The Latest World Here are the latest updates on the conflict in Ukraine As Ukrainian troops struggle to defend a key city in Ukraine's east, a widening energy corruption scandal in Kyiv implicates a close associate of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and forces resignations in his cabinet. Scott Simon Sports Saturday Sports: The MLB's Most Valuable Player awards; the NFL mid-season standings NPR's Scott Simon speaks with sportswriter Howard Bryant about the results of the most valuable player awards in the MLB and how the NFL playoff picture is shaping up mid-season. Scott Simon Politics The shutdown is over, so what's next for Congress? With the government shutdown over, we take a look at what's next in Congress in the coming weeks. Deirdre Walsh National A transportation policy expert explains the pros of privatizing U.S. air traffic control NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Bob Poole, with the Reason Foundation, who argues that privatizing air traffic control in the U.S. would bring more stable funding and fewer travel disruptions. Scott Simon Animals All you need to know about West Coast orcas, their distinct diets and habits A study reveals that certain West Coast orcas belong to distinct social groups with different habits and diets. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with ecologist Josh McInnes about how the groups differ. Scott Simon World How Iranian authorities target businesses dealing with women not covering their heads Instead of arresting women who shun the hijab head covering, Iran is targeting the cafes where they gather Jackie Northam Science As funding falters, young brain scientists rethink careers in research Research on brain disorders may slow as young neuroscientists struggle to find jobs and research grants. Jon Hamilton Politics More liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans say they're buying guns out of fear The image of gun ownership in America has been white, rural and Republican, but that's been changing as more liberals and minorities have been buying guns, especially after the 2024 election. Frank Langfitt Fresh Air weekend: Ethan Hawke; Tim Robbins Hawke says playing lyricist Lorenz Hart in Blue Moon pushed him to his limit. Robbin's new play, Topsy Turvy, is about a chorus that loses its ability to sing together after COVID isolation. Politics The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over. Here's what you need to know The government is back open. There are lots of questions about what this means, how we got here and where we go from here. Let's dig in. Domenico Montanaro Prev 713 of 1646 Next Sponsored
World Here are the latest updates on the conflict in Ukraine As Ukrainian troops struggle to defend a key city in Ukraine's east, a widening energy corruption scandal in Kyiv implicates a close associate of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and forces resignations in his cabinet. Scott Simon
Sports Saturday Sports: The MLB's Most Valuable Player awards; the NFL mid-season standings NPR's Scott Simon speaks with sportswriter Howard Bryant about the results of the most valuable player awards in the MLB and how the NFL playoff picture is shaping up mid-season. Scott Simon
Politics The shutdown is over, so what's next for Congress? With the government shutdown over, we take a look at what's next in Congress in the coming weeks. Deirdre Walsh
National A transportation policy expert explains the pros of privatizing U.S. air traffic control NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Bob Poole, with the Reason Foundation, who argues that privatizing air traffic control in the U.S. would bring more stable funding and fewer travel disruptions. Scott Simon
Animals All you need to know about West Coast orcas, their distinct diets and habits A study reveals that certain West Coast orcas belong to distinct social groups with different habits and diets. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with ecologist Josh McInnes about how the groups differ. Scott Simon
World How Iranian authorities target businesses dealing with women not covering their heads Instead of arresting women who shun the hijab head covering, Iran is targeting the cafes where they gather Jackie Northam
Science As funding falters, young brain scientists rethink careers in research Research on brain disorders may slow as young neuroscientists struggle to find jobs and research grants. Jon Hamilton
Politics More liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans say they're buying guns out of fear The image of gun ownership in America has been white, rural and Republican, but that's been changing as more liberals and minorities have been buying guns, especially after the 2024 election. Frank Langfitt
Fresh Air weekend: Ethan Hawke; Tim Robbins Hawke says playing lyricist Lorenz Hart in Blue Moon pushed him to his limit. Robbin's new play, Topsy Turvy, is about a chorus that loses its ability to sing together after COVID isolation.
Politics The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over. Here's what you need to know The government is back open. There are lots of questions about what this means, how we got here and where we go from here. Let's dig in. Domenico Montanaro
