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Episodes

• The Week In Sports: How To Have Sports Events While The World Fights Coronavirus

  NPR's Scott Simon and Tom Goldman discuss robot umpires, purchasing private islands and other desperate measures considered in major sports during the pandemic.

  Apr 11, 2020 at 4:21 am

• Judge Calls System's Treatment Of Those Who Have Mental Illnesses 'The Definition Of Insanity'

  NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Steven Leifman, who advocates for people with mental health issues in the criminal justice system. He's the focus of a PBS documentary.

  Apr 11, 2020 at 4:21 am
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  Opinion: Seen And Remembered: Our Essential Workers

  NPR's Scott Simon remembers those beyond of the front lines of hospital rooms, but those who're cleaning up after us, making sure we're fed, and kept safe in the midst of a global pandemic.

  Apr 04, 2020 at 5:00 am

• As Holy Week Begins, Churches Seek Safe Means For Togetherness

  NPR's Scott Simon talks to Darron Lamonte Edwards, the lead pastor at United Believers Community Church in Kansas City, Mo., about how he and his congregation are adapting to a new, dispersed normal.

  Apr 04, 2020 at 5:00 am

• Guffawing Through Face Masks: Some Turn To Gallows Humor To Cope With Pandemic

  After others were aghast at her jokes, Lori Day formed a Facebook group to share dark coronavirus humor. "There are people in the group who are COVID-positive ... literally laughing from their beds."

  Apr 04, 2020 at 5:00 am

• 18 Years After Murder And Arrests, Convictions In Daniel Pearl Killing Are Reversed

  Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was looking into jihadi terrorism, was beheaded on camera in early 2002. The Pakistani prosecutor is appealing the ruling to his country's supreme court.

  Apr 04, 2020 at 5:00 am

• Laura Linney Tackles Morally Flexible Opportunism In 'Ozark'

  NPR's Scott Simon talks with the actor about season three of the televsion drama about a family laundering money for a drug cartel, as well as how she and loved ones are living now.

  Apr 04, 2020 at 5:00 am

• Week In Sports: Rerouting Resources, And Planning For Fall Football

  NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of ESPN about the NFL's plans to start its season in September and Wimbledon being canceled for the first time since World War II.

  Apr 04, 2020 at 5:00 am
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  Opinion: Remembering Some Of Those We've Already Lost To The Pandemic

  We often think of fatality rates as statistics — numbers on a chart. But each one represents a real person. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on some of those who have been lost so far in the pandemic.

  Mar 28, 2020 at 5:17 am

• What Hopi And Navajo Teachings Tell Us About Pandemics

  Shannon Francis is a member of the Hopi Tribe and Navajo Nation. She shares how her ancestors' beliefs shape her thoughts on the coronavirus pandemic.

  Mar 28, 2020 at 4:59 am

• How To Make Your Estate Plan Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic

  The COVID-19 crisis is prompting an increasing number of people to establish wills and take care of estate planning. Miami-based attorney Mildred Gomez offers guidance.

  Mar 28, 2020 at 4:59 am

• Week In Sports: Leagues Toe The Line Between Health And Sports

  We take a look at how different sports are responding to the coronavirus pandemic, and remember Curly Neal, the Harlem Globetrotters legend who died at 77 on Thursday.

  Mar 28, 2020 at 4:59 am