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Episodes

• A Look At Songs Inspired By The 2020 Protests For Racial Justice

  We take a listen to some of the protest songs of 2020, including Black Lives Matter by Richard Alexander, Mercy by Joy Oladokun and Anderson Paak's Lockdown.

  Jun 27, 2020 at 4:57 am

• Author Silvia Moreno-Garcia On Her New Haunted House Mystery

  Silvia Moreno-Garcia's new novel Mexican Gothic features a newlywed, her cousin, and a mansion that terrifies. NPR's Scott Simon talks with the author about the appeal of horror.

  Jun 27, 2020 at 4:57 am

• Gravediggers Give Glimpse To The Severity Of COVID-19 In Kabul

  Kabul's cemeteries are hiring more grave diggers and they're preparing burial spots in advance to deal with a rush of COVID-19 victims.

  Jun 27, 2020 at 4:57 am
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  Opinion: Remembering The LGBT 'Aunts' And 'Uncles' Who Helped Raise Me

  Scott Simon reflects on the LGBTQ people who helped raise him, who would have benefited from the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in an employment discrimination case this week.

  Jun 20, 2020 at 5:09 am

• Coins May Be The Next Item In Short Supply Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

  Nickels, dimes, quarters, and pennies aren't circulating the way they normally do since the pandemic. It's forced the Federal Reserve to temporarily ration coins that businesses need to make change.

  Jun 20, 2020 at 5:09 am

• Attorney General Barr In Standoff With Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman

  Last night, Attorney General Bill Barr and the head of New York's Southern District got into a tussle about whether or not he would be resigning. NPR talks to Elie Honig, a former SDNY prosecutor.

  Jun 20, 2020 at 5:09 am

• Quaker Oats Retires Aunt Jemima Character Named After Racist Stereotype

  NPR's Scott Simon talks with former NPR host Michele Norris, whose grandma worked as a traveling Aunt Jemima, about the retirement of the character.

  Jun 20, 2020 at 5:09 am

• Week In Sports: COVID-19 Hits Locker Rooms As Sports Teams Plan To Return

  As pro-sports leagues look to start their seasons during the pandemic, players are testing positive for the coronavirus.

  Jun 20, 2020 at 5:09 am
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  Opinion: Let's Rethink The Names Behind Forts Benning And Bragg

  NPR's Scott Simon dusts off some history behind the naming of two army bases after Confederate officers, and what Braxton Bragg and Henry Benning actually stood for.

  Jun 13, 2020 at 4:59 am

• A Former Nurse Discusses Restrictions As An Assisted Living Resident

  More than 35,000 people in nursing homes and assisting living facilities have died from COVID-19. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to resident Virginia Chandler about the toll the lock down has taken.

  Jun 13, 2020 at 4:59 am

• Week In Sports: NFL Will Recognize Juneteenth Holiday

  NPR's Scott Simon speaks to ESPN senior writer Howard Bryant about the NFL's response to a shift in the culture over racial injustice and NASCAR's banning of the Confederate flag.

  Jun 13, 2020 at 4:59 am

• Memphis Police Union Head On Calls For Reform

  NPR's Scott Simon talks with Michael Williams, head of the Memphis Police Union, about race relations between the force, its leaders, and its community amid calls nationwide for police reform.

  Jun 13, 2020 at 4:59 am