NPR's Scott Simon talks to Peter McPherson, a former administrator of the US Agency for International Development, about the Trump administration's attempts to dismantle the humanitarian agency.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, as well as the trade deadline in the NBA.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author and film critic Kenneth Turan about his new book, "Louis B. Mayer & Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equation." ...

Maggots love to feed on decaying fruit. New research explains how they found this out and the implications for having texture be such a big deal.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to husband-and-wife duo Eric Lindberg and Doni Zasloff from the band, Nefesh Mountain, about their latest album, "Beacons." ...