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Episodes

• The Pope Opposes Adjectives

  NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Joshua McElwee of the National Catholic Reporter about advice Pope Francis gave to his communications team this week.

  Sep 28, 2019 at 4:48 am

• Jeannie Gaffigan On Surviving A Brain Tumor In 'When Life Gives You Pears'

  Jeannie Gaffigan tells NPR's Scott Simon about her brain tumor, her recovery from its removal, and why she's grateful for the experience. She writes about it in the book, When Life Gives You Pears.

  Sep 28, 2019 at 4:48 am

• Saturday Sports: Minnesota Twins, Santa Anita Horse Deaths

  We have a recap on stories from the week in sports.

  Sep 28, 2019 at 4:48 am

• Spider-Man's Ownership Gets Less Tangled

  Sony Pictures Entertainment and Marvel Studios untangled their webs and announced they will produce the next Spider-Man movie together.

  Sep 28, 2019 at 4:48 am
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  Opinion: Remembering Cokie Roberts

  NPR's Scott Simon remembers journalist and friend Cokie Roberts, who died this week at the age of 75.

  Sep 21, 2019 at 4:46 am
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  For A Black Woman In The Military, Harassment Was Its Own Battle

  At StoryCorps, retired Col. Denise Baken says the challenges she faced as both a woman and an African American in the Army weighed her down over time, mentally and physically.

  Sep 21, 2019 at 4:46 am

• My Signature Song: 'Defying Gravity'

  Kaley Johnson of Fort Worth, Texas, shares her "signature song." It's "Defying Gravity" from the musical "Wicked" written by Stephen Schwartz.

  Sep 21, 2019 at 4:46 am

• ABC's New Drama 'Stumptown' Is Based On Graphic Novel Series

  NPR's Scott Simon speaks with actress Cobie Smulders, star of ABC's new drama Stumptown about her character, a former Marine with PTSD turned private eye.

  Sep 21, 2019 at 4:46 am

• 'Show Won't Go On': Book Compiles Performers Who Died On Stage

  NPR's Scott Simon interviews Jeff Abraham and Burt Kearns about their new book: The Show Won't Go On: The Most Shocking, Bizarre, and Historic Deaths of Performers Onstage.

  Sep 21, 2019 at 4:46 am

• Saturday Sports: Horse Racing, Antonio Brown

  A juiced triple crown winner and an NFL player accused of sexual assault can still play: NPR's Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Michele Steele about this week in sports.

  Sep 14, 2019 at 4:59 am
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  Opinion: President Trump Claims He Was At Ground Zero On Sept. 11. But Was He?

  He continues to say he rushed to the wreckage of the twin towers after the Sept. 11 attacks to help. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the heroic work of the rescue crews.

  Sep 14, 2019 at 4:59 am

• How Afghans Are Reacting To Breakdown Of Peace Talks

  NPR'S Scott Simon speaks with Afghan scholar and activist Orzala Nemat on how Afghans are reacting to U.S.-Taliban peace efforts.

  Sep 14, 2019 at 4:59 am