Scott Simon
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How Syria's 'musician of the revolution' feels after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Syrian-American composer Malek Jandali about the fall of the dictatorship in Syria and his hopes for his homeland's future.
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Saturday sports: Belichick to coach UNC; Juan Soto joins Mets; college football playoffs begin
Scott Simon and Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media discuss Bill Belichick's move to college football and Juan Soto's massive new contract with the New York Mets.
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President-elect Trump promised to extend tax cuts, but how will the government make up a $4 trillion loss of revenue?
The incoming Congress is preparing to extend expiring portions of the 2017 tax cuts from the last Trump administration. Congressional bean counters say that will have little effect on economic growth.
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The Texas Attorney General is suing a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills
The state of Texas is suing a doctor in New York, saying she prescribed abortion pills for a Texas woman in violation of its law.
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The International Rescue Committee warns 'the world is on fire'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to David Miliband, CEO of the International Rescue Committee, about the group's 2025 Watchlist, which warns that more than 300 million people require humanitarian assistance.
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Lily Tuck's new novel 'The Rest Is Memory' was sparked by a single image
Scott Simon talks with Lily Tuck about her new novel, "The Rest is Memory." Based on a real photograph, she imagines the life of a Polish girl killed at Auschwitz concentration camp.
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Richard Gere stars in Paul Schrader's new film 'Oh, Canada'
Scott Simon speaks with Richard Gere about acting in "Oh, Canada," the latest film from Paul Schrader, with whom he last worked more than forty years ago on "American Gigolo."
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Over 100 artists came together to create the 46-song collective album 'TRANSA'
Scott Simon speaks to Massima Bell and poet Eileen Myles about "TRANSA", a compilation of music by queer artists and their allies, focusing on trans issues.
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What changes will come to the National Archives under President Trump?
Scott Simon talks to Colleen Shogan who leads the National Archives about the challenges facing the agency in a time of deep political polarization.
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Week in politics: President Biden's recent foreign affairs at home and abroad
We look at the Biden administration's response to the fall of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, as well as President Biden commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people.