Scott Simon

With the World Series underway, NPR's Scott Simon talks to Steve Wynn, Linda Pitmon and Scott McCaughey of The Baseball Project, about their latest baseball-themed album, "Grand Salami Time!"

The Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia has been dealing with an opioid crisis for years. A drug known as "tranq" is further complicating an already fraught situation.

The latest on recovery efforts in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco after a devastating Category 5 hurricane.

Authorities say the body of the suspect in the Lewiston, Maine mass shooting has been found, and there is more information about some of the 18 people killed.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the World Series, the start of the NBA season, and which NFL teams might be Super Bowl contenders.

NPR's Scott Simon discusses aid to Gaza with Assistant Secretary-General Lynn Hastings. She is the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Mohanad Hage Ali, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, about the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah's role in the current conflict.

The Egypt Gaza border opens briefly to allow a trickle of much needed aid in, but it is a drop in the ocean for the thousands of Palestinians stuck there.

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele talk baseball playoffs and Las Vegas, America's hottest sports city.

Big Brother is watching her: NPR's Scott Simon talks with Sandra Newman about her novel, "Julia." It's a retelling of George Orwell's "1984" through the eyes of the protagonist's girlfriend.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Israeli peace activists Sally Abed, who is also Palestinian, and Alon-Lee Green, of the group Standing Together, about their hopes for the conflict in Gaza.

The first trucks of humanitarian aid crossed into Gaza Saturday morning. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Hani Almadhoun from a UN agency overseeing refugees there about the next steps.

Flag football has long been a staple for gym classes in the U.S. Now it's hitting the big time. It'll be an Olympic sport at the 2028 Los Angeles summer games.

Another Republican nominee for speaker of the House of Representatives dropped out. And President Biden tries to galvanize support for aid for two wars.

The U.S. economy remains remarkably resilient, despite a sharp rise in interest rates. Mortgage rates are at their highest level in more than two decades.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Ben Raanan, whose sister and stepmother had been taken hostage by Hamas in Israel earlier this month and freed Friday.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams has used AI for robocalls in Mandarin, Yiddish, and other languages he doesn't speak IRL. NPR's Scott Simon ponders the downsides of this.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards about the band's first collection of original tunes in 18 years.

We look at the struggle within the Republican party to find its next House Speaker.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with veteran diplomat Richard Haass about diplomatic challenges for the U.S. amid Israel-Gaza conflict.