Scott Simon

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.

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.

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

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 speaks with David Bedford, an apple breeder at the University of Minnesota, about the new "Kudos" apple.

As prominent Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, wins this year's Nobel Peace Prize, her husband tells NPR her award is for all Iranian women.

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

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.

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."

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

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.

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

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.

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

Veteran Daniel Moon, 96, tells his daughter Laura about haunting battle memories as part of StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative.

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

The Biden's German shepherd, Commander, is a bit bite-y.