# Scott Simon

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Podcast: [Vital Voices](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vital-voices-6695622)
Published: 2026-05-20T20:35:40+00:00
Episode link: https://www.wets.org/podcast/vital-voices/2026-05-20/scott-simon
Audio file: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s374/audio/2026/05/vitalvoicespodcastepisode138.mp3
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Duration seconds: 1079

## Resource

Our guest is Scott Simon, host of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturday.” We discuss his latest book, Ulysses S. Cat and Other Animals I Have Known.

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