protect Journalists, about the difficulties in reporting in Gaza

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the son of the co-founder of the legendary blues label Chess Records. Marshall Chess has released a new album, "The Chess Project."

NPR's Scott Simon talks with author Michael Cunningham about his new novel, "Day." Cunningham won a Pulitzer Prize for a previous novel, "The Hours."

On this week's Veterans Day Storycorps, Private First Class Eben Olrun speaks to his son, Owen, about how a friendship with another veteran helped him heal from his time in Vietnam.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the University of Michigan sign stealing controversy and the inaugural NBA in-season tournament.