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Host NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday Author, SWINGTIME FOR HITLER, fall 2023. Special Contributor CBS Sunday Morning. Husband, father. @nprweekend @upfirst
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John Sorochan explains the agronomic feat needed a perfect FIFA World Cup grass pitch

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By Scott Simon Verified
| WKNO-FM (Cordova, TN) Verified
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The World Cup is already here this summer for some grass-growing scientists at the University of Tennessee. They're trying to make 16 fields across Canada, Mexico and the U.S. into a - into the perfect expanse of green grass on which to play the beautiful game. John Sorochan is a professor of turfgrass science at University of Tennessee at Knoxville and in charge of designing and growing the grass fields for the World Cup. He joins us now from Knoxville.
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Rising British R&B and soul artist Saint Harison talks about his EP, 'Ghosted'

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By Scott Simon Verified
| Utah Public Radio Verified
As Saint Harison, Harrison Fisher's voice hearkens back to the golden era of soul music in the '60s and '70s. NPR's Scott Simon talks to the singer about his second EP, "ghosted."
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Hegseth urges Asian leaders to boost military spending against China

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By Jennifer Pak Verified, Scott Simon Verified
| KOSU-FM (Stillwater, Oklahoma) Verified
Updated May 30, 2026 at 9:37 AM CDT SINGAPORE — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called on allies in Asia to ramp up military spending to counter China's "historic military buildup" but also did not mention Taiwan in his speech on Saturday at the Shangri-La Dialogue, a key annual regional defense summit in Singapore. Hegseth's appearance comes just over two weeks after President Donald Trump held a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing that both sides hailed as a success.
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