Forty years ago this weekend... (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR CONTENT) SIMON: I'm Scott Simon, and we're glad you're with us for this, our first program, on Saturday, November 2, 1985. (SOUNDBITE OF ...

Two new books focus on lesser-known chapters of Black history. First, Kings & Pawns tells the story of Jackie Robinson and ...

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant preview Sunday's Super Bowl game, as well as the Winter Olympics.

SIMON: ...A new show took off on NPR, and we're still here and with you. We've brought you stories of crises, breakthroughs, upheavals, tragedies and works of art ...