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Scott Simon speaks with Mary O'Halloran of Mary O's, a New York Irish pub. She's seen extraordinary sales of soda bread scones after almost losing her business because of pandemic closures.

President Biden defends his decision on Afghanistan as thousands of people try to flee the country. Also, divisions in the GOP over refugees, and what the House will tackle when it's back next week.

Thuan Le Elston of USA Today talks with Scott Simon about her experience fleeing Saigon as a child at the end of the Vietnam War and how she relates to the current crisis in Afghanistan.

History has shown that it's possible to pause war and conflict to distribute lifesaving vaccines for diseases such as Guinea worm and smallpox. Can the world do the same for the COVID-19 vaccine?

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks to Los Angeles Times reporter Nabih Bulos about the aftermath of Thursday's deadly attack on the airport in the Afgahn capital, Kabul.

Netflix's The Chair stars Sandra Oh as the first woman of color to chair her department. Real-life academic Dr. Nancy Wang Yuen tells NPR's Asma Khalid about what she finds accurate in the series.

NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Nancy Caywood, a 3rd generation Arizona farmer, about on-going drought and the effect newly announced water cutbacks will have on the future of her farm.

The start of the school year brings another round of COVID-19 concerns. NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Hagan Barber, lead nurse for Lamar County Public Schools in Mississippi.

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks to professor of global health law, Lawrence Gostin, about the history of vaccine mandates in the U.S.

Asma Khalid speaks to Madiha Afzal about ISIS-K, a branch of ISIS active in Afghanistan. We also look at how this group fits in with other armed groups, such as the Taliban and Al-Qaida.