Greetings on a busy weekend. We hope we can offer you a few moments of information, reflection, and just plain fun.
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Parks And Recreation actor and devoted outdoorsman Nick Offerman has a new book out called Where the Deer and the Antelope Play. He invited us on a hike, and thankfully, he chose Central Park (because I like my wilderness within reach of a Pumpkin Spice Latte). Also, I wore sneakers decorated like Chicago's flag to salute the city we both revere. You can listen to the interview here or read it.
I interviewed pioneering journalist Katie Couric about her memoir, Going There. She answered questions she knew had to be asked (about Matt Lauer, her disgraced Today co-host; and what she dropped from a Ruth Bader Ginsburg interview). She also spoke about competing with Diane Sawyer, Connie Chung, Jane Pauley and Barbara Walters for on-air guests, and movingly remembered losing her first husband to cancer. Listen to our discussion here.
On the eve of the World Series, I talked to online sports commentator Jomboy, also known as James Vincent Michael O'Brien, about his rise to fame reading the lips of our favorite athletes.Here’s the first video in which he reveals the Houston Astros cheating scandal. Here's a link to our recent conversation.
This week, I want to remember the brilliant artist Julie Green, who died at age 60. They began a powerful work in 2000 called The Last Supper that depicts last meals requested by death row prisoners. Julie opposed capital punishment, but their art looked at humanity, not arguments. You can also listen to my tribute to the artist.
Scott Simon
Scott Simon is one of NPR's most renowned news anchors. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and one of the hosts of the morning news podcast Up First. Be sure to listen to him every Saturday on your local NPR station, and follow him on Twitter.
Tasha Anglin, Accounting Team Lead at Baylis Medical Company, was looking for more visibility into their travel expenses as Baylis Medical grew—and navigated the pandemic. She found SAP Concur solutions, and their tools now help Baylis Medical use real-time data to plan for the future.
You can listen to Tasha's conversation with Val Blatt, General Manager at SAP Concur, as well as other stories of how SAP Concur solutions have helped small businesses.
The Friday commute to school looks a little different for some kids in Barcelona, Spain. The bicibus, or bike bus, started last month with five families in the city's Eixample district as a way to build community. Now hundreds of kids and their families are riding their bicycle bus to school and the weekly event has a big following on social media.
When the world reached a year into the pandemic, more people became aware of the rise of hate incidents against Asian American and Pacific Islanders. Photographer Eric Lee reached out to 14 Asian American teenagers in New York City to document their opinions about their identities and communities.
Are you ready for some volleyball? A new women's pro league really hopes so. "We have 400 girls that have to go abroad if they want to continue in the world of volleyball," Katlyn Gao, the CEO of League One Volleyball, told NPR.
In advertising, there's always been an unspoken rule — never praise your competition or give them any extra publicity. But one marketing professor's research shows that approach can actually be good for businesses and their brand. Listen to this The Indicator From Planet Money episode.
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When Colin Powell died on October 18 at the age of 84, he left behind a long, decorated career as the first Black Secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs. But, as he discussed in a 2012 interview with NPR's Robert Siegel about his memoir It Worked For Me, Powell's reputation was tarnished when he used faulty evidence to push for the Iraq War: "I'll never leave it behind." Listen to the interview that aired on NPR's Book Of The Day podcast.
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