Scott Simon

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Scott Simon appears in the following:

Wordle — don't forget your roots. 'The Puzzler' details puzzle fads through time

Saturday, February 05, 2022

Wordle is hardly the first puzzle to take the nation by storm. Scott Simon speaks with A.J. Jacobs, journalist and author, about his new book on the power of puzzles.

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Jason Epstein, founder of 'The New York Review of Books,' dies at 93

Saturday, February 05, 2022

Jason Epstein, a towering figure in the New York City's intellectual scene who co-founded "The New York Review of Books" as well as the Library of America series, died this week at 93.

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What the Islamic State might do next after the death of its leader

Saturday, February 05, 2022

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to director of Century International, Thanassis Cambanis, about how the Islamic State may react after the militant group lost its leader during a U.S. raid.

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Shawn Harrington of 'Hoop Dreams' fame is back on the court, teaching young players

Saturday, February 05, 2022

Scott Simon speaks to Shawn Harrington, who appeared in the 1994 basketball documentary "Hoop Dreams." He began teaching in Chicago this week after being the victim of a drive-by-shooting in 2014.

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How did the 20th century learn to act? 'The Method'

Saturday, February 05, 2022

Scott Simon talks with author and critic Isaac Butler about his new book, "The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act."

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Adding green LED lights to fishing nets could help marine mammals avoid being caught

Saturday, February 05, 2022

Scott Simon talks with Arizona State University researcher Jesse Senko about the benefits of attaching LED lights on vertical fishing nets to make them less dangerous for marine mammals.

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This 8-year-old's book is a hit at his library. He offers advice for aspiring authors

Saturday, February 05, 2022

Dillon Helbig wrote a book over winter break and slipped it onto a local library shelf in Boise, Idaho. After librarians found it, they entered it into their catalog. Now it's on a long waiting list.

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Los Bitchos are throwing a fiesta across the world on 'Let the Festivities Begin!'

Saturday, February 05, 2022

London psychedelic rock band Los Bitchos describe how they crafted an homage to actor Lindsay Lohan with a song on their debut album, "Let the Festivities Begin!"

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Opinion: Remember reading the paper?

Saturday, February 05, 2022

NPR's Scott Simon laments newspaper paywalls and wishes there was an easier, cost-effective way to read a lot of newspapers online without needing so many subscriptions.

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Actor Jamie Dornan discusses Northern Ireland conflict film 'Belfast'

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Scott Simon speaks to actor Jamie Dornan about the new film, "Belfast." It's the story of a young boy's experience during the start of "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland.

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Due to a shipping container incident, every copy of 2 cookbooks were lost at sea

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Two forthcoming cookbooks have likely sunk to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Gish Jen tells stories of the U.S. and China in 'Thank You, Mr. Nixon'

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Scott Simon talks to writer Gish Jen about her new book of short stories, "Thank You, Mr. Nixon," which deals with cross-cultural understanding — and misunderstanding.

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Saturday sports: Australian Open finals; NFL playoffs; Joel Embiid's scoring streak

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Scott Simon and Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media discuss the Australian Open finals, the NBA's Joel Embiid's amazing season and this weekend's NFL playoff games.

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Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus says U.S. must act now to assist Ukraine

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Scott Simon talks with Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican from Pennsylvania and co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, about what the U.S. should do to deter Russia.

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Renowned conductor Marin Alsop gets her own documentary

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Scott Simon speaks with renowned conductor Marin Alsop about the new movie, "The Conductor," about her storied life and career in classical music.

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Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk releases 'The Books of Jacob'

Saturday, January 29, 2022

The latest novel by Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk takes us back to 18th century Eastern Europe. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with her and Jennifer Croft, the translator of "The Books of Jacob."

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Opinion: A case for Hong Kong's hamsters

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Hong Kong's government is directing anyone who bought a hamster in the past five weeks to surrender their pets for euthanasia after 11 of the animals tested positive for the coronavirus.

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Winter storm hitting the East Coast could produce 4 inches of snow an hour

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Scott Simon talks with Boston-based meteorolgist Dave Epstein about the blizzard that's expected to punch much of New England and parts of the mid-Atlantic today.

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A Mexican journalist remembers her 2 colleagues murdered in Tijuana this month

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Scott Simon talks with Tijuana journalist Gabriela Martinez about the recent murders of two colleagues, and the continuing violence against journalists there and in other parts of Mexico.

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Edmund White's new novel 'A Previous Life' is a steamy, but very real, romance story

Saturday, January 22, 2022

Scott Simon asks Edmund White about his new novel, "A Previous Life."

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