NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Rhett Miller about his new album "A lifetime of riding by night" and having vocal chord surgery just after recording.

Ning is the manager of a nail salon where all of the workers wear a nametag with the same name – Susan. Pick A Color takes ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland, about the U.S.-brokered peace deal between Hamas and Israel.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Anna North about her novel "Bog Queen," in which a modern investigator is called to examine a body found in a British bog.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to reporter Greg Bluestein about Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who says her party needs to end the government shutdown and work with Democrats on health care.

Argentina's economy is spiraling. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with economist Monica de Bolle about the Trump administration's plan to rescue it.

NPR's Scott Simon and sports writer Michele Steele discuss the MLB postseason and an NFL coaching legend floundering in college.

Susan Orlean chronicles the lives of others in "The New Yorker" and her books, like "The Orchid Thief." Orlean turns her skills inward with a memoir. NPR's Scott Simon talks to her about "Joyride." ...

In her debut novel, "Pick a Color," Souvankham Thammavongsa details the day in the life of both a nail salon and its owner. NPR's Scott Simon talks with her about it.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Steven Knight, the creator of the "House of Guinness" - an historical drama series about the family that established the famous brewing company in Ireland.

"The Lost Bus" tells the true story of a school bus driver who rescues 22 children during California's deadliest wildfire. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with America Ferrera, who plays a teacher in the ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with comedian and actor Michael Strassner and director Jay Duplass. They co-wrote the new movie comedy "The Baltimorons." When we first meet Cliff, he is saved by the belt. You ...