There's a long history of musicians using silence to protest unfair economic treatment.Af Chloe Veltman

NPR's Scott Simon talks to comedian Andy Huggins about aging, his long career in stand-up comedy and his first full-length special, which he taped at age 73.Af Scott Simon

It's well known that President Trump is a devotee of professional wrestling. Pundits often describe his moves in the White House in wrestling terms: smackdowns, cage fights and so on. We ask how the wrestling world may be informing his second term.Af Neda Ulaby

Cuts at NOAA mean fewer hurricane-hunter aircrafts will be gathering real time data on developing storms and that the team developing computer models for forecasts will be "gutted," insiders say.Af Greg Allen

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Michele Steele of ESPN about basketball legend Diana Taurasi's retirement, drama in the NBA, and a political statement by Canada's men's national soccer team coach.Af Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Eugene Ludwig, former Comptroller of the Currency, about how some government statistics get the economy wrong.Af Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks to former National Security Adviser John Bolton about the foreign policy implications of Friday's shocking press conference between President Trump and President Zelenskyy.Af Scott Simon

We look at the anticipated impact of of the USAID funding freeze, which helped some of the poorest people around the world. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to weigh in on the matter.Af Fatma Tanis

Thousands demonstrate in Greece on anniversary of deadly train crash that killed 57 and injured scores more in 2023.Af Lydia Emmanouilidou

We look at the response in Ukraine to Fridays shambolic press conference at the Oval Office between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Trump.Af Joanna Kakissis

We look at Friday's contentious press conference at the Oval Office, as well as updates on the Trump administration's cuts at federal agencies. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to weigh in on the matter.Af Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Gene Hackman, who played everymen, cops and villains over his long movie career. The 95 year old actor and his wife were found dead this week in their New Mexico home.Af Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon asks Austan Goolsbee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago about consumer sentiment and inflation.Af Scott Simon

A judge in Mississippi has ordered a small town newspaper to take down an editorial critical of city officials. The paper's owner calls it a violation of free speech.Af Michael McEwen

An Alaska-based employee of the Small Business Administration provided disaster recovery support to small businesses. He was among those fired by the Trump administration in a chaotic process.Af Andrea Hsu

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant recap a week of intense international hockey and discuss a scary diagnosis for a rising NBA star.Af Scott Simon

Even though pastors are in the business of providing emotional support for their congregants, it's rare for churches to actually employ therapists. One pastor at a Baptist church in Harlem is battling this stigma around mental health and leading by example.Af Katia Riddle

At a pivotal time for Europe and NATO, Germany holds elections on Sunday. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Constanze Stelzenmüller of the Brookings Institution about the stakes of the election.Af Scott Simon

Indigenous fire stewardship practices have existed for millennia in California. A new art exhibition in Los Angeles challenges visitors to rethink their own relationships with fire.Af Andrea Gutierrez

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with novelist Allison Epstein about her new novel "Fagin the Thief," which imagines a backstory for the character from the Charles Dickens book "Oliver Twist."Af Scott Simon

We look at Friday night's shakeup at the Pentagon, with the announcement of more staff cuts and a change in a top leadership position.Af Scott Simon

President Trump upended U.S. - Russia policy in one week, and foreign policy experts are trying to understand why and what might come next.Af Michele Kelemen

This week New York State prisons saw strikes, prison unrest and correctional officer charges in the beating death of an inmate.Af Emily Russell

In an executive order this week, President Trump called to shrink the trust that manages the iconic park known as Presidio in San Francisco.Af Katie DeBenedetti

Hackey Sack is not just a game to play at Phish concerts. One Oregon middle school teacher wants to make it the state sport.Af Scott Simon