Scott Simon

The new pop album "Angel Face" tells the story of a troubadour who falls in love with a mob boss's girlfriend. NPR's Scott Simon talks with musician Stephen Sanchez about his debut album.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with David Bedford, an apple breeder at the University of Minnesota, about the new "Kudos" apple.

A development in the strike by auto workers against the "Big Three" carmakers — plus, a look at how much financial pain each side can endure, and what that might mean for the length of the strike.

Folk musician Joan Baez was in the public eye for years, but a new documentary reveals the mental health issues she dealt with privately. NPR's Scott Simon asks Baez about the film.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Keegan-Michael and Elle Key about their new book, "The History of Sketch Comedy."

Scott and ESPN's Michele Steele remember Dick Butkus, preview the WNBA Finals and a very special installment of the Red River Rivalry.

The staff of Doctors Without Borders is aboard a ship in the Mediterranean rescuing migrants, who are attempting to reach Europe in unsafe vessels.

We'll have the latest on the attack by Gaza militants on Israel, as well as the Israeli military's response.

Gaza militants have infiltrated Israel in several locations, while militants inside Gaza fired a heavy barrage of rockets toward central and southern Israel, the Israeli military says.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is attempting to keep the government funded for 45 days.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with fellow NPR host Steve Inskeep about his new book, "Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America."

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., about negotiations to avoid a shutdown of the federal government at midnight.

Heavy rain flooding roadways and snarled travel in New York and New Jersey, causing governors of both states to declare states of emergency.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the end of Baseball's regular season, a huge trade in the NBA, and a remembrance for baseball's Brooks Robinson.

Oliver Tree's new album is built around a fashion-designer character named "Cornelius Cummings." NPR's Scott Simon talks with the musician about his methods and his music.

34 years after it went off the air, the irreverent detective dramedy "Moonlighting" is set to stream next month. Why so long to hear the fast patter of David and Maddie again? Blame it on the music.

Venezuelans continue to leave their homeland in record numbers. It is the largest refugee exodus ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere.

Florida's Seminole tribe is eager to start online sports betting but several lawsuits are holding up a 2021 agreement that made it he only entity in the state to offer the lucrative gambling option.

NPR's Scott Simon asks "Jeopardy!" champion Amy Schneider about her new memoir, "In the Form of a Question."

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Moninder Singh about the reaction of the Canadian-Sikh community to accusations that India was involved in the killing of a Canadian-Sikh activist.