The Latest Opinion: Forget the East Wing, let's take state dinners to the fair A ballroom at the White House could seat nearly a 1,000 guests for state dinners, but what to do while it's being built? NPR's Scott Simon suggests holding state dinners at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Scott Simon Happy 40th birthday to NPR's 'Weekend Edition' Happy birthday! Weekend Edition's first show aired 40 years ago this weekend. Scott Simon Technology How to make emails sound human with the growing use of AI tools AI email assistants are crafting perfect, tailor-made messages with minimal human input. But some people are now worried their emails sound too perfect -- including people who work in tech. Chloe Veltman National The latest updates on SNAP SNAP food benefits have been halted for tens of millions of people as of today. Two federal judges have ordered SNAP funding to resume, but it's not clear how or when that may happen. Jennifer Ludden National SNAP recipients struggle with the USDA food safety net, trying to stock up Snap Recipients are already looking to stock up at food pantries, but USDA cuts earlier this year are exposing gaps in the food safety network. Grant Blankenship Health Care Open Enrollment begins today on Healthcare.gov. Here's what you should know This year's sign-up season is different than all the others. Here's what people need to know about the health insurance that's at the heart of the government shutdown. Scott Simon Music A revival of the 1950s musical 'Damn Yankees,' and audience reception in 2025 What does Damn Yankees, a 1950s musical have to say to audiences in 2025? With its themes of selling your soul to the devil to get a win or power or beauty, quite a bit. Elizabeth Blair World What does the trade 'truce" between Trump and China's Xi Jinping mean? The U.S. and China agreed to a trade "truce" last week. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Julian Gewirtz, a senior China policy official during the Biden administration, about what's at stake. Scott Simon National How a post-surgery nurse uses music to assist patients in their recovery from injury Research suggests music has the power to relieve pain. We speak to a nurse who brings his ukulele into the hospital ward. Scott Simon Sports Saturday Sports: The World Series; chaotic times for college football coaches NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss Game 6 of the World Series and the chaotic times for college football coaches. Scott Simon Prev 194 of 1653 Next Sponsored
Opinion: Forget the East Wing, let's take state dinners to the fair A ballroom at the White House could seat nearly a 1,000 guests for state dinners, but what to do while it's being built? NPR's Scott Simon suggests holding state dinners at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Scott Simon
Happy 40th birthday to NPR's 'Weekend Edition' Happy birthday! Weekend Edition's first show aired 40 years ago this weekend. Scott Simon
Technology How to make emails sound human with the growing use of AI tools AI email assistants are crafting perfect, tailor-made messages with minimal human input. But some people are now worried their emails sound too perfect -- including people who work in tech. Chloe Veltman
National The latest updates on SNAP SNAP food benefits have been halted for tens of millions of people as of today. Two federal judges have ordered SNAP funding to resume, but it's not clear how or when that may happen. Jennifer Ludden
National SNAP recipients struggle with the USDA food safety net, trying to stock up Snap Recipients are already looking to stock up at food pantries, but USDA cuts earlier this year are exposing gaps in the food safety network. Grant Blankenship
Health Care Open Enrollment begins today on Healthcare.gov. Here's what you should know This year's sign-up season is different than all the others. Here's what people need to know about the health insurance that's at the heart of the government shutdown. Scott Simon
Music A revival of the 1950s musical 'Damn Yankees,' and audience reception in 2025 What does Damn Yankees, a 1950s musical have to say to audiences in 2025? With its themes of selling your soul to the devil to get a win or power or beauty, quite a bit. Elizabeth Blair
World What does the trade 'truce" between Trump and China's Xi Jinping mean? The U.S. and China agreed to a trade "truce" last week. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Julian Gewirtz, a senior China policy official during the Biden administration, about what's at stake. Scott Simon
National How a post-surgery nurse uses music to assist patients in their recovery from injury Research suggests music has the power to relieve pain. We speak to a nurse who brings his ukulele into the hospital ward. Scott Simon
Sports Saturday Sports: The World Series; chaotic times for college football coaches NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss Game 6 of the World Series and the chaotic times for college football coaches. Scott Simon