Scott Simon

Experts can't agree. Is the U.S. heading toward a recession or not? Some say yes, but others predict a "soft landing." We look at why economists disagree.

Patrick Bringley found solace and healing while working as a guard at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Bringley about his book, "All the Beauty in the World."

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with New Mexico state senator Bill Soules about his proposed bill to make roasted chile the official aroma of the Land of Enchantment.

In northern Syria, people already displaced by civil war are now suffering from the effects of this week's earthquake. But aid has been unable to reach them.

Former Vice President Mike Pence is served a subpoena. And the President Biden's State of the Union Address is making an impact around the country.

Record-breaking rain fall, tornadoes, warmer than average temperatures. NPR's Scott Simon talks with New Jersey State Climatologist David Robinson about what's causing this winter's erratic weather.

Today is Revolution Day in Iran, the anniversary of the Islamic revolution that toppled the U.S.-backed shah. This year, many Iranians are protesting the government that came to power.

For Black History Month, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Edith Renfrow Smith of Chicago. Now 108 years old, she has witnessed A LOT of history.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Lake Elsinore Mayor Natasha Johnson why the public isn't allowed to visit the California city's canyons for this year's super bloom of poppies.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Gothataone Moeng about her first collection of short stories, "Call and Response." They involve Botswanan characters caught between tradition and modernity.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Kerry Condon, who was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in the new movie "The Banshees of Inisherin."

The FBI conducted a consensual search Friday at the home of former Vice President Mike Pence. One of his aides discovered classified materials there last month.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with renowned Turkish novelist Elif Shafak about the earthquake in Turkey, as a human tragedy and a possible political catalyst.

Tomorrow's Super Bowl. The NBA and WNBA drafts. And a new Olympics controversy.

The U.S. has shot down a car-sized object flying at a high altitude above Alaska's coast. It's unclear if it's a surveillance instrument, like the balloon that crossed over the nation last week.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Dr. Ellie Brownstein, president of the Utah chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, about Utah's new law banning gender affirming care for transgender youth.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on football coach Sean Payton's new contract with the Denver Broncos as well as NFL player safety ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl game.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with author Thomas Mallon. His new novel, "Up With The Sun," draws on the real life, and murder, of a stage and screen actor from the 1950's and '60s.

You can keep Mr. Muscles cozy, or you can make your own yogurt: using reptile heating pads in a container are a way to ferment foods, sans snake.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with writer DK Nnuro about his debut novel, "What Napoleon Could Not Do," which looks at differences between how African Americans and Black immigrants view the U.S.