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NPR's Scott Simon talks to climate scientist Kate Marvel about her new book, "Human Nature." It's a look at our changing planet through the lens of nine very human emotions.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to actress Kathleen Chalfant and director Sarah Friedland about their new film, "Familiar Touch," following an elderly woman adjusting to life at an assisted living facility.

Inspiration can come from anywhere. One Boston-based musician summoned it with an app. Eph See wrote the song "Malachi the Uber Driver" after a late-night ride home.

The Taliban bans chess, saying it's anti-Islamic. Islam has long had a vexed relationship with chess, although Muslims historically helped spread the game

President Trump is changing how the government hires and fires workers. His critics warn he's politicizing the workforce, with negative consequences for the American people.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Mehrzad Boroujerdi, with Missouri University of Science and Technology, about potential regime change in Iran as an objective of Israel's attacks on the country.

We discuss the politics surrounding the war between Israel and Iran, the latest on the GOP's tax and spending bill, and the release of student protester Mahmoud Khalil.

Sophie and Colin Hortman remember their parents, Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman, as "the bright lights at the center of our lives." The couple was murdered in their home last weekend.

A money-obsessed NYC matchmaker is wooed by a financial investor and a cater waiter in a romantic drama that has its protagonist finding strength and emotional growth via a side character's suffering.

There's a specific kind of math that could determine just how much longer the war can go — how many long-range missiles Iran has versus how many missile interceptors Israel has to shoot them down.