NPR's Scott Simon and Michele Steele of ESPN talk about the final rounds of March Madness, the men's and women's college basketball tournaments, and Major League Baseball's new season.

Ron Currie's new novel, "The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne," tells the story of a small-town drug mobster, a formidable woman of French descent. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Currie about it.

The Oscar-winning animated movie "Flow," which stars a black kitty, may be causing an increase in black cat adoptions. Superstitions about bad luck have often caused these felines to be overlooked.

It was an eventful week in politics, one that was dominated by the fallout from a security breach involving a commercial messaging app and the announcement of steep tariffs on imported cars.

We examine the role of one of President Trump's longest-serving and closest advisers: Deputy Chief of Staff, Stephen Miller.

It was permissible to do so. I didn't transfer any classified information. SIMON: That's been the position of the Trump administration, but what's been the effect in the shadowy arena of espionage?

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with musician Bryan Ferry and artist Amelia Barratt about their new spoken word album, "Loose Talk." ...

It's breaking fundraising records. It's turning out voters. It's about redistricting, President Trump and perhaps even abortion rights. We look at the race for one seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

From taking over the Kennedy Center to halting federal funding of DEI programs, President Trump's actions have had a tremendous impact on artists, audiences and arts institutions.

NPR's Scott Simon celebrates Weekend Edition's Executive Producer ... of special coverage following the Columbia shuttle ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with journalist Jeanne Carstensen about her new book, "Greek Tragedy," about the wreck of a ship filled with refugees off the Greek coast in 2015.

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from ...