Scott Simon is an American journalist, and the host of National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday. Born in Chicago, in 1952 or 1953, he is the son of comedian Ernie Simon and actress Patricia Lyons; his first novel is Pretty Birds.
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Fresh off a holiday, new data on China's economy gives cause for hope
Saturday, May 11, 2024
The Chinese government just released new economic data following the big May holiday week. Our correspondent reports from Shanghai about how the world's second largest economy is faring.
'Mother' is DJ and musician Samantha Poulter's new house music album
Saturday, May 11, 2024
NPR's Scott Simon asks DJ and musician Samantha Poulter, who performs as Logic1000, about her new album of house music. It's titled "Mother."
The U.S. is used to drawing red lines for adversaries. How does it work for allies?
Saturday, May 11, 2024
The White House says it will withhold military aid if Israel conducts a major ground operation in Rafah. Red lines are often set for enemies, but how do they work with one of America's closest allies?
A new book traces the life of Fu Pei-mei, who brought Chinese food to the world
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Michelle T. King's new book is about a pioneering cook who brought Chinese food to the world, Fu Pei-mei. NPR's Scott Simon talks with King about her and about the book, "Chop Fry Watch Learn."
Arkansas's new statues at the U.S. Capitol are of Daisy Bates and Johnny Cash
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Arkansas unveiled one of its new statues at the US Capitol's Statuary Hall this week: Civil Rights leader Daisy Bates. Another sculpture of a famous Arkansan, Johnny Cash, will soon join her there.
Rep. Mike Levin on why Democrats wrote to Biden urging action on the southern border
Saturday, May 11, 2024
A group of House Democrats sent a letter to President Biden urging him to take action on the US southern border. NPR's Scott Simon talks with one of the signatories, Rep. Mike Levin of California.
Saturday Sports: NBA and NHL playoffs, baseball's hot new pitcher
Saturday, May 11, 2024
NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Smith discuss the NBA and NHL playoffs, and baseball's hottest new pitching prospect.
Pam Grier stars as an LAPD detective on season 2 of 'Them: The Scare'
Saturday, May 11, 2024
The great Pam Grier stars in season two of Amazon Prime's "Them: The Scare." She speaks to NPR's Scott Simon about her show, her career, and Black representation in Hollywood.
Thanks, mom. Love, NPR
Saturday, May 11, 2024
We take a moment to thank our mothers for all they've done, all they do, and all they continue to do. You can't thank a mom enough, but we can surely try.
Week in politics: Biden holds back weapons from Israel, Trump gets gag order warning
Saturday, May 11, 2024
President Biden says he could hold back more weapons if Israel launches a full assault on Rafah, details from the criminal trial of former President Trump, and we have to talk about the brain worm.
Ukrainian journalist Illia Ponomarenko on his memoir about the war
Saturday, May 11, 2024
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Ukrainian journalist Illia Ponomarenko about his memoir of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, "I Will Show You How It Was: The Story of Wartime Kyiv."
FCC reinstates net neutrality policies after 6 years
Saturday, May 04, 2024
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Gregory Rosston of Stanford University about the FCC's decision to reinstate net neutrality policies and what the last 6 years on the internet has been like without them.
Witnesses in Trump's hush money trial reveal a world of 'extortion'
Saturday, May 04, 2024
Beyond former President Trump's actual criminal trial, witnesses this week have revealed a world of money exchanged for potentially damaging stories.
Saturday Sports: Milwaukee Bucks end their season, NHL playoffs
Saturday, May 04, 2024
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the disappointing end to the Milwaukee Bucks season, and the rest of the field in the NBA playoffs, and NHL playoffs.
Astronauts on the moon have a new way to stay fit, and it involves the wall of death
Saturday, May 04, 2024
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Alberto Minetti of the University of Milan about his research on how astronauts on the moon could keep fit by running around the inside of a cylindrical "Wall of Death."
From 'Magnum, P.I.' to dancing with royalty, Tom Selleck shares his journey in new memoir
Saturday, May 04, 2024
Tom Selleck became a TV star in the 1980s as the Hawaii-based detective of "Magnum, P.I." He talks with NPR's Scott Simon about what it took to get there and his new memoir, "You Never Know."
Jeff Beal's new collection of solo piano work speaks to living with multiple sclerosis
Saturday, May 04, 2024
NPR's Scott Simon talks with composer Jeff Beal about his new collection of solo piano works, "The New York Etudes," and about living and working with multiple sclerosis.
Actor Chris O'Dowd on what to expect from the second season of 'The Big Door Prize'
Saturday, May 04, 2024
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to actor Chris O'Dowd about the second season of the comedy series "The Big Door Prize," and what first drew him to the project.
What we know about the hacking attack that targeted the U.S. healthcare system
Saturday, April 27, 2024
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Bruce Japsen, senior healthcare contributor at Forbes, about a major healthcare provider getting hacked and what that means for patients.
Ruth Reichl's 'The Paris Novel' is a coming-of-age story set in 1980s Paris
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Food writer and editor Ruth Reichl's new book, "The Paris Novel," is a coming-of age story full of the author's favorite things: Art, fashion, literature, 1980s Paris, and - of course - oysters.
