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Saturday, Apr 20

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Cookbook author Joan Nathan looks at her own culinary history in 'My Life in Recipes'

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Joan Nathan has spent her life exploring Jewish culture through recipes. Now in her 80s, her new book is her most personal work yet — excavating her own culinary history.

What Taylor Swift's cultural impact looks like to fans

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Taylor Swift's new album "The Tortured Poets Department" is out today. But there's more to Swift than just her music. NPR's All Things Considered examines her cultural impact.

Diving into Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets Department'

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In the middle of a worldwide tour that has grossed more than one billion dollars, Taylor Swift has released her 11th album. It's called The Tortured Poets Department.

Friday, Apr 19

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Youngest Lennon and McCarthy sons collab on a new song

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It's bound to catch some attention when a new Lennon-McCartney collab drops in 2024 — only this time, it's not John and Paul but their youngest sons, Sean Ono Lennon and James McCartney.

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Conan O'Brien is defining a new way forward for former late night hosts

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After getting pushed out of late night by cancellation of his TBS show, O'Brien has been freed to fully entertain people exactly how he wants. His new special for Max, Conan O'Brien Must Go, is out.

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A new play peers into a band's life, from the inside

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Stereophonic, a new play on Broadway with music by Arcade Fire's Will Butler, tracks the volatile creation of a rock and roll album over the course of a year in the 1970s.

Thursday, Apr 18

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What makes a good courtroom drama

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With former president Trump's real-life legal drama unfolding in New York, here are some of Hollywood's best courtroom dramas for some low-stakes intrigue.

Wednesday, Apr 17

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New HBO series looks at Vietnam War from Vietnamese perspective

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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with actor Hoa Xuande about the new HBO show 'The Sympathizer' — a rare piece of Hollywood entertainment that tells the story of the Vietnam War from a Vietnamese perspective.

Monday, Apr 15

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Renowned Atlanta hip-hop producer Rico Wade dies at 52

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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rodney Carmichael from NPR Music about the legacy of Rico Wade, a foundational producer of Atlanta Hip-Hop.

Sunday, Apr 14

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Why former NIH Director Francis Collins went public with his cancer diagnosis

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NPR's Scott Detrow spoke with the former director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, about his recent prostate cancer diagnosis.

Friday, Apr 12

Remembering DJ Mister Cee, who changed New York hip-hop

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Mister Cee's friend and fellow Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg remembers the longtime hip-hop DJ and radio host who regularly introduced his audience and the record industry to new talent.

Thursday, Apr 11

OJ murder case put race in America on trial

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OJ Simpson's family announced that he died of cancer Wednesday at age 76. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with sports writer Dave Zirin about the contradictions of the football star acquitted of murder.

Tuesday, Apr 9

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Show creator Larry David learns a lesson from 'Seinfeld' for 'Curb' finale

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In the finale of Curb Your Enthusiasm, characters from previous seasons testify to Larry David's selfish behavior. This mirrors the last episode of Seinfeld, which David helped create.

Sunday, Apr 7

Why the ambient music market is booming

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Host Scott Detrow talks with Pitchfork editor Andy Cush about ambient music and the growth in popularity of marketing it as so-called mood music on streaming platforms.

Saturday, Apr 6

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Drummer for many jazz greats, Albert 'Tootie' Heath has died at age 88

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Albert "Tootie" Heath has died at age 88. He played drums with basically all the greats of the 1950s, '60s and beyond and is on the first albums that Nina Simone and John Coltrane made as bandleaders.

The real BBC booker on how she convince Prince Andrew to go on record about Epstein

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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sam McAlister, who persuaded Prince Andrew to go on record about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It's the subject of new movie: Scoop.

Wednesday, Apr 3

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Tony Award-winning playwright Christopher Durang has died

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American playwright Christopher Durang has died at 75. He won a Tony Award for "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist with "Miss Witherspoon."

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28-year-old conductor Klaus Mäkelä will lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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When he takes over, in the fall of 2027, he will be the youngest music director in the orchestra's 133-year history.

Tuesday, Apr 2

Amor Towles checked in to the Beverly Hills Hotel to edit new novella

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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Amor Towles about his new short story collection Table for Two and how his novella picked up Eve's story where he left off in Rules of Civility.

Friday, Mar 29

10 takeaways from Beyoncé's new album, 'Cowboy Carter'

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Is the much-hyped sequel to Renaissance a country album? In many ways, yes — but it's also a sprawling collage of disparate references, while remaining a Beyoncé album at its heart.

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Louis Gossett Jr., first black man to win Best Support Actor Oscar, dies

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Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as a gunnery sergeant in An Officer and a Gentleman, has died. He was 87.

Tuesday, Mar 26

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Gossip is back after 12 years with new album "Real Power"

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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Gossip's Beth Ditto about the band's new album, their first one in 12 years.

Monday, Mar 25

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Comedian Kevin Hart gets Mark Twain Prize

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Comedian, writer and producer Kevin Hart received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at a star-studded event last night at the Kennedy Center.

Shohei Ohtani speaks amid betting scandal

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Baseball superstar Shohei Othani will address the media for the first time since a betting scandal surfaced involving his interpreter, including allegations about illegal gambling and theft.

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The revelations and fallout from the 'Quiet On Set' doc

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The docuseries Quiet On Set caused an internet uproar after a former Nickelodeon star came forward with stories of abuse and a toxic workplace. NPR's TV critic Eric Deggans talks with Scott Detrow about the fallout from the series.

Saturday, Mar 23

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Stephen King's legacy of horror

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For 50 years, Stephen King has dominated horror literature. We wonder, is his work great literature? And we look at how the most memorable of Stephen King screen adaptations helped shape his legacy.

Thursday, Mar 21

Want to own the wood panel from Titanic? Planet Hollywood is auctioning 1,600+ items

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In Dallas, more than 1,600 items of Hollywood history are now up for auction – everything from design sketches and prop swords to Arnold Schwarzenegger's leather jacket from Terminator 2.

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Remembering indie artist and disability rights activist Cola Boyy, dead at 34

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Matthew Urango, the singer-songwriter and activist known as Cola Boyy, was born with spina bifida. The musician who made crowds dance with his 1970s-influenced disco pop has died at the age of 34.

Monday, Mar 18

Actor Michael Imperioli talks 'An enemy of the People' and its modern parallels

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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with actor Michael Imperioli about his Broadway debut in An Enemy of the People and the relevance of this adaptation of the play, roughly 150 years after the original.

Sunday, Mar 17

Jack Antonoff on Bleachers' newest album

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NPR'S Rachel Martin speaks with songwriter and producer Jack Antonoff about his newest album with his band Bleachers.