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Weekly Wrap: Oscars Still So White. So Is New Hampshire's Primary
The Oscars are Sunday and once again this year's nominees reflect an Academy that's still older, whiter, and more male. All five directing nominees …
5 years, 11 months ago
Roy Wood Jr. on Comedy, Criminal Justice, and Chicken Sandwiches
Roy Wood Jr. has been a comedian since he was 19. He's a correspondent for 'The Daily Show with Trevor Noah' and has two Comedy Central specials und…
5 years, 11 months ago
Weekly Wrap: Coronavirus and Racism, Australia Fires, Kobe Bryant's Legacy
It's been a busy week in news. Australia's capital Canberra is menaced by wildfires and has declared a state of emergency. And the fast spread of th…
5 years, 11 months ago
Interview: Prince's Iconic Moments
Randee St. Nicholas met Prince for the first time in 1991, when she was hired to do their first shoot together. From there she captured some of his h…
5 years, 11 months ago
Weekly Wrap: Flint Water Crisis Continues, Hillary Clinton on Bernie Sanders
As President Trump's impeachment trial starts in the Senate, we look to some ongoing stories to recap the week in news. An NPR investigation finds a …
5 years, 11 months ago
Interview: Author Jennifer Weiner On 'Mrs. Everything' & Plus-Size Representation In Books
NPR Code Switch correspondent Karen Grigsby Bates steps in for Sam. She is joined by best-selling author Jennifer Weiner, who has written popular boo…
5 years, 11 months ago
Weekly Wrap: Big Tech Gonna Big Tech, Congrats To 'Those Men' On Oscar Nods
Guest host Elise Hu steps in again for Sam this week, this time from member station KQED in San Francisco. She's joined by Nitasha Tiku, tech cultur…
5 years, 11 months ago
Interview: Broadway Playwright Jeremy O. Harris On 'Slave Play'
One of Broadway's hottest tickets last year was a play with no big-name actors by a 30-year-old black queer writer. Jeremy O. Harris talks to Sam abo…
5 years, 11 months ago
Weekly Wrap: Harvey Weinstein Trial Begins, Iran Conflict, Plus Getting Off Twitter
Elise Hu steps in for Sam this week, from member station WBEZ in Chicago. She's joined by NPR's Peter Sagal, host of 'Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!', a…
6 years ago
Interview: Jad Abumrad On 'Dolly Parton's America'
You may know Jad Abumrad as the host of WNYC's 'Radiolab.' He tells Sam why he created another podcast, Dolly Parton's America, examining the life an…
6 years ago