Scott Simon

Scott Simon talks to Robert Friedman about his piano. It was once owned by Thomas Edison and has bite marks that are likely the inventor's.

Now that Elon Musk owns Twitter, he owes creditors billions of dollars and he is wasting no time cutting costs.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Dr. Douglas Carlson of the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine about a spike in RSV, respiratory syncytial virus, infections in children.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ellen Knickmeyer of the Associated Press about Saudi Arabia's crackdown on dissidents living abroad.

In advance of Veteran's Day, we hear from Diane Evans and Edie Meeks, two women who served on the frontlines of the Vietnam War, about what sustained them through some of their toughest moments.

Election Day is Tuesday. Many people are already voting and both issues and tribalism are driving their votes.

Ten years after Hurricane Sandy hit New York City, billions of dollars have been spent infrastructure to make the city more resilient. NPR's Scott Simon talks to photojournalist Nathan Kensinger.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to writer and director Cameron Crowe, whose movie, "Almost Famous" is now a musical, and opening in New York next week.

As part of an occasional series of conversations with new gun owners, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Michelle McGhee, a teacher, and Dirk Waldrop, a firearms trainer, both from Arkansas.

We look at the attack on Speaker Pelosi's husband, the tenor of the midterm elections as well as the waning appetite among Republicans for continued support of Ukraine.

Billionaire Elon Musk now owns Twitter after a months-long legal battle. He said a "content moderation council" will meet before deciding to reinstate previously banned people from the platform.

NPR's Scott Simon ponders a diminishing and vanishing election year tradition: candidate debates.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to an Iranian protester now out of the country about events on the ground, the progression of the protests and the outlook for the movement.

PR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the start of the baseball World Series and a push to limit how much NBA teams pay in salaries to players.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with director Charlotte Wells about her new movie, "Aftersun," a story that follows a father and daughter as they remember the last summer vacation they spent together.

Cary Grant tries to get back in touch with Archibald Leach in the new novel, "The Acrobat." NPR's Scott Simon talks with Edward J. Delaney about his portrait of a famous actor in search of himself.

We look the details surrounding the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul, who was assaulted in a break in at their San Francisco residence on Friday morning.

The birth of a female bison in Kent, England was a great surprise for the conservation organization trying to improve wildlands in the UK. Bison ranger Tom Gibbs explains why.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with small business owner Anika Hobbs about how she is preparing ahead of the holidays, amidst inflation and supply chain issues.

Why do mosquitos bite some people more than others? NPR's Scott Simon talks with researcher Leslie Vosshall, who looked into this phenomenon and has some answers.