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In Mike Leigh's newest film, Marianne Jean-Baptiste stars as an overly critical woman struggling with her mental health. Leigh and Jean-Baptiste talk with NPR's Scott Simon about "Hard Truths."

President-elect Donald Trump picks a fight with California Governor Gavin Newsom as the wildfires burn, and was sentenced this week.

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant talk about the college football final, the start of the NFL playoffs and the opening round of the Australian Open tennis championship.

NPR's Scott Simon recalls a conversation he once had with the late President Jimmy Carter about the possibility of UFOs.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to novelist Scott Turow about his latest legal thriller, "Presumed Guilty."

NPR'S Scott Simon speaks with novelist, Anita Desai, about her new book, "Rosarita," and about the dual lives women can lead.

"It's wild. There's people out here that have just created a chain," said one woman who showed up to volunteer at a YMCA in Los Angeles' Koreatown neighborhood.

12/27/23 On the Arts host David Latulippe's guests are Musical Director Ming Luke; Musical Director Brett Strader & Stage Director Jed Sakren; Magic Theatre's Stephanie Holmes with Philippa Kelly; Peter Robinson reviews The Crown. Wednesdays at 4:00pm PDT.

Check out the big Oscar contenders all you want, but 2024 was also a solid year for movies that didn't have big names, big studios and big marketing departments behind them.

From California to the South, tens of thousands of people are without power, due to fires and winter storms. Studies show health risks rise when the power goes out. Here's how to protect yourself.

Wildfires have a history of causing problems with the drinking water systems. In some affected areas around LA, officials are warning residents not to drink from the tap or even to shower.

The president-elect's undiplomatic talk in recent days of reclaiming the Panama Canal — and annexing Greenland and even Canada — have some experts comparing his strategy to Nixon's "Madman Theory."