Scott Simon

Scott Simon speaks to Nashville-based musician Hailey Whitters about her new release, "Raised." On this album, Whitters looks back on growing up in a small town in Iowa.

Scott Simon asks Karen Joy Fowler about her new historical novel, "Booth," in which she focuses on the parents and siblings of Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth.

Scott Simon speaks with Volodymyr Omelyan, Ukraine's former Minister of Infrastructure, about the current situation in Kyiv.

Ten people are linked in a life-saving kidney swap - one that involves living donors. We bring you a close look at the complex chain of surgeries from Houston Methodist Hospital.

Scott Simon speaks with author Azar Nafisi about her new book, "Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times."

Scott Simon speaks with Harvard's Joan Donovan about the manipulation of videos and images from the Russia-Ukraine conflict on social media and how to identify propaganda.

In order to control what the Russian public knows about invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that imposes stiff sentences on journalists who air "false information."

Scott Simon speaks with electro-pop sensation Stromae about his new album, Multitude, and the musical influences from around the world that inspired it.

Scott Simon talks with NoViolet Bulawayo about her new novel "Glory," based on the 2017 coup that ousted Zimbabwe's long-time president Robert Mugabe.

Scott Simon speaks with independent journalist Marcy Wheeler, who covers national security, about the latest developments in the Jan. 6 insurrection trial.

NPR's Scott Simon wonders about the money collectors paid for ticket stubs: one for the 1st game Jackie Robinson played as a Dodger, the other for the 1st game Michael Jordan played as a Chicago Bull.

Scott Simon talks with Tom Burgis, Financial Times reporter and author of "Kleptopia: How Dirty Money Is Conquering the World," about the ways Russian billionaires hide their money abroad.

Scott Simon talks to musician Emily Wells about her new album, "Regards to the End," which reflects on how lessons learned from the AIDS crisis can be applied to the climate crisis.

Scott Simon talks with Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant about how the world of Sports is reacting to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Scott Simon speaks with Ukrainian radio journalist Andriy Kulykov about what he's seen in Kyiv.

An English schoolgirl discovers the power of reading, writing and imagination in the new novel, "Checkout 19." Scott Simon speaks with author Claire-Louise Bennett about her story.

A bear dubbed "Hank the Tank" is breaking into homes in the Lake Tahoe region, along with a few other ursine pals. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife hopes to capture them.

The world is watching how NATO members respond to Russia's attack on Ukraine. Former NATO ambassador Ivo Daalder talks with Scott Simon about NATO's role in the crisis.

NPR's Scott Simon recalls the years of the Cold War, its aftermath and how hopes for a freer world seem to have dimmed.

Scott Simon speaks with Friends University student Caitlyn Fox about the recital she was not allowed to perform on campus. It was comprised of songs that were banned from musical theater.