Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks with musicians Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia about their love story and their new album, "Eclipse."

NPR's Scott Simon looks at just how prevalent guns have become in American society, compared to smartphones and cars.

A Mongolian boy has been named a top leader of Tibetan Buddhism. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Julian Dierkes of the University of British Columbia on the implications for Mongolian-Chinese relations.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to former Knesset member Michal Cotler Wunsh, about the state of Israeli democracy in the wake of an attempted judicial overhaul, resulting in massive protests there.

The latest on what's known about President Donald Trump's indictment by a New York grand jury, and what to expect at his scheduled appearance in a Manhattan court room next week.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson, who star in the new film "Rye Lane." It's a story about young love and bad breakups set over an eventful day in London.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson about what the indictment of former President Trump might mean for the GOP and its slate of 2024 presidential contenders.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Felicia Rangel-Samponaro, of the Sidewalk School, which helps migrants, about the CBP app rolled out to help process asylum seekers. It's had a lot of glitches.

The $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles is changing again. New requirements about battery sourcing are coming into effect, and some vehicles will almost certainly stop qualifying for the credit.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden went to Rolling Fork, Mississippi to visit with people recovering from devastating tornadoes and offer federal support.

NPR's beloved correspondent in Rome is retiring after a decades-long career.

The head of India's main opposition party has been disqualified from parliament after a court convicted him of defaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The slasher film Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey has been pulled from theaters in Hong Kong and Macau - and not because of its terrible Rotten Tomatoes score. The Silly Old Bear has been used in protest memes against President Xi Jinping.

Two undocumented immigrants died and ten more were hospitalized after 15 people were found suffocating in a shipping container in South Texas.

Former Pres. Trump awaits indictment as negotiations continue on Capitol Hill about the debt limit and entitlements.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Rachel Heng about "The Great Reclamation." Starting in 1940's Singapore, the novel follows the life of a child amid the great power conflicts playing out in the region.

Author Xelena Gonzalez and illustrator Adriana Garcia talk about rocks and about working together on their new children's book, "Where Wonder Grows," for our series "Picture This."

The women's and men's NCAA basketball tournaments continue and the World Baseball Classic comes to a cinematic end.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Peter Nelson, a fire chief in Accord, N.Y., about the challenges of recruiting volunteer firefighters.

With many U.S. school districts grappling with teacher shortages, we look at the forces behind these shortages and what can be done about them.