Joseph Gray
For more than 60 years, this maestro of magic has collaborated with towering figures. Now a new record, he turns to family.
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We look at Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's two-day Congressional testimony, as well as what the Supreme Court's changes to the Voting Rights Act will mean for future elections.
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Iran's economy was fragile before the war. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, a professor of economics at Virginia Tech, about the current state of the country's economy.
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NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant talk about the first round of the NBA playoffs and the bad start to the Major League Baseball season for the New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox.
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A phone booth has been installed at the Boston Public Library where visitors can leave messages. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Meredith Goldstein from the Boston Globe about her project.
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A man who spent 28 years in prison for a crime he did not commit was elected as clerk of court in New Orleans. Then, state lawmakers eliminated his position.
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While the Kentucky Derby this week will get lots of bets, it's horse races from the past that make the most money from gamblers on Saturday.
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President Trump is using his influence to run Republican challengers against some of the Indiana state senators who refused to redistrict to keep GOP control of the U.S. House.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Laura and Tim Schneider, who are relaunching the Palisadian-Post after it closed due to the Los Angeles wildfires.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with novelist and teacher Lucy Ives about about her new collection of daily prompts to inspire creative writing, "Three Six Five."
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to novelist Siri Hustvedt about her new book, "Ghost Stories" - a memoir of her 43-year marriage to American novelist Paul Auster, who died of cancer in 2024.