Simon Says
Opinion: Remembering Jan Morris, Historian And Writer
November 21, 2020
NPR's Scott Simon remembers historian and travel writer Jan Morris, who died Friday at age 94.
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Music
This Thanksgiving, Put On Some Music To Soothe
November 21, 2020
It'll be a tough Thanksgiving for many people unable to gather with friends and family. But music can offer some companionship and solace. Conductor Marin Alsop offers some suggestions.
Movie Interviews
Paul Bettany On His Starring Role In 'Uncle Frank'
November 21, 2020
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Paul Bettany about his starring role in Uncle Frank, a road movie about a gay man who travels home with his niece for his father's funeral.
Sports
Saturday Sports: COVID-19 Throws A Wrench Into Basketball At All Levels
November 21, 2020
How players from high school all the way to the NBA are navigating coronavirus this season.
Latin America
Drug Charges Dropped For Former Mexican Defense Secretary
November 21, 2020
Mexico's former defense minister is back home after the U.S. dropped drug trafficking charges against him. The move raises questions about whether he'll face justice.
Family
Utah Mom Juggles Life Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic
November 21, 2020
Rachael Seranno of Ogden, Utah tries to figure out how to feed her family daily and keep them COVID-19 free. She's the mother of five, living in her father-in-law's two bedroom apartment.
Health
What To Do If You Get COVID-19
November 21, 2020
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Hala Sabry, an emergency doctor in Seattle, about how to take care of yourself when sick with COVID-19
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Urban Hospitals Under Strain As Rural Coronavirus Patients Are Sent To Cities
November 21, 2020
With coronavirus infections at record rates in rural areas, the sickest patients are being sent to big cities for care, and those urban hospitals are getting alarmingly full.
Elections
Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin Discusses Presidential Election Results
November 21, 2020
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Democratic Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin about the final strides to certify the state's election results.
Movie Interviews
RJ Cutler Honors John Belushi In His New Documentary
November 21, 2020
NPR's Scott Simon talks to filmmaker RJ Cutler about his new documentary called Belushi, on the life of comedian John Belushi.