Scott Detrow
Stories
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Politics
Maine's secretary of state tells NPR why she disqualified Trump from the ballot
Maine became the second state to rule the former president is ineligible to run because of what he did in the days leading up to, and on, Jan. 6, 2021.
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National
Brenda Lee talks about her new Billboard Hot 100 hit — which came out 65 years ago
Earlier this month, Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, 65 years after its release. We revisit her conversation with NPR's Scott Detrow.
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Food
NPR's Scott Detrow gives the verdict on Korea's green onion cereal, 3 years later
A follow-up to a very important story — okay, it's actually a very silly story — that Weekend Edition did on a special variety of Chex cereal released in South Korea.
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Arts & Life
Imelda Staunton on the joys and challenges of playing Queen Elizabeth II
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with actress Imelda Staunton, who plays Queen Elizabeth II on Netflix's sweeping historical drama The Crown, which is ending its six-season run with a final batch of episodes.
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Arts & Life
All MUSIC Considered: What our directors of listened to this year
Ever wonder who picks the music for the breaks you hear on All Things Considered? The show's directors! We talk to our show producers about the music they listened to the most this year — and why.
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Arts & Life
Batkid 10 years later
Ten years ago, Miles Davis was a cancer patient who transformed into the black-clad superhero Batkid for a day. Now free of cancer, Davis recently celebrated his 15th birthday.
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National
When disaster strikes, these good boys and girls are your rescue crew
FEMA has 280 certified detection dogs trained to find people in disasters, and it has another 80 that look for human remains. And they are the goodest boys and girls.
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Arts & Life
Henry Winkler's memoir explores stardom, therapy and self discovery
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Henry Winkler about his memoir Being Henry: The Fonz... and Beyond, which details his big break on Happy Days and his mental health journey.
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World
Guinness Book of World Records names a new hottest pepper: Pepper X
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with hot pepper expert Ed Currie about Pepper X, which was named the hottest pepper in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Politics
We spoke to older voters about Trump and Biden's age. We saw 3 recurring themes
In the next presidential election, voters might choose between the oldest would-be president ever, and the second oldest. NPR talked with seniors about electing a president their age.