Chileans weigh a new constitution
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Chilean journalist Francisca Skoknic about the upcoming vote to approve or reject a new constitution for the South American country.
'Long Gone Summer' Documentary Revisits Controversial 1998 Home Run Chase
Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa slugged it out to beat a baseball home run record in 1998. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with director AJ Schnack about his documentary Long Gone Summer.
Jean Kyoung Frazier On Pizza And Friendship In Her Debut Novel
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Jean Kyoung Frazier about her new novel Pizza Girl.
Week In Politics: Millions May Remain Unemployed For Extended Period, COVID-19 Cases Spike
Coronavirus infections spike in several states, and the Federal Reserve predicts millions of Americans will be unemployed for an extended period of time.
A Former Nurse Discusses Restrictions As An Assisted Living Resident
More than 35,000 people in nursing homes and assisting living facilities have died from COVID-19. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to resident Virginia Chandler about the toll the lock down has taken.
Supermarket Prices Still Climbing Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Even as restaurants start to re-open, analysts say we're likely to keep eating more of our meals at home for some time to come, which is affecting grocery prices.
COVID-19 Pandemic Keeps Cooling Center Closed Despite Rising Temperatures
A heat wave during a pandemic presents a tough choice for authorities: gather people in cooling centers and risk spreading the disease, or close the centers down but risk people dying in the heat.
Illinois Restaurant Owner Who Died Of COVID-19 Remembered By Wife
Scott Simon speaks with Cheryl Judice about her late husband, Hecky Powell. He owned the legendary Evanston, Illinois restaurant Hecky's Barbecue. Powell died of COVID-19.
New Series Gives Life To Health Care Workers Who Lost Their Lives To COVID-19
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Kaiser Health News journalist, Sarah Varney, about Lost on the Frontline, a new series documenting the stories of coronavirus health care workers.
