Scotland’s hottest DJ is 72-year-old Tony Morris Tony Morris, a 72-year-old former bookkeeper and taxi driver, is taking over Glasgow’s clubs with his dance music. Read more on NPR
Month: August 2024
NPR News: The DNC didn’t let a Palestinian American speak. The uncommitted movement took note
The DNC didn’t let a Palestinian American speak. The uncommitted movement took note NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Abbas Alawieh, an uncommitted delegate from Michigan, about the movement’s next steps after the DNC did not allow a Palestinian American speaker on the main stage Read more on NPR
NPR News: Saturday Sports: MLB’s regular season enters its final month
Saturday Sports: MLB’s regular season enters its final month NPR’s Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant, of Meadowlark Media, about the final month of Major League Baseball’s regular season, including some exciting pennant races. Read more on NPR
NPR News: 6 takeaways from the DNC, and what it means for both parties going forward
6 takeaways from the DNC, and what it means for both parties going forward It might have been all that Democrats hoped for and more, but how might the DNC set up candidates — in both parties — for the last leg before the election? Read more on NPR
NPR News: The Navajo Nation is raising concerns about mining near the Grand Canyon
The Navajo Nation is raising concerns about mining near the Grand Canyon The re-opening of a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon has the Navajo Nation, and now Arizona’s attorney general, questioning its safety. Read more on NPR
NPR News: 19-year-old first-time delegate from California shares his experience at the DNC
19-year-old first-time delegate from California shares his experience at the DNC NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Christian Figueroa who, at 19, became a first-time delegate from California at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Read more on NPR
NPR News: Georgia delegate on what it’ll take for the Democratic Party to win the swing state
Georgia delegate on what it’ll take for the Democratic Party to win the swing state Georgia Congresswoman Nikema Williams talks to NPR’s Scott Simon about the significance of the swing state and what, she thinks, it will take to keep Georgia “blue” in 2024. Read more on NPR
NPR News: Taliban codifies law dictating how men and women appear in public
Taliban codifies law dictating how men and women appear in public Afghanistan’s Taliban codified a long set of rules governing morality, including compulsory beards for men and facial covering for women. Read more on NPR
NPR News: Week in politics: DNC in Chicago, RFK Jr. withdraws campaign
Week in politics: DNC in Chicago, RFK Jr. withdraws campaign We review the eventful week in politics — the Democratic National Convention, the Trump campaign’s counterprogramming, and RFK Jr. suspending his campaign. Read more on NPR
NPR News: Opinion: Chicago’s protests show democracy’s shifts since 1968
Opinion: Chicago’s protests show democracy’s shifts since 1968 The past and present merge for NPR’s Scott Simon, who attended the Democratic National Convention in Chicago as a teen in 1968 and now as a senior citizen. Read more on NPR