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Chileans weigh a new constitution
by Scott Simon
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.
History And Race In America In 'Red At The Bone'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Jacqueline Woodson about her new novel Red at the Bone. It looks at race and history in America through the story of two families in Brooklyn.
Ronan Farrow On MIT And Jeffrey Epstein
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Ronan Farrow of The New Yorker about Jeffrey Epstein's financial ties to the MIT Media Lab.
Dorian Hits Parts Of North Carolina, Spares Others
by Joel Rose
For a lot of North Carolina, Hurricane Dorian felt like a near miss. But for those in its path, the storm felt like a direct hit.
Surviving Dorian In The Bahamas
Bill Albury of Marsh Harbour in the Bahamas rode out Hurricane Dorian. He talks with NPR's Scott Simon about the experience.
Critiquing Lana Del Ray
NPR's Scott Simon talks with NPR Music's Ann Powers about Lana Del Ray's latest album, and about the dispute she and the artist had on Twitter over her review.
How Ella Fitzgerald Is Influencing A New Generation Of Latinx Musicians
by Catalina Maria Johnson
Smoking Hemp Catches On
by Emily Corwin
Smoking hemp flower is gaining popularity and proving profitable in Vermont, even though it doesn't have the same effect as its psychoactive relative, marijuana.
Radio Host Art Bell's Vault Now Online
Before conspiracy theories ran amok on the Internet, there was AM and talk radio host Art Bell. Scott Simon talks with Andrew Paul, who wrote about the newly launched Art Bell Vault for AV Club.