Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to fimmaker Iram Parveen Bilal about her new movie, set in a Pakistani Muslim community in Chicago.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Susan Mihalik about her debut novel about a teenager's love for horses, the sexual abuse she endures at home, and how she prevails.

During this week's impeachment trial, images were shown of the Jan. 6 insurrection, which included the U.S. flag. In his essay, Scott Simon remembers more promising moments where the flag was flown.

Marian Kim-Phelps, superintendent of the Poway Unified School District in San Diego, tells NPR's Scott Simon the recommendations don't help schools with what they need to reopen: staffing and space.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., about the case against former president Donald Trump. Senators could vote later today on whether to convict him.

Michael Walrond, Jr., senior pastor at First Corinthian Baptist Church, tells NPR's Scott Simon that his church hopes to repair the trauma institutionalized religion inflicted on LGBTQ communities.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to writer Howard Sherman about his new book, "Another Day's Begun: Thornton Wilder's Our Town in the 21st Century," which interviews participants from an array of productions.

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the sentencing this week of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The Putin critic was poisoned last year, recovered in Germany, then arrested for violating parole.

Washington, D.C., teacher Sam Sokoloff was in the right place at the right time: a Safeway just before a curfew, and just before two shots of coronavirus vaccine would have to be thrown away.

Since the ouster of Myanmar's civilian government, there's been growing civil disobedience. Reporter Michael Sullivan tells NPR's Scott Simon about the protests, and how the military is responding.

Jacob Allen, who performs as Puma Blue, suffered from chronic insomnia. And he's used his sleeplessness as inspiration for his new album "In Praise of Shadows."

Alexis Madrigal, who co-founded a tracker for The Atlantic Magazine, tells NPR's Scott Simon that the federal government's efforts have improved, making outside efforts to collect data less essential.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Don Crisman, 84, who's been in the seats at every Super Bowl since the first one in 1967. Crisman will attend year's game too, despite the pandemic.

Past members of Sigma Pi Phi include W.E.B. Du Bois and Martin Luther King Jr. Scott Simon speaks with Boulé member Greg Moore and college student Caleb Randolph about the group's mentoring program.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Mark Harris about his new biography of the legendary director, best known for "The Graduate," "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?" and "Carnal Knowledge."

The pandemic has killed more than 440,000 Americans. Here's a look back at the stories of three of them — a World War II veteran, a Navajo leader and the owner of an Illinois barbecue joint.

Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about the how coronavirus may impact the Super Bowl, the game's high-profile quarterbacks, and a big signing by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The economist, who served in the Clinton and Obama administrations, tells NPR's Scott Simon about the problems that he sees in the Biden administration's COVID-19 relief bill.

Do you need something to liven up your virtual business meetings? You can hire a goat or two from Cronkshaw Fold Farm in Lancashire, England to make a cameo appearance in your call.

Two young, inseparable teenage girls were found hanging side by side from a mango tree in a small village in India in May 2014. Author Sonia Faleiro investigates their deaths in a new book.