Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Jean Smart bids farewell to ‘Hacks’ by NPR

The fifth and final season of the HBO comedy series ‘Hacks’ is nominated for 24 Emmys, including one for Smart as best actress in a comedy series. The writers “raised the bar every sin…

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Saturday, August 1, 2026

Betting on a graveyard of Cybertrucks with Mary Roach by NPR

This week, we're live in Sonoma with special guest Mary Roach! Plus panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Tom Papa, and Shane Torres talk gambling, Cybertrucks, and wrinkles.Support public media…

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Saturday, July 25, 2026

Best Of: Broadway legend André De Shields / Apache Chef Nephi Craig by NPR

At the age of 80, André De Shields is now on Broadway in “CATS: The Jellicle Ball.” He won a Tony in 2019 for his performance in “Hadestown” and co-stars in the new movie of the rev…

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A tick-filled odyssey by NPR

This week, Abbott Elementary's Tyler James Williams joins panelists Josh Gondelman, Hari Kondabolu, and Faith SalieSee pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of persona…

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Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Broadway legend André De Shields helps bring 'Hadestown' to the big screen by Terry Gross

De Shields made his Broadway debut in the 1975 original production of The Wiz. He won a Tony in 2019 for his performance in Hadestown and co-stars in the new film of last year's London reviv…

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Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Broadway legend André De Shields doesn't walk, he floats by NPR

At the age of 80, Broadway legend André De Shields now starring in "CATS: The Jellicle Ball." He won a Tony in 2019 for his performance in "Hadestown," and co-stars in the new film of last…

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Saturday, July 18, 2026

We skip the salad bar and have a banana instead by NPR

This week, special guest Vicki Peterson joins panelists Alonzo Bodden, Helen Hong, and Dulcé SloanSee pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for spons…

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Saturday, July 11, 2026

The biggest steam locomotive is whistle-stopping across the U.S. by Jeff Lunden

Huge crowds of train fans turn out as the 1940s era Big Boy steam locomotive is making a rare trip cross country.

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Shy on the dance floor? Virtual reality 'partners' aim to help you find your groove by Chloe Veltman

VR dance lesson apps like Dance Guru and Trip the Light offer a judgment-free way to learn partner dancing.

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Love Island and Pre-Teen Punks with Jason Narducy by NPR

This week, we're live in Milwaukee with musician Jason Narducy. Plus, panelists Alonzo Bodden, Adam Burke, and Negin Farsad talk the World Cup, Love Island, and new rules for summer travel.S…

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Friday, July 10, 2026

Remembering musical theater historian Robert Kimball by NPR

Kimball, who died July 2, was artistic advisor to Ira Gershwin. He wrote books about the Gershwins, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin, and helped unearth unknown songs and manuscripts by them an…

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Remembering music theater historian Robert Kimball by Terry Gross

Kimball, who died July 2, unearthed hundreds of pieces long thought lost, and co-wrote books about George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter and Eubie Blake. Originally broadcast in 1994.

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Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Appeals court denies Trump's request to halt removal of his name from the Kennedy Center by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The D.C. circuit appeals court denied all of President Trump's arguments that sought to stop the removal of his name from the Washington, D.C., arts institution.

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One of the country's oldest opera companies premieres its' Black Opera Project by Tana Weingartner

There have been Black composers and Black storylines in opera, but they've often failed to gain traction with performing companies and audiences. This summer, Cincinnati Opera seeks to chang…

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Saturday, July 4, 2026

Celebrating the 4th with nothing but bangers! by NPR

This week, we celebrate Independence Day with a collection of absolute bangers, including interviews with John Cusack, Kali Reis, Arden Cho, and Aasif MandviSee pcm.adswizz.com for informati…

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Tuesday, June 30, 2026

How does the Kennedy Center board make decisions? This legal filing sheds some light by Elizabeth Blair

In the ongoing legal dispute over President Trump's takeover of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a new filing by the Center's lawyers reveals how its board of trustees mak…

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Monday, June 29, 2026

Trump's name is off Kennedy Center, but he's still center stage as Maher wins Twain prize by Frank Langfitt

Comedian Bill Maher received The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday night at the troubled Kennedy Center, where a tarp continues to cover the forced removal of President Trump's n…

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Sunday, June 28, 2026

Don Cheadle discusses his starring role in the Broadway play 'Proof' by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Don Cheadle about his starring role on Broadway in a new adaptation of David Auburn's Pulitzer- and Tony-winning play, "Proof."

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Saturday, June 27, 2026

Reflecting Pools and Construction Zones by NPR

This week, we talk reflecting pools, hydration breaks, and hot dudes with Emmy Blotnick, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, and Gianmarco Soresi. Plus, Pavement's Stephen Malkmus joins us to answer thr…

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Thursday, June 25, 2026

Playwright Anna Deavere Smith tells her own family story in 'Basil Biggs' by Tonya Mosley

Smith's new show is about her great-great-grandfather, a free Black man who reburied the Union dead at Gettysburg and prepared the ground for Lincoln's most famous speech.

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Playwright Anna Deavere Smith turns to her family’s history for inspiration by NPR

For more than 50 years, Anna Deavere Smith has pioneered a type of theater built from real people's words, interviewing hundreds of Americans and then performing their words verbatim. Now sh…

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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

A judge says the Kennedy Center must update him on its plans — and address that tarp by Anastasia Tsioulcas

A federal judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to update him on programming and operational plans. But with most of the staff gone and many artists booked elsewhere, what shows would they pr…

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Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Working hard as ever, Wendell Pierce aims for an annual trifecta: TV, film and theater by Tonya Mosley

Pierce says he's motivated by the "ticking clock of mortality" — and the desire to challenge himself as an actor. He's currently starring in the Shakespeare Theatre Company production of O…

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Wendell Pierce is a proud journeyman actor by NPR

Wendell Pierce is working as hard as ever. He says he's motivated by the "ticking clock of mortality" — and the desire to challenge himself as an actor. He's currently starring in the Shak…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:36PM[SHARE]
Saturday, June 20, 2026

This couple got married at the end of Romeo and Juliet — and so will 31 others by Jennifer Vanasco

At Free Shakespeare in the Park in New York, real weddings are happening every night after a production of Romeo and Juliet. But don't those characters die?

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The World Cup, Trad Wives, and the Wedding of the Century by NPR

This week, Caro Claire Burke, the author of book of the summer "Yesteryear", joins panelists Karen Chee, Peter Grosz, and Shane O'NeillSee pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collectio…

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Monday, June 15, 2026

'Silent' Marx brother Harpo speaks in newly found recording by Olivia Hampton

Harpo Marx — the "silent" Marx brother — can finally be heard speaking in a live album of recently recovered material, which was recorded just six months before he died in 1964.

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Saturday, June 13, 2026

Kennedy Center removes Trump's name from the building by Fatima Al-Kassab

Workers finished removing President Trump's name from the facade of the Kennedy Center early Saturday, hours after a court-ordered Friday deadline to remove references to Trump from the buil…

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Insult Dogs and Emotional Support Alligators by NPR

This week, Legendary comedy writer Robert Smigel (and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog) join panelists Josh Gondelman, Shantira Jackson, and Shane TorresSee pcm.adswizz.com for information about…

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Trump's name is poised to be removed from the Kennedy Center by The Associated Press

A judge rejected a request to pause a court-ordered deadline of Friday to remove references to President Trump from the building. The institution appealed, an effort that was also rebuffed F…

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Best Of: 'Book of Mormon' turns 15 / Actor Clarke Peters by NPR

Fifteen years after ‘The Book of Mormon’ made its Broadway debut, original cast members Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad once again took the stage as Mormon missionaries — this time at the…

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