NPR's Scott Simon talks with Fox late-night host Greg Gutfeld about comedy in the Trump era.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Phillips O'Brien of St. Andrews University about the war in Ukraine, who has the upper hand, and what might that mean as the U.S. pressures Ukraine for a deal.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with comedian Bruce Vilanch about his new book, "It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time," which details some of the worst television of the twentieth century and his role in it.

While the U.S. criminal justice system is far from perfect, addressing its shortcomings requires reform, not abdication of responsibility.

Scientists have made progress in understanding Long COVID over the last five years. Patient advocates hope that research will ...

El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has offered to house in Salvadoran prisons U.S.-deported immigrants of any nationality — even U.S. citizens with criminal convictions. The offer is a ...

This article is part of a four-piece series on El Salvador. You can find the previous dispatch, a story on El Zonte, here. There was formidable energy at this year’s Plan B conference in El ...

San Salvador — It takes about 90 minutes to drive from El Salvador's capital, San Salvador, to the most notorious prison in the country. Opened in 2023, the Center for the Confinement of ...

As the conversation meandered throughout the day, it occurred to me to get his thoughts on El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, a man who has brought the concept of mass incarceration to a whole ...

NPR's Scott Simon asks Karen Russell about her new book, "The Antidote." It's an eerie novel set in the era of Dustbowl droughts.

President Trump says his cabinet secretaries will carry out cuts to the government workforce, under the supervision of Elon Musk.

Scott Simon is a speaker and the founder of Scare Your Soul, a movement inspiring individual and global change through small acts of courage. He has spoken around the world, motivated people at ...