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Episodes

• Saturday Sports: Women's Soccer Lawsuit, LeBron James, Celtics

  NPR's Scott Simon talks about this week's sports headlines with ESPN's Howard Bryant.

  Mar 09, 2019 at 5:21 am
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  Diagnosed with cancer at 34, she chose to have her breasts removed

  Cyclocross racer BrittLee Bowman chose a double mastectomy when she was diagnosed with breast cancer at 34.

  Mar 09, 2019 at 5:21 am

• Veronica Miller Jamison On 'A Computer Called Katherine'

  NPR's Scott Simon asks illustrator Veronica Miller Jamison about A Computer Called Katherine, the new illustrated book for young readers about Hidden Figures lead character Katherine Johnson.

  Mar 09, 2019 at 5:21 am

• How Easy It Is To Identify Strangers With Google

  NPR's Scott Simon asks St. John's University law school's Kate Klonick about her assignment asking students to identify strangers in public and what they may learn about obscurity and privacy.

  Mar 09, 2019 at 5:21 am

• Military Seeks Tech Talent In New Ways

  The U.S. military is struggling to recruit tech talent. One approach is a program that partners with universities to involve students, who have no intention of enlisting, in solving military problems.

  Mar 02, 2019 at 5:59 am

• Saturday Sports: SheBelieves Cup, Enes Kanter

  NPR's Tom Goldman discusses the sports stories that grabbed his attention this week - including the SheBelieves Cup.

  Mar 02, 2019 at 5:23 am

• Sahan Journal Editor On Covering Minnesota's Immigrant Population

  NPR's Scott Simon asks Mukhtar Ibrahim about his new media organization dedicated to covering immigrant communities in Minnesota. It's called Sahan Journal.

  Mar 02, 2019 at 5:23 am

• The Latest Internet Hoax: 'Momo Challenge'

  Nieman Journalism Lab's Laura Hazard Owen tells NPR's Scott Simon about the Momo challenge, a viral Internet hoax.

  Mar 02, 2019 at 5:23 am

• Evaluating Trump's Foreign Policy From A Conservative Perspective

  With the collapse of the North Korea summit, NPR's Scott Simon looks at President Trump's foreign policy with American Enterprise Institute's Danielle Pletka and Cato Institute's Christopher Preble.

  Mar 02, 2019 at 5:23 am

• Saturday Sports: Robert Kraft, Zion Williamson

  NPR's Scott Simon talks to ESPN's Howard Bryant about the week in sports, including criminal charges facing Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Zion Williamson's injury on the basketball court.

  Feb 23, 2019 at 5:16 am

• Irvine Welsh On 'Dead Men's Trousers'

  NPR's Scott Simon talks with Irvine Welsh about his new novel, Dead Men's Trousers. It picks up the adventures of the crew we first met in Welsh's 1993 book, Trainspotting.

  Feb 23, 2019 at 5:16 am

• British Parliamentarians Form New Centrist Group

  NPR's Scott Simon talks to U.K. Member of Parliament Chris Leslie about his recent decision to leave the Labour Party. Leslie has criticized the party's leadership over its handling of Brexit.

  Feb 23, 2019 at 5:16 am