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Episodes

• Saturday Sports: Preparing For The World Series

  Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the magazine joins NPR's Scott Simon to talk about the MLB season winding down, and the wave of women in leadership in the NBA as the basketball season begins.

  Oct 20, 2018 at 5:12 am

• Matthew Shepard Laid To Rest, 20 Years After His Death

  To mark the 20th anniversary of Matthew Shepard's murder, he will be interred at the National Cathedral. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Bishop Gene Robinson about Shepard's life and death.

  Oct 20, 2018 at 5:12 am

• Nebraska: 'It's Not For Everyone'

  Nebraska has an innovative new marketing campaign.

  Oct 20, 2018 at 5:12 am

• Transferring An Organ From An HIV-Positive Donor

  Surgeons in South Africa transplanted part of a liver from an HIV-positive mother to her uninfected daughter — a medical first. Scott Simon talks to Dr. Harriet Etheredge, a medical bioethicist.

  Oct 20, 2018 at 5:12 am
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  Opinion: The Doctor And The Boy In The Bubble

  In his essay this week, NPR's Scott Simon remembers William T. Shearer, who died this week at the age of 81. He was the doctor of "The Boy In The Bubble."

  Oct 13, 2018 at 11:18 am

• 2 Kansas Races Show Broader GOP Divide Over Immigration

  One candidate has embraced President Trump's get-tough approach. The other has rejected the administration's tactics and rhetoric.

  Oct 13, 2018 at 5:05 am

• The Week In Sports: MLB Playoffs, Team USA Could Win A Spot In Women's World Cup

  It's down to the Astros, the Brewers, the Dodgers and the Red Sox for the World Series. In soccer, the U.S. women play Trinidad and Tobago in CONCACAF, and a win means an automatic berth.

  Oct 13, 2018 at 5:05 am

• Michael Recovery: Apalachicola, Fla., Begins To Rebuild

  The Florida Panhandle is coping with historic damage to homes and businesses after Hurricane Michael struck.

  Oct 13, 2018 at 5:05 am

• Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet On Their New Film, 'Beautiful Boy'

  NPR's Scott Simon speaks with actors Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet, who star in a movie based on the true story of a family struggling with a son's addiction to crystal meth.

  Oct 13, 2018 at 5:05 am

• Mad Magazine Changes Tone With Four-Page Comic Strip On School Shootings

  Mad is known for its humor and satire. Its latest issue, though, took on a more poignant commentary about school shootings. NPR's Scott Simon talks to executive editor Bill Morrison about it.

  Oct 13, 2018 at 5:05 am

• The Actor Behind 'Robocop' On Detroit And Art History

  NPR's Scott Simon asks Peter Weller about his career in art, from playing the titular character in 1987's RoboCop to getting a doctorate in art history.

  Oct 06, 2018 at 4:57 am

• Sans Forgetica: A Font To Remember

  NPR's Scott Simon speaks with typography lecturer Stephen Banham of RMIT University about a new font he helped develop to assist people in remembering what they've read.

  Oct 06, 2018 at 4:57 am