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 all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.
On today's show: "But Wait, There’s More," extended editions of stories from voices we’ve heard on our show recently. We don’t always have time to broadcast all of an interesting conversation, but today we do.
With 77% of Arkansas races uncontested in 2024, a former candidate, a civic educator and a voter outreach organizer discuss what's keeping Arkansans from the polls.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders discusses the LEARNS Act, Education Freedom Accounts, a proposed Franklin County prison and state income tax cuts ahead of the April fiscal session.