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• Emma Thompson On 'The Children Act'

  NPR's Scott Simon sits down with Academy Award-winning actress Emma Thompson. She plays a British judge deciding the fate of a teenage boy in a new movie, The Children Act.

  Sep 08, 2018 at 5:04 am
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  Inspired By Her Own Pain, A Researcher Explores Alternatives To Opioid Treatments

  New options for nonaddictive pain treatment are sorely needed. One researcher is borrowing from the field of cancer nanomedicine to test an idea that could bring relief to chronic pain sufferers.

  Sep 05, 2018 at 12:33 pm

• Former Presidents Bush and Obama Eulogize John McCain

  NPR's Scott Simon, Kelsey Snell and Ron Elving host coverage of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama speaking at the funeral for John McCain.

  Sep 01, 2018 at 11:05 am

• Quinn Cummings On Working With Neil Simon

  Quinn Cummings was 10 years old when she was nominated for an Oscar in Neil Simon's 1977 film, The Goodbye Girl. NPR's Scott Simon ask Cummings what it was like to work with the late playwright.

  Sep 01, 2018 at 5:35 am

• Saturday Sports: Colin Kaepernick, Williams Sisters

  A new NFL season is upon us, but the league can't shake some unfinished business. And the Williams sisters hit the hard courts of the U.S. Open.

  Sep 01, 2018 at 5:35 am

• Norman Eisen On Prague's 'Last Palace'

  NPR's Scott Simon talks with Norman Eisen about his new book, The Last Palace. Eisen lived in a palace in Prague during his tenure as former U.S. ambassador to the Czech Republic.

  Sep 01, 2018 at 5:35 am

• Coca-Cola Buys Moxie Soda

  Fans of Maine's state drink, a quirky soda called Moxie, are absorbing the news that it could be headed for the big time. This week, the Coca-Cola corporation announced it bought the rights to Moxie.

  Sep 01, 2018 at 5:35 am

• Washington Gathers For McCain Memorial

  A service for Sen. John McCain in Washington caps days of tributes and poignant bipartisan displays — with eulogies from two former presidents.

  Sep 01, 2018 at 5:35 am

• The Legal Challenges In Investigating Church Abuse

  NPR's Scott Simon talks to David Soares, district attorney of Albany County, about the legal hurdles to investigating the Catholic Church and child sex abuse in New York state.

  Sep 01, 2018 at 5:35 am
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  'A River Of Stars' Is An Asian-American, 'Pregnant Thelma & Louise'

  Vanessa Hua's debut novel follows two women at a secret California maternity center where rich Chinese send expectant mothers to give birth to U.S. citizens. Then they run away.

  Aug 25, 2018 at 5:22 am

• Talkin' Birds: The Damage Of Plastics

  Single-use plastics like bags and straws are doing damage to the world's oceans and marine life. Ray Brown from Talkin' Birds tells NPR's Scott Simon that such plastics pose danger to birds as well.

  Aug 25, 2018 at 5:22 am

• Delaware License Plate Sells For $410,000

  In Delaware, a license plate sold in a private auction for $410,000. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the auction house owner William Emmert about Delaware's license plate collecting culture.

  Aug 25, 2018 at 5:22 am