Scott Simon
Podcasts
Stories
-
National
Sanitation Workers Around The Country Worry For Their Safety Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Cindy Neuroth of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, talks about how the pandemic affects her job as a sanitation worker. Much of the garbage she picks up is unbagged, and she's worried about her safety.
-
Arts & Life
Set 1,500 Years From Now, 'The Last Emperox' Is Still Pretty Timely
In the last installment of Scalzi's Interdependency trilogy, a ruler must fight to save a galactic empire threatened by greed, complacency and the collapse of vital resources. Sound familiar?
-
Music
Opinion: Remembering Folk Legend John Prine
NPR's Scott Simon remembers the renown Americana singer/songwriter John Prine, who died this week at the age of 73 from COVID 19.
-
Opinion: Seen And Remembered: Our Essential Workers
NPR's Scott Simon remembers those beyond of the front lines of hospital rooms, but those who're cleaning up after us, making sure we're fed, and kept safe in the midst of a global pandemic.
-
Health
As Holy Week Begins, Churches Seek Safe Means For Togetherness
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Darron Lamonte Edwards, the lead pastor at United Believers Community Church in Kansas City, Mo., about how he and his congregation are adapting to a new, dispersed normal.
-
Health
Guffawing Through Face Masks: Some Turn To Gallows Humor To Cope With Pandemic
After others were aghast at her jokes, Lori Day formed a Facebook group to share dark coronavirus humor. "There are people in the group who are COVID-positive ... literally laughing from their beds."
-
Television
Laura Linney Tackles Morally Flexible Opportunism In 'Ozark'
NPR's Scott Simon talks with the actor about season three of the televsion drama about a family laundering money for a drug cartel, as well as how she and loved ones are living now.
-
Sports
Week In Sports: Rerouting Resources, And Planning For Fall Football
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of ESPN about the NFL's plans to start its season in September and Wimbledon being canceled for the first time since World War II.
-
Opinion: Remembering Some Of Those We've Already Lost To The Pandemic
We often think of fatality rates as statistics — numbers on a chart. But each one represents a real person. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on some of those who have been lost so far in the pandemic.
-
Health
What Hopi And Navajo Teachings Tell Us About Pandemics
Shannon Francis is a member of the Hopi Tribe and Navajo Nation. She shares how her ancestors' beliefs shape her thoughts on the coronavirus pandemic.