Scott Simon
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Rupert Everett's 'The American No' draws from the rejections he faced in Hollywood
NPR's Scott Simon talks with British actor — and now short story writer — Rupert Everett about his new book, "The American No."
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Zelenskyy calls for the creation of a European army at the Munich Security Conference
Members of the Trump administration speaking at the Munich Security Conference this weekend pressed Ukraine on concessions to end the war. We look at the view from Kyiv on their demands.
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Trump administration makes drastic cuts at CFBD, leaving consumers vulnerable to fraud
It has been a tumultuous week at the country's consumer finance watchdog, as the Trump administration looks to decimate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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A lost hard drive in a landfill holds the key to a British man's crypto fortune
A British man who claims his $700 million worth of Bitcoin is buried in landfill in Wales now says he hopes to buy the site to search for his hard drive, which was dumped more than a decade ago.
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Week in politics: Trump, Putin discuss the war, House and Senate Republicans divided
We look at President Trump's relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin and why House and Senate Republicans are charting different paths to passing Trump's budget.
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Opinion: Navalny's words of love
NPR's Scott Simon remembers Russian opposition leader Alexi Navalny, who died a year ago Sunday in a Russian prison.
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Saturday Sports: Kansas City Chiefs aim to make history, NBA trade deadline
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, as well as the trade deadline in the NBA.
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Nefesh Mountain discuss their new album 'Beacons'
NPR's Scott Simon talks to husband-and-wife duo Eric Lindberg and Doni Zasloff from the band, Nefesh Mountain, about their latest album, "Beacons."
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Kenneth Turan discusses his new book tracing the history of MGM Film
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author and film critic Kenneth Turan about his new book, "Louis B. Mayer & Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equation."
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Former USAID administrator discusses Trump administration's efforts to dismantle it
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Peter McPherson, a former administrator of the US Agency for International Development, about the Trump administration's attempts to dismantle the humanitarian agency.
