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.
Saturday Sports: Baseball Playoffs
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the magazine about the American League playoffs in baseball.
U.S. Backs Kurds And Arabs In Push To Oust ISIS Remnants From Syria
In the fight to take the last land held by ISIS, U.S. forces in Syria are supporting local Kurds and Arabs who face hardened fighters amid roads and houses seeded with bombs.
New York Vs. Boston Books
This week the New York public library and the Boston public library made a friendly wager over baseball.
Sans Forgetica: A Font To Remember
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with typography lecturer Stephen Banham of RMIT University about a new font he helped develop to assist people in remembering what they've read.
Boys And Masculinity In America
NPR's Scott Simon talks with author and psychologist Michael Thompson about masculinity and boys' emotions after emotional hearings this week.
Jefferson Airplane's Marty Balin Dies At 76
Marty Balin was a co-founder and lead singer of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship. At their height both bands were among the hottest in America. Balin has died at age 76.
Phoenix Residents Respond To Flake And Kavanaugh
With local prosecutor Rachel Mitchell and Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake playing big parts in the Kavanaugh nomination, Arizonans are watching the national Supreme Court drama closely.
The Parameters Of The FBI Investigation
NPR's Scott Simon talks with former Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter Zeidenberg about the FBI investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Farm Losses After Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence caused more than a billion dollars' worth of damage to farms and livestock in North Carolina, including farms that grow sweet potatoes.