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Music
Sam Smith On 'Love Goes' And Forgiving Yourself
The Grammy winner says their third studio album, out Oct. 30, grew from learning to accept the parts of heartbreak that stay with you even after you've moved on.
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Opinion: What Cows Can Teach Us About Zoom Calls
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the effect of a lack of actual human interaction as social distancing and work-from-home wears on.
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National
Opinion: Remembering Jim Dwyer, New York's Subway Storyteller, Pulitzer Prize Winner
NPR's Scott Simon remembers New York Times columnist Jim Dwyer, who died from cancer this week at the age of 63.
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Politics
Opinon: How Could The President Get The Coronavirus
NPR's Scott Simon talks about the president's diagnosis following months of his dismissing the growing, devastating pandemic.
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Opinion: Congress Should Do Their Job So Millions of Americans Can Do Theirs
Millions of Americans are suffering from the economic effects of the pandemic while Congress fails to agree on another round of relief.
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Opinion: Hearing Justice Ginsburg in the Blast of the Rosh Hashana Shofar
NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, right before Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish New Year, which begins this weekend.
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Environment
Opinion: The California Dream, A Catastrophic Wake Up Call
NPR's Scott Simon recounts what life in California, once the stuff of dreams, has become for too many residents as wildfires, mudslides, earthquakes seem to happen with increasing frequency.
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National
Opinion: Two Different News Stories, One Message Of Hope
NPR's Scott Simon recounts how two seemingly different news stories share a common theme of hope.
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Sports
Opinion: 'The Greatest Athletes Know: Children Are Watching'
As sports teams make visible their support for Black Lives Matter, NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the tradition of athletes speaking out on behalf of civil rights and social justice.
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Opinion: Did Susan B. Anthony Need A Posthumous Pardon?
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the life of Susan B. Anthony on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment and questions the need for a posthumous pardon by President Trump.