We take a look the Democratic National Convention, which wrapped up on Thursday night, and look ahead to next week's Republican National Convention, to see if these events will win over voters.
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the life of Susan B. Anthony on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment and questions the need for a posthumous pardon by President Trump.
Michigan State University closed on campus housing for the semester to minimize spread of COVID-19, affecting more than 5,000 students many who have already paid for their fall semester housing.
Nick Gutierrez cleans dorm rooms at the University of California Santa Cruz, and has been doing so for most of the pandemic. He talks about what that's been like, and his concerns for this quarter.
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about sports and COVID-19 bubbles. The NHL has two bubbles and the NBA, which has started its playoffs, is in a solo bubble.
Scott Simon talks with rapper and producer RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan about his new ice cream jingle to replace "Turkey in the Straw," which has links to minstrel shows.
Saint George Hospital University Medical Center is located about a mile from the blast site. Doctors there say the facility was decimated by last week's explosion, calling the scene "an apocalypse."
Author Madeleine Ryan was diagnosed with autism while she was writing her new novel — she says creating her main character helped her embrace the way she process her own thoughts and feelings.
Critics say the new CEO of The US Agency for Global Media that oversees The Voice of America and Radio Free Asia is undermining these organizations' independence.
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with barber Craig Charles of Craig's Crown Cutz in Johnson City, Tennessee about a new initiative to bring mental health training to barbers to better serve clients of color.
Eighty-nine percent of elected office holders nationwide are white. But a new analysis of elected office holders shows that Black representation is close to parity in one place.
College football is looking iffy with the Big 10 and Pac-12 cancelling their fall seasons. NPR's Scott Simon discusses the week's sport news with Michelle Steele of ESPN.
Wine producers in France say there's been an alarming drop in consumption during the pandemic and some wines produced this year might end up distilled into raw alcohol for hand sanitizer.
