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Friday, August 22, 2025

Remembering Actor Terence Stamp by NPR

We remember British actor Terence Stamp, who died last week at age 87. He starred in the film The Limey, as an ex-con out for revenge, and in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the …

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Monday, August 18, 2025

Bowen Yang's 'Wicked' White Lie by NPR

The Emmy-nominated Saturday Night Live cast member talks with Terry Gross about his favorite pop culture in the aughts, his SNL audition, and his recent trip to China. Learn m…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:57PM[SHARE]
Saturday, August 16, 2025

WWDTM: Moe Wagner, Lewis Black, Rose Matafeo, and Atlas Obscura by NPR

This week, we desperately cling to the end of summer with some of our favorite guests, including Lewis Black, Mo Wagner, Rose Matafeo, and some never-before-heard segements with Atlas Obscu…

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Friday, August 15, 2025

Thomas Mallon by NPR

Writer Thomas Mallon looks back on the early years of the AIDS epidemic, when he was in his 30s, living in Manhattan. His friends were sick or dead, and he was terrified that he'd die, to…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:04PM[SHARE]
Thursday, August 14, 2025

Pedro Pascal Got Fired A Lot by NPR

Chilean-born actor Pedro Pascal has faced countless on-screen challenges, including cosmic battles and cartel kingpins. He's nominated for an Emmy for his role on the HBO series, The Last…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:03PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Musician Charley Crockett's Road From Busking To The Grammys by NPR

Crockett grew up poor and got his start in music busking for tips on the street and in the subway. He's since played the Hollywood Bowl and been nominated for a Grammy. The country/roots mus…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:59PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Jeff Hiller's Big Break Came In His 40s by NPR

Hiller spent years scraping by in Hollywood by taking on various small roles and commercials. Then he landed the role of Joel on HBO's Somebody Somewhere and everything changed. His ne…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:12PM[SHARE]
Monday, August 11, 2025

Daniel Dae Kim Fakes His Own Death In 'Butterfly' by NPR

Daniel Dae Kim became the first actor of Asian descent to be nominated for a Tony, for his performance in Yellow Face, in the role of a playwright trying to deal with Asian American represen…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:07PM[SHARE]
Saturday, August 9, 2025

WWDTM: Pedro Pascal by NPR

This week, special guest Pedro Pascal joins panelists Brian Babylon, Negin Farsad, and Roy Blount Jr. and guest host Tom Papa!Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adc…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, August 8, 2025

Remembering Eddie Palmieri / Funk Innovator George Clinton by NPR

We remember Eddie Palmieri, the pianist, bandleader and composer whose contributions to Afro-Caribbean music shaped the genre for decades. He died Wednesday at the age of 88. Also, Parliamen…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:47PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Sarah Silverman Gets the Last Laugh in 'PostMortem' by NPR

Silverman's father and stepmother are buried under one tombstone that reads: "Janice and Donald, who loved to laugh." The loss was a starting point for Silverman's "cathartic" Netflix comedy…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:33PM[SHARE]
Saturday, August 2, 2025

WWDTM: Heather Gay by NPR

This week, special guest Heather Gay joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Shane O'Neill, and Luke Burbank in Salt Lake CityLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:25AM[SHARE]

Best Of: Mariska Hargitay / Marc Maron by NPR

Emmy-winning Law & Order: SVU actor Mariska Hargitay talks about her new documentary, My Mom Jayne, an intimate portrait of her mother, the late Hollywood star Jayne Mansfield. Mansfield…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Comic Marc Maron On Grief, Cats, And Being Openhearted by NPR

As he winds down his podcast, WTF, after 16 years, Marc Maron reflects on what he'll miss: "These conversations are very real conversations for me ... and that is kind of nourishing for the …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:09PM[SHARE]
Monday, July 28, 2025

Mariska Hargitay On Freeing Herself From Generational Trauma by NPR

The Law & Order: SVU actor was just 3 years old in 1967 when her movie star mom, Jayne Mansfield, died in a car crash. Hargitay's new documentary highlights the intelligent woman behind …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:32PM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 26, 2025

WWDTM: Laufey by NPR

This week, special guest Laufey joins panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Peter Grosz, and Adam BurkeLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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Best Of: Actor Leslie Uggams / Martha's Vineyard's Indigenous Past & Present by NPR

Actor and singer Leslie Uggams talks about her remarkable career, which started when she was 6. She was later the first Black woman to host a TV variety show. In the 1977 TV miniseries Roots…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, July 25, 2025

Remembering Lyricist Alan Bergman / The 'Outrageous' Jessica Mitford by NPR

The lyrics for the songs "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life," "The Way We Were," "Nice 'n' Easy," "You Must Believe in Spring," and "The Windmills of Your Mind" were written by the hu…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:04PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Leslie Uggams Looks Back On Her Decades In Show Business by NPR

Uggams performed in Beulah, Hallelujah Baby, Roots, Empire, American Fiction and the Deadpool films. She was the first Black woman to host a TV variety show. At 82, she's appearing in The Gi…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:30PM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 19, 2025

WWDTM: James Gunn by NPR

This week, special guest James Gunn joins panelists Adam Burke, Bobcat Goldthwait, and Paula PoundstoneLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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Friday, July 18, 2025

Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media by NPR

Act now to ensure public media remains free and accessible to all. Your donation will help this essential American service survive and thrive. Visit donate.npr.org now.Learn more about spons…

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Saturday, July 12, 2025

WWDTM: Jan Jensen by NPR

This week, we're live in Iowa with coach Jan Jensen and panelists Emmy Blotnick, Hari Kondabolu, and Faith SalieLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Priv…

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Best Of: A 'Failed' Child Star / A Novel About Pregnancy Post-Roe by NPR

Tamara Yajia grew up Jewish in Argentina, intent on becoming a child star. But just when her break was coming along, her family emigrated to California. Her new memoir is Cry for Me, Argenti…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Raphael Saadiq's Secret To Creative Success: 'Dare To Suck' by NPR

Award-winning singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Raphael Saadiq talks about his process " from collaborating with Beyoncé and Solange, to his song in Sinners, to his R&…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:57PM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 5, 2025

WWDTM: Amanda Seyfried, mxmtoon, and more! by NPR

This week, we celebrate the 4th of July with some of our favorite guests, including Amanda Seyfried, mxmtoon, Jim Gaffigan, Roy Wood, jr., and Lauren Graham!Learn more about sponsor message …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM[SHARE]

Best Of: 'Hamilton' Producer Jeffrey Seller / Ebon Moss-Bachrach On 'The Bear' by NPR

Jeffrey Seller has been a key behind-the-scenes figure for some of the Broadway's biggest hits including, Hamilton and RENT, but he got his start on a much smaller scale. He looks back in a …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, July 4, 2025

How Louis Armstrong Became The First Black Pop Star by NPR

Author Ricky Riccardi says Armstrong's innovations as a trumpeter and vocalist helped set the entire soundtrack of the 20th century. His book about Armstrong's early life is Stomp Off, Let's…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:11PM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 3, 2025

A 'Failed Child Star' Looks Back On Her Unconventional Childhood by NPR

Tamara Yajia grew up Jewish in Argentina, intent on becoming a child star. But just when her break was coming along, her family emigrated to California. Her new memoir is Cry for Me, Argenti…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:13PM[SHARE]
Monday, June 30, 2025

A Theater Kid's Path To Broadway Producer by NPR

Jeffrey Seller has been a key behind-the-scenes figure for some of the Broadway's biggest hits including, Hamilton and RENT, but he got his start on a much smaller scale. He looks back in a …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:57PM[SHARE]
Saturday, June 28, 2025

WWDTM: Anna Kendrick by NPR

This week, we're live in Portland with special guest Anna Kendrick and panelists Paula Poundstone, Karen Chee, and Josh GondelmanLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM[SHARE]

Best Of: 'Hysterical' Podcaster / 'Seinfeld' Writer by NPR

What happens when a former federal government employee turns his lens on the psychology of panic? You get Hysterical, a podcast series from Dan Taberski. In it, Taberski investigates a myste…

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