Saturday, April 19, 2025

WWDTM: Lewis Black by NPR

This week, we're live in Durham with special guest Lewis Black and panelists Dulcé Sloan, Alonzo Bodden, and Adam BurkeLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:06AM
Thursday, April 17, 2025

Actor Hugh Bonneville finds the humor and poignancy in Chekhov's Uncle Vanya by Elena Burnett

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with actor Hugh Bonneville about his starring role in the play Uncle Vanya, which is showing at D.C.'s Harman Hall.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:12PM
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Melinda French Gates On Giving Away Her 'Absurd' Wealth by NPR

In a new memoir, billionaire Melinda French Gates writes about the end of her marriage to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and her ongoing philanthropic work, directing funds and attention t…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:16AM
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Josh Gad

Josh Gad joins us to talk about his new memoir In Gad We Trust: A Tell Some. He also gets into what life was like growing up in South Florida, the one time he refuses to use his Olaf voice a…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:18AM
Monday, April 14, 2025

Richard Kind Is Glad He's Not That Famous by NPR

Kind is the announcer and host sidekick on the Netflix show Everybody's Live with John Mulaney. "I don't know what the hell I'm doing. You must understand — it's anarchy," he says of the s…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:50PM
Saturday, April 12, 2025

Award-winning composer William Finn dies at 73 by Jeff Lunden

The award-winning composer and lyricist William Finn died this week. He's best known for "Falsettos" and "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:03AM

WWDTM: Austan Goolsbee by NPR

This week, special guest Austan Goolsbee joins panelists Peter Grosz, Rachel Koster, and Shane O'NeillLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Thursday, April 10, 2025

HTDE: Study Break with Jason Isaacs of "The White Lotus" by NPR

The White Lotus season finale dropped this weekend, and we have questions. And trauma. Maybe you do too? This week, How To Do Everything's "study break" is hosting acclaimed actor Jason Isaa…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:20PM
Saturday, April 5, 2025

WWDTM: Sterling K. Brown by NPR

This week, special guest Sterling K. Brown joins panelists Tig Notaro, Negin Farsad, and Josh GondelmanLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:15AM
Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Indonesian residents in New York hold monthly food bazaar to celebrate their culture by Jeff Lunden

Indonesian residents of Queens, N.Y., gather once a month to celebrate the culture and food of their homeland. The emphasis is on the food.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:54AM

Buena Vista Social Club sold millions of records; now their story is on Broadway by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

The Buena Vista Social Club were artists who'd been all but lost to the world after the Cuban Revolution -- until they united for a 1997 album. Now, their unlikely story takes a new stage: B…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:48AM
Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Writer, Critic & Curator Hilton Als Looks For The Silences by NPR

As a longtime staff writer at The New Yorker, Hilton Als's essays and profiles of figures like Toni Morrison, Joan Didion, and Richard Pryor have redefined cultural criticism, blending autob…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:13PM

A civil rights leader's family airs its dirty laundry on Broadway in 'Purpose' by Michel Martin

"Purpose" by playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, now on Broadway under the direction of longtime actress Phylicia Rashad, explores the generational conflicts in the civil rights movement.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:32AM
Monday, March 31, 2025

Three plays starring Oscar winners are currently leading the Broadway box office by Jeff Lunden

Three plays with Oscar-winning celebrities are currently leading the Broadway box office.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:18PM
Saturday, March 29, 2025

WWDTM: Eric Idle, Bridget Everett + Jeff Hiller, and more! by NPR

This week, we invite everyone to take a much needed break and listen to interviews with Eric Idle, Bridget Everett + Jeff Hiller, Diane Lane, and more!Learn more about sponsor message choice…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Kennedy Center lays off Social Impact employees by Chloe Veltman

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., has dissolved its Social Impact division, which partnered with local organizations to bring in diverse artists and aud…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:24AM
Sunday, March 23, 2025

50 Years Of 'Rocky Horror' by NPR

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is 50 years old, and still going strong in midnight theaters. We're listening back to Terry's 2005 interview with Tim Curry, who starred on stage and in the fil…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:26PM
Saturday, March 22, 2025

WWDTM: Moe Wagner by NPR

This week, we're live in Orlando with special guest Moe Wagner and panelists Eugene Cordero, Alonzo Bodden, and Paula PoundstoneLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/a…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Friday, March 21, 2025

Comedians will celebrate Conan O'Brien at the Kennedy Center on Sunday. Will they take on Trump? by Elizabeth Blair

Conan O'Brien will receive one of the most coveted awards in comedy on Sunday — but the annual event takes place at a tense time for the Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:42PM
Monday, March 17, 2025

John Kani risked his life to tell stories of apartheid — at 81, he's still at it by Elizabeth Blair

The South African actor has been speaking out about racial injustice for decades, often in collaboration with the late playwright Athol Fugard. Kunene and the King is Kani's latest project.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:12AM
Sunday, March 16, 2025

This Betty Boop is Broadway's newest star by Jeff Lunden

Jasmine Amy Rogers is starring in her first Broadway musical. Eight years ago, NPR talked with her when she was still in high school.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:18AM
Saturday, March 15, 2025

WWDTM: Amanda Seyfried by NPR

This week, special guest Amanda Seyfried joins panelists Fortune Feimster, Peter Grosz, and Emmy BlotnickLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Pol…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Thursday, March 13, 2025

Comic Bill Burr [Extended Version] by NPR

Burr talks with Terry Gross about processing his abusive childhood, a therapeutic mushroom trip, and why he's angry at liberals. "You can get canceled as a comedian for doing a friggin' Cait…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:15PM

Remembering The South African Playwright Who Defied Apartheid by NPR

Athol Fugard's plays, like Blood Knot and Master Harold and the Boys, were about the emotional and psychological consequences of Apartheid. He also formed an integrated theater company in th…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:15PM

Remembering South African playwright Athol Fugard by Terry Gross

Fugard, who died March 8, was a white South African whose plays explored the consequences of Apartheid. He was later awarded a Tony Award for lifetime achievement. Originally broadcast in 19…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:03PM
Monday, March 10, 2025

South African playwright Athol Fugard, who chronicled apartheid, dies at 92 by Jeff Lunden

Prolific South African playwright Athol Fugard, who chronicled apartheid and its aftermath, has died at the age of 92.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:32AM

Playwright Athol Fugard, who chronicled apartheid and its aftermath, dies at 92 by Jeff Lunden

The celebrated South African playwright was known for Blood Knot, The Road to Mecca and "Master Harold"...and the Boys. He said his job was to make "leaps out of my reality and into other re…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:06AM
Saturday, March 8, 2025

WWDTM: Lauren Graham by NPR

This week, special guest Lauren Graham joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Faith Salie, and Roy Blount, Jr.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Pol…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Friday, March 7, 2025

'Hamilton' cancels planned Kennedy Center performances by Andrew Limbong

The hit musical joins a number of other productions and acts that have pulled out of appearances at the Kennedy Center since President Trump took over the storied venue last month.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:03AM
Saturday, March 1, 2025

WWDTM: Roy Wood, Jr. by NPR

This week, special guest Roy Wood Jr. joins panelists Tom Bodett, Helen Hong, and Paula PoundstoneLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:06AM
Saturday, February 22, 2025

WWDTM: Billy Porter, Mark Ronson, Tara Dower, and more! by NPR

This week, we celebrate one last President's Day with special guests Mark Ronson, Billy Porter, Tara Dower, John Leguizamo, and James MarsdenLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcast…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM

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