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Back to SearchHow Louis Armstrong Became The First Black Pop Star
Author Ricky Riccardi says Louis Armstrong's innovations as a trumpeter and vocalist helped set the entire soundtrack of the 20th century. His new book about Armstrong's early life is Stomp Off, Let'…
Published on 11 months ago
This Anti-Social American Life
Research shows we're spending more time alone than ever before. Atlantic writer Derek Thompson says all this "me time" has a profound impact on our relationships and politics.
Also, David Bianculli r…
Published on 11 months ago
What The Color Blue Tells About Black History
Award-winning author and scholar Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, to present day cobalt minin…
Published on 11 months ago
Questlove Digs Into 50 years Of 'SNL' Musical Hits (And Misses)
Questlove's documentary, Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music, airs tonight on NBC. It highlights some of the show's most iconic musical performances and comedy sketches — from break-out stars…
Published on 11 months ago
Best Of: Jesse Eisenberg / Pamela Anderson
Jesse Eisenberg talks about writing, directing and starring in the film A Real Pain. Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin play cousins who go to Poland on a Jewish Heritage Tour. One of the stops is the Majda…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Remembering David Lynch
Filmmaker and painter David Lynch died January 15 at age 78. He spoke with Terry Gross in 1994 about making his surrealist first movie, Eraserhead, leaving things up for interpretation, and where he …
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Trump's Foray Into Cryptocurrency
Bloomberg investigative reporter Zeke Faux says the Trump family's new crypto businesses have earned them tens of millions, while raising questions about political influence and ethics.
Also, we reme…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Pamela Anderson Is Still Reinventing Herself
Pamela Anderson's role as a lifeguard on Baywatch made her a global sex symbol in the '90s. But she longed to be taken seriously as a performer and person. "I've always been carrying this secret. I f…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Jesse Eisenberg Hated Bar Mitzvahs As A Kid
Eisenberg's film, A Real Pain, follows two cousins on a Jewish heritage tour of Poland, which includes a stop at the Majdanek death camp. Eisenberg spoke with Terry Gross about tragedy tourism, and h…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
MLK, The Organizer & Radical Thinker
NYT columnist and sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom and scholar Eddie Glaude Jr. reflect on the struggle for civil rights and what it means to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the same day t…
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago