Scott Simon appears in the following:
Staple '80s band Tears For Fears is back on the scene after 17 years
Saturday, February 26, 2022
Scott Simon speaks with Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith from the band Tear For Fears about "The Tipping Point." It's their first new album in 17 years.
Araya's new album 'Ethos' meets at the intersection of R&B and electronic
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Scott Simon speaks with musician Araya about his new album, "Ethos."
A Uyghur woman releases her memoir, detailing 3 years in a Chinese reeducation camp
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Scott Simon speaks to Gulbahar Haitiwaji, a Uyghur woman who survived three years in a Chinese detention camp. Her memoir is titled "How I Survived a Chinese Reeducation Camp."
No need to face the cold — you can now get into mushing virtually
Saturday, February 19, 2022
For fans of the Iditarod, there's a way to get up close to the sled dog race without ever going outside: fantasy mushing. It's a collaboration between coder David Hunt and musher Danny Seavey.
Mexican drug cartels are getting into the avocado and lime business
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Scott Simon talks with Vice News Correspondent Emily Green about the increased role of Mexican drug cartels in the avocado and lime business.
'Black Cloud Rising' is the story of an all-Black brigade in the U.S. Civil War
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Scott Simon talks to novelist David Wright Falade about his new book, "Black Cloud Rising," about the leader of an all-Black brigade in the Civil War.
Opinion: Famous, but wanting to be forgotten
Saturday, February 19, 2022
The fight by an Indian reality television star to get websites to erase his driving under the influence arrest recalls a larger movement to be forgotten.
Olympic figure skating faces a series of controversies. What is its future?
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Scott Simon talks to former Olympics figure skater Polina Edmunds about the current controversies and the future of the sport.
Iowa park rangers have been evicted from government housing to avoid repair costs
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Scott Simon speak with Jason Bardsley, president of the State Police Officers Council in Iowa, which represents park rangers who are being evicted from government-owned homes.
Elderly people make up 75% of COVID-19 deaths. Many more have died from isolation
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Scott Simon speaks to Rachel Weiskittle, a psychologist specializing in the aging process, about the impact loneliness has had on elderly people during the pandemic.
Writer and satirist P.J. O'Rourke dies at 74
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Scott Simon remembers writer and satirist P.J. O'Rourke, who died this week at 74.
The novel 'Chilean Poet' touches on and pulls apart the numerous varietals of love
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Scott Simon talks with Alejandro Zambra about his new novel, "Chilean Poet," which follows the lives and loves of two would-be poets in Santiago.
Opinion: My father's Valentine's Day cufflinks
Saturday, February 12, 2022
NPR's Scott Simon recalls two elephant cufflinks his mother gave his father for Valentine's Day years after their divorce, and how that gift speaks of a love greater than romantic love.
Maine's beloved official drink, Moxie, is the latest casualty in supply chain issues
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Maine residents have been having a hard time finding the state's official drink on grocery store shelves: Moxie. It tastes a bit like root beer, but with a bite.
This pastor is trying to bring young Black people back to church
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Scott Simon speaks with the Rev. Dr. Justin Lester of Congdon Street Baptist Church in Providence, R.I., about Black pastors trying to bring the younger generation back to church.
National security adviser Jake Sullivan told U.S. staffers in Ukraine to get out now
Saturday, February 12, 2022
A senior U.S. military official gave additional details in a background briefing Friday on the intelligence that led the U.S. to warn that Russia could invade Ukraine in the coming days.
Biden to give Afghanistan's frozen assets to humanitarian aid, then 9/11 victims
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Scott Simon speaks to Foreign Policy columnist Lynne O'Donnell about President Biden's decision to give half of Afghanistan's $7 billion in frozen assets to victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Health care workers in Ottawa are being harassed protesters against COVID-19 mandates
Saturday, February 12, 2022
In Ottawa, health care workers have reported being harassed by protesters who oppose Canada's vaccination policies. Scott Simon speaks to Dr. Alison Eyre, who works in the city center.
In 'Severance,' the work-life balance issue is solved by a brain procedure
Saturday, February 12, 2022
The Apple TV+ series "Severance" is about a company that has severed employees' work lives from their personal ones. Scott Simon speaks with actor Adam Scott about the show, in which he stars.
Is Russia actually planning to invade Ukraine?
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Scott Simon talks to political scientist Harun Yilmaz, who argues that Russia will gain less by actually invading Ukraine than by threatening to do so.