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.
Democrats Talk Housing Affordability
House affordability was a topic in the last Democratic presidential debate. Economist Robert Shiller talks with NPR's Scott Simon about the affordability problem across the U.S.
Uganda Finds A Solution For Painkiller Shortage
There's a massive shortage of painkillers in Africa. But Uganda has come up with a low tech solution: mixing morphine powder with water and providing bottles of it to patients for free.
Opioids Are Personal For One Former Prosecutor
The opioid epidemic is changing how many in criminal justice experience addiction and drug crime. We profile a former New York prosecutor who lost her sister and mother to prescription painkillers.
Louisiana Votes For Governor
The only Democratic governor in the deep South, John Bel Edwards, is fighting to hold on to his seat against Republican candidate Eddie Rispone, a wealthy businessman backed by President Trump.
Week In Politics
What we learned in the first public testimonies in the impeachment hearings, explosive statements made behind closed doors in yet another testimony, and Roger Stone's very bad day in court.
North Carolina Lawmakers Approve Redistricting Plan
Facing pressure from the North Carolina Supreme Court, lawmakers in that state are redrawing congressional districts in a way that will likely give Democrats at least two additional U.S. House seats.
Former DOJ Prosecutor Andrew Weissmann On Impeachment Hearings
NPR's Scott Simon talks with former government prosecutor Andrew Weissmann about what he saw this week in the testimony of top U.S. diplomats.
Saturday Sports: Colin Kaepernick, Myles Garrett
Colin Kaepernick is finally invited by the NFL to work out in Atlanta, and the Cleveland Browns' Myles Garrett has been suspended and fined. Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of ESPN.
What Canadians Think Don Cherry's Firing
Iconic hockey commentator Don Cherry was fired for making comments deemed to be anti-immigrant. Cathal Kelly, columnist at The Globe and Mail, tells NPR's Scott Simon how Canadians are responding.
Epstein's Death Becomes A Meme
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Don Caldwell of knowyourmeme.com about the conspiracy theories about the death of Jeffrey Epstein.