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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Heather and Hattie Anderson, a mother and daughter from Minneapolis, about their community, immigration enforcement operations and protests.

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss the College Football Playoff and more.

On Jan. 20, nearly a third of the population in the small city of Lexington, Nebraska, will lose their jobs. The city's main employer, Tyson Foods, announced last fall that it is shutting down its beef processing plant in Lexington and will scale back operations at another plant in Texas to "right-size" its beef business.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Tom Hiddleston about starring in the series "The Night Manager," based on a John le Carré novel of the same name.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Carlotta Walls LaNier about her new children's picture book, "Carlotta's Special Dress," recounting her story as the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Daniyal Mueenuddin about his debut novel, "This is Where the Serpent Lives." It's a sprawling story winding through families, decades, crimes, and power in modern Pakistan.

Arnett exposes the complexities of marriage and comedy in Is This Thing On? Maureen Corrigan reviews The Rest of Our Lives, by Ben Markovits. Filmmaker Craig Brewer channels his inner Neil Diamond.

Organizers want one minimum wage in Michigan, not the current system that will let employers pay tipped workers half of what everyone else makes.

After a formal opinion from the Michigan attorney general undid Republican budget cuts, the GOP is asking a judge to allow the cuts to go forward temporarily while they argue in court that they should be permanent.

NPR's Short Wave talks about elephants' sniffing abilities, the remarkable migration of painted lady butterflies and a surprising discovery about the early universe.