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- 3041 - Remembering Comic Bob Newhart
We remember comic and actor Bob Newhart, who died last week at the age of 94. In his stand-up comedy and hit TV series, some of the laughs came from his an awkward, stammering way of speaking. "It isn't an affectation. It's the way I speak," he told Terry Gross in 1998.
Also, Justin Chang reviews Deadpool & Wolverine.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 26 Jul 2024 - 3040 - Will Hezbollah And Israel Go To War?
Hezbollah, the militant group based in Lebanon, shares Hamas' goal of destroying the state of Israel. We'll talk with New Yorker staff writer Dexter Filkins, about his reporting trip to both sides of the Lebanese/Israeli border. Israel and Hezbollah have escalated their shelling and bombing attacks on each other. Filkins says that's leading to fears of an all-out war that would devastate both sides, and could draw in Iran and the U.S.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 25 Jul 2024 - 3039 - 'Wicked' Director Jon M. Chu On The Hard Work Of Creativity
Chu takes his inspiration from his dad, a Chinese immigrant who worked both the front room and the kitchen of their family-run restaurant: "The guy that in the back of the kitchen, that was my hero." The director of Crazy Rich Asians andIn the Heights talks with Terry Gross about growing up in Silicon Valley, seeing Wicked for the first time, and learning to be adaptable.
Maureen Corrigan reviews Dinaw Mengestu's new novel, Someone Like Us.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 24 Jul 2024 - 3038 - The Dictator PlaybookAutocracy, Inc.author Anne Applebaum says today's dictators — including Putin and Xi — are working together in a global fight to dismantle democracy, and Trump is borrowing from their playbook: "We're going to have to defend and protect our political system if we want to keep it."
Also, David Bianculli reviews the Apple TV series Time Bandits.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 23 Jul 2024 - 3037 - A Former Stunt Performer Shares Tricks Of The Trade
Filmmaker and stunt coordinator David Leitch says it's easier to do stunts himself than direct his stunt performer friends. "You are responsible for their safety," he explains. "Your heart goes through your chest." His film The Fall Guy is about the unknown performers who put their lives on the line. He talks with Terry Gross about barrel rolling cars, being lit on fire, and doing another take when everything hurts.
Also, Ken Tucker marks the 50th anniversary of Roxy Music's Country Life.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 22 Jul 2024 - 3036 - Best Of: A Life Of Self-Contempt / Character Actor Julianne Nicholson
Humorist/writer Shalom Auslander's new memoir is a satirical look at all the ways a sense of "feh," which is Yiddish for "yuck," has made its way into his psyche and every aspect of his life. Auslander has written extensively over the years about growing up in a dysfunctional ultra-Orthodox Jewish family. His new memoir, aptly titled Feh, is about a journey to write a different story for himself.
We'll also hear from Julianne Nicholson. Proud to call herself a character actor, she's appeared in dozens of films and TV series, from Ally McBealand Boardwalk Empireto August: Osage County and Mare of Easttown, where she earned an Emmy. Nicholson is starring in the new film Janet Planet.
And, Ken Tucker takes us back 50 years to Stevie Wonder's album Fulfillingness' First Finale,which he says is an underrated treasure.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 20 Jul 2024 - 3035 - Remembering Shelley Duvall / Sex Guru Dr. Ruth
We remember actress Shelley Duvall, who died at the age of 75. Best-known for her role in The Shining, Robert Altman films and her own series about fairytales. She spoke with Terry Gross in 1992 about working with the two directors.
Also, we remember the famous sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer. And TV critic David Bianculli reviews the new Apple TV+ docuseries Omnivore, and John Powers reviews the new summer blockbuster Twisters.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 19 Jul 2024 - 3034 - Waking Up And Feeling 'Yuck'
Humorist Shalom Auslander has written for decades about growing up in a dysfunctional household within an ultra-orthodox Jewish community. Feh, title of his latest memoir, comes from the Yiddish word for "yuck." He talks about self-hatred, changing the narrative and his friendship with late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Also, Justin Chang reviews the new horror movieLonglegs.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 18 Jul 2024 - 3033 - The Impossible American Dream
PBS FRONTLINE documentarians Tom Casciato and Kathleen Hughes spent 34 years following two working-class families in Milwaukee who lost well-paying manufacturing jobs and then struggled to regain their way of life. The film, hosted by Bill Moyers, is called Two American Families.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 17 Jul 2024 - 3032 - Julianne Nicholson Likes Being A Character Actor
Julianne Nicholson says when strangers recognize her on the street, they're never quite sure how they know her: "They might think I sold them kittens, or I work in the ice cream shop." She stars in the new film Janet Planet. She earned an Emmy for her role in HBO's Mare of Easttown as Mare's (Kate Winslet) best friend.
Also, Maureen Corrigan reviews the novel Practice, by Rosalind Brown.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 16 Jul 2024 - 3031 - Why The Weapon Choice In The Attempted Assassination Matters
We talk about the weapon the shooter used in the attempted assassination of former President Trump. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Postreporter Todd Frankel explains how the AR-15 became an icon of gun culture and a favored weapon for mass shooters.
Also, Ken Tucker revisits Stevie Wonder's album Fulfillingness' First Finale for its 50th anniversary.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 15 Jul 2024 - 3030 - Best Of: A Novel Of Kidnapping & Family Trauma / Rethinking An Age-Gap Relationship
Taffy Brodesser-Akner's new novel, Long Island Compromise, centers on the kidnapping of a rich businessman, and the impact, decades later, on his grown children. Her previous book, Fleishman Is in Trouble, was adapted into an acclaimed FX/Hulu series.
Jill Ciment met her husband in the 1970s when she was a teenager and he was almost 50. At the time of their first kiss, he was a married father of two; she was his art student. In her memoir Consentshe reconsiders the origin story of their marriage.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 13 Jul 2024 - 3029 - Remembering Actor Martin Mull And Screenwriter Robert Towne
Martin Mull, who died June 27, appeared in the 1970s series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and later starred in Fernwood 2 Night. David Bianculli offers an appreciation, then we revisit Terry Gross' 1995 interview with Mull.
Robert Towne, who died July 1, was nominated for an Oscar in 1974 for his screenplay for The Last Detail, and won the Academy Award in 1975 for his screenplay for Chinatown. He spoke to Terry Gross in 1988.
Justin Chang reviews A Quiet Place: Day One.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 12 Jul 2024 - 3028 - Understanding The Resurgence of Jobs In America's 'Left Behind' Counties
David Madland of the Center for American Progress says new, "good" jobs are on the rise, but many of the workers don't realize it's a result of Biden's new industrial policies.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 11 Jul 2024 - 3027 - Inside The Biggest Ponzi Scheme In American History
Disgraced financier Bernie Madoff scammed investors out of approximately $68 billion. Investigative journalist Richard Behar spoke to Madoff in prison more than 50 times in researching his new book. Behar also conducted interviews with Wall Street insiders, prosecutors, FBI agents, and people who lost most or all of their money investing through Madoff's company.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 10 Jul 2024 - 3026 - She Was 17, He Was 47: How #MeToo Changed A Marriage
Jill Ciment met her husband in the 1970s when she was a teenager and he was almost 50. At the time of their first kiss, he was a married father of two; she was his art student. In her memoir Consentshe reconsiders the origin story of their marriage.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 09 Jul 2024 - 3025 - Taffy Brodesser-Akner Writes Real People — Not Likable Ones
Brodesser-Akner's new novel, Long Island Compromise, centers on the kidnapping of a rich businessman, and the impact, decades later, on his grown children. She channeled what she learned as a journalist writing celebrity profiles for the book:"I think that the goal of all writing is to humanize those that we can only see from far away." Her previous book, Fleishman Is in Trouble, was adapted into an acclaimed FX/Hulu series.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 08 Jul 2024 - 3024 - Best Of: Comic Michelle Buteau / Emily Nussbaum On Reality TV
Comedian Michelle Buteau stars in the new comedy Babes, which follows best friends as they take different paths toward motherhood. It was a role Buteau had to be talked into doing by her real life friend and co-star Ilana Glazer because, at the time, she was already in the thick of living out her character's life as the mother of twin babies.
Also, we'll talk with New Yorker staff writer Emily Nussbaum about working conditions for cast members on the popular reality TV show Love is Blind.
And Ken Tucker Rock critic Ken Tucker revisits Steely Dan's 1974 album Pretzel Logic, on its 50th anniversary.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 06 Jul 2024 - 3023 - David Byrne on 40 Years of 'Stop Making Sense'
For the 40th anniversary of Talking Heads' masterpiece concert film, Stop Making Sense, A24 remastered and rereleased the movie, bringing it to new audiences and longtime fans. Talking Heads frontman David Byrne returns toFresh Airto speak with Terry Gross about songwriting, dancing, and constructing the big suit.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 05 Jul 2024 - 3022 - How Bon Jovi Lost His Voice — And Got It Back
A few years ago, Bon Jovi stopped performing because of a vocal cord injury. The Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnightoffers a career retrospective, plus a view of his surgery and return to the stage. He spoke with Terry Gross about his voice, writing "Livin' on a Prayer," and his new album,Forever.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 04 Jul 2024 - 3021 - A Former Federal Judge Fears For Democracy
David Tatel is a former civil rights lawyer who spent 30 years as a judge on the D.C. Circuit, the nation's second highest court. He retired earlier this year. As an appellate judge, he was required to follow Supreme Court precedents, but what about precedents that resulted from what he considers flawed judicial reasoning? We talk with Tatel about being a judge during a time he thought the Supreme Court veered off course — and being a judge who is blind. His new book is called Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 03 Jul 2024 - 3020 - Reflections on Being Fat in a Thin World
As a comedy writer for shows like The Late Late Show with James Corden, Ian Karmel spent most of his life making fun of his weight, starting at a very young age. His new memoir is calledT-Shirt Swim Club: Stories of Being Fat in a World of Thin People. It chronicles how he used comedy to cope growing up, and now that he's lost hundreds of pounds, what he's discovered about himself and society.
Also, David Bianculli reviews season three of The Bear.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 02 Jul 2024 - 3019 - What Do The 'Love is Blind' Lawsuits Mean For Reality TV?New Yorkerwriter Emily Nussbaum discusses the lawsuits brought forth by the Love is Blindcast members, and reflects on how reality TV has impacted our culture. Her new book about the history of reality TV is Cue the Sun!
Also, classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a recording by Finnish condutor Klaus Mäkelä.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 02 Jul 2024 - 3018 - Best Of: Dr. Fauci's Talks With Trump / 'Hacks' Star Hannah Einbinder
If you've ever wondered what conversations were like between Donald Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci during the Covid pandemic, wonder no more. Fauci talks about his new memoir, in which he relates several profanity-laced scoldings he got from the President.
Also, we hear from Hannah Einbinder, who stars with Jean Smart in the comedy series Hacks. And Maureen Corrigan shares some summer book recommendations.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 29 Jun 2024 - 3017 - Fairport Convention Founding Member Richard Thompson
British singer/guitarist Richard Thompson spoke to Fresh Airin 1994 and 2022 about about his formative years and about pioneering a new musical genre that blended rock with traditional music of the British isles. He has a new album called Ship to Shore.
Justin Chang reviews the new film Janet Planet, the first feature from the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 28 Jun 2024 - 3016 - Election 2024: Where Does The Money Come From?New York Timespolitical correspondent Shane Goldmacher has been following the flood of campaign finance money for both presidential candidates. Trump is now ahead of President Biden, backed by wealthy independent donors, many of whom gave millions after he was convicted of felony charges. Also, we discuss how Trump and Biden have prepared for their first debate Thursday night, and how this debate will be different.
Also, Ken Tucker revisits Steely Dan's 1974 album Pretzel Logic, on its 50th anniversary.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 27 Jun 2024 - 3015 - Michelle Buteau Finds A Lifeline In Humor
Buteau says covering the news of the 2001 terrorist attacks crystalized her desire to go into comedy. She spoke with Tonya Mosley about her journey to the stage, needing humor in dark times, and proving her college professor wrong. She stars in the film Babesand in the Netflix series Survival of the Thickest.
Also, Ken Tucker shares three summer songs he's had on repeat.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 26 Jun 2024 - 3014 - Ghanaian Artist Blitz Bazawule Is Breaking Down Doors
Bazawule is best-known for directing 2023 adaptation of The Color Purple: The Musical.He also co-directedBlack Is King with Beyoncé.He has a new exhibit of paintings about his formative years growing up in Ghana.
Also, book critic Maureen Corrigan shares her picks for summer crime/suspense novels.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 25 Jun 2024 - 3013 - Inside The Breakdown Of The Global Supply ChainNew York Timescorrespondent Peter Goodman illuminates the breakdown of the global supply chain during the pandemic. He says it was rooted in risky management practices, government deregulation, and a quest for greater profits. His new book isHow the World Ran Out of Everything.
TV critic David Bianculli reviews the sequel to the science fiction series Orphan Black, titledOrphan Black: Echoes.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 24 Jun 2024 - 3012 - Best Of: Questlove's Hip-Hop History / 'Always Sunny' Actor Rob McElhenney
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson still remembers the first time he heard The Sugarhill Gang's 1980 hit "Rapper's Delight." It felt like a paradigm shift: "Suddenly they start talking in rhythmic poetry and we didn't know what to make of it," The Roots bandleader says. Questlove's new book is Hip-Hop is History.
The Always Sunny in Philadelphia co-creator and co-star Rob McElhenney bought a Welsh football club during the pandemic. McElhenney says he and actor Ryan Reynolds bought the team to "bring hope to a town that had fallen on hard times." The FX series Welcome to Wrexham,now in its third season on Hulu, chronicles the team, its owners and fans.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 22 Jun 2024 - 3011 - 'Slave Play' Playwright Jeremy O. Harris Works To Diversity Theater
The award-winning playwright talks about his provocative Slave Play,which earned 12 Tony nominations. A new HBO documentary chronicles the making of the production.
Plus, Justin Chang reviews Kinds of Kindness.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 21 Jun 2024 - 3010 - The Story Behind Diane Von Furstenberg's Iconic Wrap Dress
Von Furstenberg and filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy discuss Woman in Charge, a Hulu documentary about the fashion designer's meteoric rise in the '70s. Plus, Maureen Corrigan recommends two perfect summer reads. And David Bianculli reviews the Netflix miniseries Kafka.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 20 Jun 2024 - 3009 - Actor David Oyelowo On 'Lawmen: Bass Reeves'
Oyelowo produced and stars in the Paramount+ series about Bass, a formerly enslaved man who went on to become one of the nation's first Black Deputy U.S. Marshals. "We see many stories centering Black people, from a historical context, about how we've been brutalized, how we've been marginalized," Oyelowo says. "But very rarely, in my opinion, do you see those triumphant stories where we overcome."
Plus, John Powers reviews Green Border.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 19 Jun 2024 - 3008 - Dr. Anthony Fauci Looks Back On The COVID-19 Pandemic
During his decades-long career, Dr. Fauci worked with seven different presidents to manage various public health crises, including AIDS, Ebola, SARS and COVID-19. For Fauci, speaking what he calls the "inconvenient truth" is part of the job. His new memoir is On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 18 Jun 2024 - 3007 - 'Hacks' Star Hannah Einbinder
Einbinder co-stars with Jean Smart in the HBO Max series Hacks. Her new Max special is Everything Must Go.Einbinder grew up in a comedic household — her mom, Laraine Newman, is an original SNLcast member. Being funny was "the main currency in our home," she says. "It was a love language for sure."
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 17 Jun 2024 - 3006 - Best Of: Yo-Yo Ma; Actor Griffin Dunne
About 25 years ago, acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma asked a high school student to help him name his instrument. He brings his 18th century cello — aka "Petunia" — to the Fresh Air studio for music and conversation. Actor Griffin Dunne grew up in Beverly Hills, where his family would entertain Hollywood celebrities. That made for entertaining stories, but at the heart of his new memoir, Griffin writes about how the Dunne family overcame significant traumas, including the murder of his sister, Dominique. It's called The Friday Afternoon Club.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 15 Jun 2024 - 3005 - How Satchel Paige Helped Integrate MLB
Hall of Famer Satchel Paige started his career pitching in the Negro leagues and later became a major league star. Author Larry Tye tells his story inSatchel.Plus, Justin Chang reviews Inside Out 2.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 14 Jun 2024 - 3004 - How Formerly Enslaved People Were Stripped Of Land
Journalist Alexia Fernández Campbell says that some freed men and women were given titles to land following the Civil War — but after President Lincoln's death, the land was taken back. Campbell is a contributor to 40 Acres And A Lie, a three-part series featured in Mother Jones and the public radio show and podcast Reveal, which explores how the land loss deprived Black people of building intergenerational wealth.
David Bianculli reviews the new Apple TV+ series, Presumed Innocent.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 13 Jun 2024 - 3003 - Rob McElhenney On 'Welcome To Wrexham'
'The Always Sunny in Philadelphia'co-creator and co-star bought a Welsh football club during the pandemic. McElhenney says he and actor Ryan Reynolds bought the team to "bring hope to a town that had fallen on hard times." The FX series 'Welcome to Wrexham,'now in its third season on Hulu, chronicles the team, its owners and fans.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 12 Jun 2024 - 3002 - Questlove On Hip-Hop And History
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson still remembers the first time he heard The Sugarhill Gang's 1980 hit "Rapper's Delight." It felt like a paradigm shift: "Suddenly they start talking in rhythmic poetry and we didn't know what to make of it," The Roots bandleader says. Questlove's new book is Hip-Hop is History.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 11 Jun 2024 - 3001 - Actor Griffin Dunne Revisits His Hollywood Childhood
Dunne grew up in Beverly Hills, in a family of storytellers — including his father, author Dominic. He talks about his complicated relationship with fame and the trauma the family experienced after the 1982 murder of his sister, Dominique. Dunne's new memoir is 'The Friday Afternoon Club.'
Maureen Corrigan reviews 'Consent,' by Jill Ciment.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 10 Jun 2024 - 3000 - Best Of: 'Merrily We Roll Along'; MSNBC Host Ali Velshi
Stephen Sondheim's musical Merrily We Roll Along flopped when it debuted in 1981. But its Broadway revival has been a hit, garnering seven Tony nominations. We talk with director Maria Friedman, who was a friend of Sondheim's, and actor Jonathan Groff.
MSNBC host Ali Velshi traces his family's migration across three continents, from a village in India to South Africa — where his grandfather crossed paths with Mahatma Gandhi — to Kenya, Canada and the U.S. Velshi's new memoir is Small Acts of Courage.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 08 Jun 2024 - 2999 - Julio Torres Spins Immigration Stress into Satire
Comic, actor and filmmaker Julio Torres came to the U.S. from El Salvador in his early 20s — and he says he is personally familiar with "all the Catch-22s of the immigration system." Torres addressed immigration in Problemista; his new HBO comedy series is Fantasmas. Plus, John Powers reviews Becoming Karl Lagerfeld.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 07 Jun 2024 - 2998 - Ronan Farrow on the link between #MeToo, Weinstein and Trump
While reporting on Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo movement, Farrow unearthed details of the National Enquirer's plan to pay for damaging stories about Trump and then bury those stories — a practice known as "catch and kill." The connection between that practice and the 2016 election gave prosecutors a felony case against the former president.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 06 Jun 2024 - 2997 - Colson Whitehead returns to 1970s NYC in 'Crook Manifesto'
Whitehead's sequel toHarlem Shuffle centers on crime at every level, from small-time crooks to Harlem's elite. "My early '70s New York is dingy and grimy," the Pulitzer Prize-winning author says.
Plus, Ken Tucker reviews Swamp Dogg's new album, Blackgrass.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 05 Jun 2024 - 2996 - MSNBC Host Ali Velshi Traces His Ancestors' Migration
In his memoir,Small Acts of Courage, Velshi chronicles his family's journey, from a village in India to South Africa — where his grandfather crossed paths with Mahatma Gandhi — to Kenya, Canada and the U.S. Plus, David Bianculli reviews Hit Man.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 04 Jun 2024 - 2995 - 'Merrily We Roll Along' Revival Is A Love Letter To Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim's 1981 flop is now a Broadway hit. This revival of Merrily We Roll Along is nominated for seven Tony Awards. Two of those nominees, actor Jonathan Groff and director Maria Friedman, talk with Terry Gross about the show.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 03 Jun 2024 - 2994 - Best Of: Maggie Rogers / Kristen Wiig
In 2021, burnt out from the intensity of her early career, Maggie Rogers considered quitting music entirely. Instead, she took a detour — to Harvard Divinity School, where she earned a master's degree in religion and public life. Her new album is Don't Forget Me.
SNL alum Kristen Wiig co-stars with Carol Burnett in Palm Royale, an Apple TV+ series about a former pageant queen who wants to break into high society. Wiig talks about working with Burnett and the rush of SNL.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 01 Jun 2024 - 2993 - Carrying On After A Life-Changing Accident
How do you get on with life after an accident that leads to disability and chronic pain? That's the central question in Andre Dubus III's novel, Such Kindness. He talks about the injuries he faced when he was a carpenter, and how his relationship changed with his father after the senior Dubus was struck by a car and never walked again. His previous books include Townie and House of Sand and Fog.
Justin Chang reviews the Western filmThe Dead Don't hurt.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 31 May 2024 - 2992 - Revisiting A Chicago Hate Crime And Its Aftermath
Yohance Lacour's Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast, You Didn't See Nothin', tells the story of Lenard Clark, a 13-year-old Black boy who was beaten into a coma by white teenagers, after riding his bike into a predominantly white neighborhood. Lacour talks about the importance of the case today, and how it shaped his life and the city of Chicago.
Also, John Powers reviews the film Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 30 May 2024 - 2991 - Yo-Yo Ma Says He's Living His Best Childhood Now
About 25 years ago, the acclaimed cellist asked a high school student to help him name his instrument. Yo-Yo Ma brings his cello — aka "Petunia" — to his conversation with Terry Gross. He talks about being a child prodigy, his rebel years, and straddling three cultures: American, French, and Chinese.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 29 May 2024 - 2990 - The Untold Story Of The C-Section
When journalist Rachel Somerstein had an emergency C-section with her first child, the anesthesia didn't work. She recounts her own experience and the history of C-sections in her book,Invisible Labor.
TV critic David Bianculli reviews the last season of Evil.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 28 May 2024 - 2989 - The Stax Records Soul Sound
The small Memphis label Stax Records created soul hits by Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett, Rufus and Carla Thomas, and others. It's the subject of a new documentary on MAX. We're featuring interviews with musicians who were a big part of the Stax sound: Guitarist, songwriter, and producer Steve Cropper tells us about becoming part of the house rhythm section, and going on to help write hits for Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett. Keyboardist Booker T. Jones remembers being pulled out of class in high school to go play music at Stax. And Issac Hayes tells us about writing the classic hit "Soul Man."
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 27 May 2024 - 2988 - Best Of: Michael McDonald / The American 'Food Cartel'
Grammy-winning musician Michael McDonald looks back on his childhood and his career in a new memoir. He spoke with Tonya Mosley about imposter syndrome and his first band as a tween.
Also, investigative journalist and author Eric Schlosser talks about how mergers and acquisitions and very little regulation have all but decimated competition within food systems and supply chains.
And Justin Chang reviews Furiosa, the latest film in the Mad Max franchise.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 25 May 2024 - 2987 - 'Mad Max' Director George Miller
The fifth installment of the Mad Max series of post-apocalyptic action films is roaring into theaters. It's called Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and it's a prequel to the 2015 film, Mad Max: Fury Road, which earned 10 Oscar nominations. First, Justin Chang reviews the new movie, and then we revisit our 2016 interview with director George Miller.
Also, we remember alto saxophonist David Sanborn, who toured or recorded with David Bowie, James Brown, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, and others.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 24 May 2024 - 2986 - The Corruption Scandal That Rocked The Navy
In Fat Leonard, journalist Craig Whitlock tells the story of a defense contractor who plied Navy commanders with lavish meals, trips, cash and sex workers. In return they let him overcharge taxpayers.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 23 May 2024 - 2985 - Maggie Rogers (Extended Version)
In 2021, burnt out from the intensity of her early career, Maggie Rogers considered quitting music entirely. Instead, she took a detour — to Harvard Divinity School, where she earned a master's degree in religion and public life. Rogers spoke with Fresh Air's Sam Briger about her songwriting process, becoming a star overnight, and being a nostalgic person. Her new album is Don't Forget Me.
This episode is a special extended version of the interview that aired on NPR.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 22 May 2024 - 2984 - Kristen Wiig
The SNL alum co-stars with Carol Burnett in Palm Royale, an Apple TV+ series about a former pageant queen who wants to break into high society. Wiig talked with Ann Marie Baldonado about working with Burnett, the rush of SNL, and co-writing the mega hit movie Bridesmaids.
Ken Tucker shares three songs of the summer.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 21 May 2024 - 2983 - Michael McDonald
McDonald says that earlier in his career, he tended to avoid writing about himself directly in songs. He opens up about his life and career in the memoir, What a Fool Believes. He spoke with Tonya Mosley about his first band as a tween, his songwriting process, and being big in the Black community.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 20 May 2024 - 2982 - Best Of: Kathleen Hanna / Tyler James Williams
Musician, activist, and punk pioneer Kathleen Hanna talks about being at the epicenter of the '90s riot grrrl movement. She talks about the early days of Bikini Kill and writing the anthem "Rebel Girl."
Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Claire Messud's new novel.
Also, actor Tyler James Williams shares the motivation behind his role as a no-nonsense teacher on the hit series Abbott Elementary.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 18 May 2024 - 2981 - Remembering Filmmaker Roger Corman
Filmmaker Roger Corman, the "King of the B" movies, died last week at the age of 98. He made hundreds of films, such cult classics as Little Shop of Horrors, A Bucket of Blood, House of Usher, The Last Woman on Earth, and The Cry Baby Killer. We feature our 1990 interview with him, and with those whose careers he helped launch – including actors Peter Fonda and Bruce Dern, as well as directors James Cameron, Martin Scorsese, and Jonathan Demme. And our critic at large, John Powers, has an appreciation.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 17 May 2024 - 2980 - Writer Carvell Wallace On Pain, Processing & Letting Go
Wallace is known for his celebrity profiles, but his new memoir, Another Word For Love, is about his own life, growing up unhoused, Black and queer, and getting his start as a writer at the age of 40.
David Bianculli shares an appreciation of John Mulaney's six-part live Netflix talk show, Everybody's in L.A.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 16 May 2024 - 2979 - Regional Complexities Of The Israel/Hamas WarThe EconomistMiddle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom explains why some Arab leaders hate Hamas, fear Iran and have some sympathy for Israel — although not for how Israel is waging the war.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 15 May 2024 - 2978 - 'Abbott Elementary' Actor Tyler James Williams
Williams was thrust into the public eye as a kid, when he starred in Everybody Hates Chris. Now, playing a teacher on Abbott Elementary, he strives to make the child actors on set feel comfortable. He spoke with Tonya Mosley about the trauma of fame as a kid, his Crohn's diagnosis, and tuning out online chatter.
Justin Chang reviews the Japanese film Evil Does Not Exist, by Drive My Car director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 14 May 2024 - 2977 - Kathleen Hanna's 'Rebel Girl' Life
Kathleen Hanna's band Bikini Kill was the epicenter of the riot grrrl feminist punk movement of the '90s. Their song "Rebel Girl" was the anthem. Now Hanna has a memoir (also called Rebel Girl) about her time in the punk scene, her childhood, and finding joy in expressing anger in public.
Also, book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Claire Messud's new novel, This Strange Eventful History.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 13 May 2024 - 2976 - Best Of: Brittney Griner / Discovering Plant Intelligence
WNBA star Brittney Griner talks about the physical and emotional hell of her nearly 300 days in Russian prisons. Russian authorities apprehended Griner at the Moscow Airport when she was found carrying a tiny amount of medically prescribed cannabis — then charged her with drug smuggling. Her memoir is Coming Home.
Jazz historian Kevin Whitehead reviews a 1959 Sonny Rollins reissue.
And we'll talk about plant intelligence with climate journalist Zoë Schlanger. Her book is The Light Eaters.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 11 May 2024 - 2975 - 'The Sympathizer' Author Viet Thanh Nguyen
Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Sympathizer has been adapted into a series on HBO/MAX. It's set in Vietnam during the last days of the war, and in LA, just after. The narrator becomes a consultant to a Hollywood film about the war. The novel is written from a Vietnamese perspective. "It's my revenge on Francis Ford Coppola, my revenge on Hollywood, to try to get Americans to understand that Vietnam is a country and not a war," he told Terry Gross in 2016. Nguyen's family fled their village in South Vietnam in 1975, when it was taken over by the North.
Also, David Bianculli reviews Let It Be, the Beatles film restored and rereleased after being shelved for more than 50 years.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 10 May 2024 - 2974 - Remembering Minimalist Painter Frank Stella
We remember painter and sculptor Frank Stella, whose early work was considered revolutionary. He died last week at age 87. Stella became famous and controversial in the 1950s for his "black paintings," which were a stark contrast to the abstract expressionism of the time, and made him one of the fathers of minimalism.
Later, we'll feature an interview with one of the most influential early rock and roll guitarists, Duane Eddy. He also died last week.
Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Long Island, Colm Tóibín's new sequel to his bestselling novel Brooklyn.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 09 May 2024 - 2973 - A People's History Of Black Twitter
#BlackLivesMatter. #OscarsSoWhite. #ICantBreathe. Filmmaker Prentice Penny's docuseries about Black Twitter celebrates the voices and movements that impacted politics and culture. Penny was also the showrunner of the HBO series Insecure.
Also, John Powers reviews the four-part series Shardlake, based on C.J. Sansom's first novel in a series about a crime-solving lawyer in 16th-century England.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 08 May 2024 - 2972 - WNBA Star Brittney Griner Imprisonment & Release
Griner spent nearly 300 days incarcerated in Russia after authorities at the Moscow airport found two nearly empty cartridges of cannabis in her luggage. The WNBA star spoke with Terry Gross about the dehumanizing prison conditions, her release, and return to the court. Griner, who is 6'9", says she felt like a zoo animal in prison. "The guards would literally come open up the little peep hole, look in, and then I would hear them laughing." Her new memoir is Coming Home.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 07 May 2024 - 2971 - The Hidden World Of Plant Intelligence
Climate journalist Zoë Schlanger explains the fascinating science behind how plants learn, communicate, and adapt to survive. She says plants can store memories, trick animals into not eating them, and even send alarm calls to other plants. Her new book is called The Light Eaters.
TV critic David Bianculli reviews the new Netflix series A Man in Full, starring Jeff Daniels and Diane Lane.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 06 May 2024 - 2970 - Best Of: Jon Bon Jovi / Fantasy Writer Leigh Bardugo
In a new Hulu docuseries, Jon Bon Jovi looks back on his career and his recovery after vocal surgery. He spoke with Terry Gross about his breakthrough hit "Runaway" and how he's evolved as a musician.
Also, we'll hear from fantasy author Leigh Bardugo. She's best known for her YA series Shadow and Bone. Her new adult novel, The Familiar, set in 16th century Spain, is about a young woman who can perform miracles.
Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews a new collection of letters by Emily Dickinson.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 04 May 2024 - 2969 - Remembering Writer Paul AusterThe New York Times described Paul Auster as the "Patron Saint of Literary Brooklyn." He died Tuesday of complications of lung cancer. He was 77. We'll listen back to some of our interviews with him, including one about his early career when he was desperately trying to make a living as writer, and even tried writing porn.
Justin Chang reviews the new film The Fall Guy, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 03 May 2024 - 2968 - What Will Happen With The TikTok Ban?
Congress and President Biden say TikTok must shed its financial ties to China or face a ban in the U.S. But Washington Post tech reporter Drew Harwell says selling the company is complicated.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 02 May 2024 - 2967 - Erik Larson On The Dawn Of The Civil War
In The Demon of Unrest, author Erik Larson chronicles the five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and the start of the Civil War, drawing parallels to today's political climate.
Also, David Bianculli reviews the FX/Hulu spy thriller series The Veil, starring Elisabeth Moss.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 02 May 2024 - 2966 - Fantasy Writer Leigh Bardugo On Magic & Miracles
Leigh Bardugo is best known for her YAShadow and Bone series. Her adult novel, The Familiar,centers on a young woman in 16th century Spain who must hide her identity as a Jew who converted to Catholicism. She spoke with producer Sam Briger.
Also, jazz historian Kevin Whitehead looks at a reissue of Sonny Rollins.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 30 Apr 2024 - 2965 - Jon Bon Jovi
A few years ago, Bon Jovi stopped performing because of a vocal cord injury. The Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnightoffers a career retrospective, plus a view of his surgery and return to the stage. He spoke with Terry Gross about his voice, writing "Livin' on a Prayer," and his forthcoming album,Forever.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 29 Apr 2024 - 2964 - Best Of: St. Vincent / Kids In An Age Of Anxiety
Songwriter, guitarist and singer St. Vincent talks about her new album,All Born Screaming. Also, we talk with child psychiatrist Harold Koplewicz. His latest book is called Scaffold Parenting: Raising Resilient, Self-Reliant and Secure Kids in an Age of Anxiety.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 27 Apr 2024 - 2963 - Novelist John Green On The 'Invasive Weed' Of OCD
Green's YA novel, Turtles All the Way Down, has been recently adapted to film (on MAX May 2). Green described living with OCD, and how "one little thought" could take over his mind, in this 2017 interview with Terry Gross.
Also, Justin Chang reviews Challengers, starring Zendaya and directed by Luca Guadagnino.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 26 Apr 2024 - 2962 - Why Writers Are Losing Out In Hollywood
Nearly a year after the Hollywood writers' strike started, the entertainment industry remains in flux. Harpers journalist Daniel Bessner says TV and film writers are feeling the brunt of the changes.
Maureen Corrigan reviews a collection of Emily Dickinson letters.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 25 Apr 2024 - 2961 - The Life & Legacy Of 'Rulebreaker' Barbara Walters
Journalist Susan Page talks about Barbara Walters's groundbreaking career as a newswoman and her signature interview specials, which blended news and entertainment. Page was interested in understanding Walters' inner life – the source of her drive, how she navigated hostile work environments, and being teased for her speech impediment. Page's book is The Rulebreaker.
Also, rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Taylor Swift's 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 24 Apr 2024 - 2960 - St. Vincent
The songwriter, guitarist and singer known as St. Vincent took her stage name from St. Vincent's Hospital in New York, where the poet Dylan Thomas died. Her seventh album, All Born Screaming, is out April 26. She spoke with Terry Gross about visiting her dad in prison, touring with her aunt and uncle as a teen, and the inspiration for her hit song "New York."
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 23 Apr 2024 - 2959 - How Minority Rule Threatens Democracy
Journalist Ari Berman says the founding fathers created a system that concentrated power in the hands of an elite minority — and that their decisions continue to impact American democracy today. Berman's book is Minority Rule.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 22 Apr 2024 - 2958 - Best Of: Salman Rushdie's Survival / A New Kind Of Whodunit
Writer Salman Rushdie talks about the knife attack that nearly killed him — and his life since then. In 2022, he was onstage at a literary event when the assailant ran up from the audience, and stabbed him 14 times. His new book is called Knife.
Also, Diarra Kilpatrick talks about writing and starring in the new series, Diarra From Detroit, a dark comedy about a public school teacher who is ghosted by a Tinder date and, in her quest to find out why, investigates a decades-old mystery that takes her into the underbelly of Detroit.
Ken Tucker reviews Tierra Whack's new album World Wide Whack.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 20 Apr 2024 - 2957 - Remembering PBS Anchor Robert MacNeil
Longtime PBS news anchor Robert MacNeil died last week at 93. He spoke with Terry Gross a few times over the course of his journalism career. We revisit those conversations.
Also, we listen back to Eleanor Coppola's 1992 interview about her documentary, Hearts of Darkness.It chronicles the chaotic filming of Francis Ford Coppola's movie Apocalypse Now.She also died last week, at age 87.
David Bianculli reviews HBO's The Jinx — Part Two, whichpicks up where The Jinx left off: With Robert Durst admitting to murder.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 19 Apr 2024 - 2956 - Our Fragile Food SystemFast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser says mergers and acquisitions have created food oligopolies that are inefficient, barely regulated and sometimes dangerous. His new documentary with Michael Pollan is Food, Inc. 2.
Also, Justin Chang reviews the film The Beast.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 18 Apr 2024 - 2955 - A Death Doula Says 'Get Real' About The End
Alua Arthur works with families, caretakers, and people close to death who want to be intentional about the end of life. She's learned through her work and her own experiences with loss that facing the inevitable can help lessen the anxiety and fear so many of us have around death. Her new book is called, Briefly Perfectly Human.
Also, we remember painter Faith Ringgold, who died Saturday at the age of 93.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 17 Apr 2024 - 2954 - Salman Rushdie On Surviving Attempted Murder
Rushdie was onstage at a literary event in 2022 when he was attacked by a man in the audience: "Dying in the company of strangers — that was what was going through my mind." His new book is Knife.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 16 Apr 2024 - 2953 - A First Date Turns Into A Whodunit In 'Diarra From Detroit'
Growing up, when Diarra Kilpatrick watched murder mystery shows with her grandmother, she never saw Black women driving the narrative. Her new BET+ series seeks to change that. It's called Diarra From Detroit.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 15 Apr 2024 - 2952 - Best Of: Andrew Scott / Women Behind The Wheel
Andrew Scott stars as a con artist with no conscience in the new Netflix series Ripley. It's an adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novelThe Talented Mr. Ripley. He spoke with Terry Gross about tapping into his darker side for the role — and playing the "hot priest" in Fleabag.
Also, we hear about how cars became our most gendered technology. Women used to be considered unqualified to drive, or just terrible drivers. Glamorous women were used to advertise cars. And yet cars have been designed for male bodies, in ways that put women drivers at risk. Journalist Nancy Nichols is the author of Women Behind the Wheel.
Maureen Corrigan reviews Lionel Shriver's latest novel, Mania.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 13 Apr 2024 - 2951 - The History Of King Kong & GodzillaGodzilla X Kong: The New Empire is the latest film starring two of cinema's biggest monsters. Today we take a look at the first time they were introduced to audiences. Film historian Rudy Behlmer tells us about the 1933 film King Kong.AndSteve Ryfle wrote a book about the making of the 1954 Japanese filmGodzilla.
Also, film critic Justin Chang reviews Civil War.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 12 Apr 2024 - 2950 - The 'Land Grab' Displacing The Maasai PeopleAtlanticjournalist Stephanie McCrummen says foreign interests are acquiring Serengeti territory in Northern Tanzania, effectively displacing indigenous cattle-herders from their traditional grazing lands. McCrummen spoke with Dave Davies about the billionaires, conservation groups, and safari tourism in this story.
Also, John Powers reviews the TV adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Sympathizer.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 11 Apr 2024 - 2949 - The High Pressure Experiments That Made D-Day
What happens to the body in the deep sea? You need oxygen to survive, but too much oxygen can be deadly. Also, if you rise to the surface too quickly, nitrogen bubbles can form in your body and kill you. We'll talk with author and scientist Rachel Lance, who has conducted research for the military, using a hyperbaric chamber in which the air and the pressure can be controlled to mimic what divers and submarines are exposed to. Her new book is about the scientists whose dangerous experiments about underwater pressure and injury were critical to the success of D-Day. It's called Chamber Divers.
David Bianculli reviews the new series Franklin, starring Michael Douglas as Ben Franklin.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 10 Apr 2024 - 2948 - Internet Brain & The Age Of Overthinking
Linguist Amanda Montell says our brains are overloaded with a constant stream of information that stokes our innate tendency to believe conspiracy theories and mysticism. Her book is The Age of Magical Overthinking.
Also, Maureen Corrigan reviews Lionel Shriver's new novel, Mania.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 09 Apr 2024 - 2947 - Andrew Scott On 'Ripley,' 'Fleabag' & More
Andrew Scott (best known as "hot priest" from Fleabag) plays con artist Tom Ripley in the Netflix adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley. He says his job is to advocate for his characters, not judge them. He spoke with Terry Gross about finding soul in comedy and lightness in drama.
Also, Lloyd Schwartz shares a little-known history of "soundies."
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 08 Apr 2024 - 2946 - Best Of: Sue Bird / Sleater-Kinney
NCAA/WNBA star Sue Bird spoke with Terry Gross about her career, coming out publicly, and fighting for equity in women's sports. A new documentary about her last season on the court is Sue Bird: In the Clutch.
Also, we hear from Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker, co-founders of the punk band Sleater-Kinney. While they were working on their latest album, Little Rope, Brownstein's mother died in an car accident. They'll talk about how the grief affected the album.
Also, Ken Tucker reviews Beyonce's new album, Cowboy Carter.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 06 Apr 2024 - 2945 - A 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Appreciation
HBO's Curb your Enthusiasm comes to an end Sunday night, after 25 years and 12 seasons. We're featuring our interviews with cast members Larry David, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, Jeff Greene, Susie Essman and more.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 05 Apr 2024 - 2944 - Abortion Rights & The Fetal Personhood MovementThe Guardian's reproductive health reporter Carter Sherman says efforts are underway in a number of states to assign fetuses "some kind of rights that we would generally ascribe to a human person."
Also, TV critic David Bianculli reviews Ripley starring Andrew Scott. Film critic Justin Chang reviews Woody Allen's new French-language drama Coup de Chance.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 04 Apr 2024 - 2943 - Capt. Cook's Final Voyage
"A lot of things started going wrong from the very beginning," historian Hampton Sides says of Cook's last voyage, which ended in the British explorer's violent death on the island of Hawaii in 1779. His book is The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact, and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook.
Ken Tucker reviews Beyoncé's album Cowboy Carter.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 03 Apr 2024 - 2942 - 'Kids Are Not OK' Says Mental Health Expert
A global pandemic, school shootings, climate change, war: Children and teenagers are experiencing and being treated for unprecedented levels of anxiety and depression. We talk with founding president of the Child Mind Institute, Dr. Harold Koplewicz, about screen time, suicidal ideation, and testing for ADHD. His latest book is Scaffold Parenting: Raising Resilient, Self-Reliant, and Secure Kids in an Age of Anxiety.
Also, Justin Chang reviews the film La Chimera.
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