Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Wa'el Alzayat, CEO of Emgage, about how Muslim voters are feeling ahead of the 2024 election.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Henry Barbour of the Republican National Committee about his resolution to restrict the RNC from spending money on former President Trump's legal fees.

An art student, a renowned sculptor, and the spirit of his forgotten, possibly murdered, Cuban wife: NPR's Scott Simon talks with Xochitl Gonzales about her new novel, "Anita de Monte Laughs Last."

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke, who wrote, directed, produced, and edited the new movie "Drive-Away Dolls." Coen and Cooke are married.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Michele Steele of ESPN about Caitlin Clark's last Iowa basketball game, a college basketball tradition causing player injuries, and the NFL scouting combine.

Oregon's legislature has passed a new bill recriminalizing small amounts of drugs and ending the most progressive experiment in U.S. drug policy.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with fashion writer Derek Guy about the dos and don'ts of an accessory Simon loves: the pocket square.

Iran, on Friday, held the first parliamentary election since 2022's nationwide protests against the government.

There is little chance of comprehensive immigration reform despite broad agreement for its need and rising public concern about it.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Max Raabe of the Palast Orchester, which keeps pre-World War II German jazz alive for modern audiences.

"The Extinction of Irena Rae" is the new novel by famed translator Jennifer Croft. NPR's Scott Simon asks her about it and about her work translating other authors.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Tommy Orange about his new novel, "Wandering Stars." It is a sequel to his first, "There There," which was a Pulitzer finalist.

Shoppers are still spending, just a little less freely than before as inflation remains higher than ideal and keeps interest rates similarly high.

A New York jury says National Rifle Association executives, including longtime head Wayne LaPierre, are liable for mismanagement.

The South Carolina Republican primary is today. It is candidate Nikki Haley's home state, where she served as governor, and where she hopes to have an upset victory over former President Donald Trump.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to director Matteo Garrone about his new film "Io Capitano," which follows the journey of two migrants to Europe.

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss baseball's new uniforms and more Messi mania.

When Russia invaded Ukraine, it expected a quick fight, like its 2014 annexation of Crimea. Two years in, the war grinds on.

In this week's StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, we hear from some of the first Black men to enlist in the Marine Corps.

Reverberations of the Supreme Court's 2022 decision to overturn federal abortion protections are likely to figure into November's elections.