Host Scott Simon talks with Greg Herro, chief executive officer of LifeGem, a company that creates diamonds out of the carbon from the cremated remains of loved ones.
Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.
Firefighters continue to struggle against the wildfires around Los Angeles. The death count has risen and looting has become a problem amid the destruction.
The Wilson family evacuated from their home in Altadena, California before it burned down. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Virginia Wilson and her 16-year old daughter, Charlotte.
President-elect Trump's picks for his national security team will soon start confirmation hearings, after his remarks about buying Greenland, taking over the Panama Canal and making Canada a state.