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Weekly Wrap: Streaming Service Wars, Plus How Our Minds Handle The Unknown
Apple's announcement that it would enter the competitive world of video streaming services has Sam wondering what the future of TV looks like. He's j…
7 years, 5 months ago
Interview: Comedian Mo Amer on the Refugee Experience, #MeToo And Touring The World
Mo Amer joins Sam to talk about his experience emigrating from Kuwait to Houston and the almost-constant code-switching he did growing up. He also sh…
7 years, 5 months ago
Weekly Wrap: March Madness, 2020 Dems Shift Left, Plus What #DoingThings Really Means
With March Madness in full swing, the debate over whether the NCAA should compensate athletes resurfaces once again. 2020 Democratic presidential can…
7 years, 6 months ago
Interview: 'Russian Doll' Star Greta Lee
"Sweet birthday baby!" Greta Lee talks about her role in the critically acclaimed Netflix show 'Russian Doll,' starring Natasha Lyonne as a woman who…
7 years, 6 months ago
Weekly Wrap: 737 MAXs Grounded, #FacebookDown, Photoshopped College 'Athletes'
After a second fatal crash involving the Boeing 737 MAX airplane, countries around the world grounded the jet this week. Facebook and its suite of ap…
7 years, 6 months ago
Interview: Andrew Rannells On 'Fumbling Toward' Adulthood And Broadway Fame
Andrew Rannells has come a long way from Omaha, which he left in the late '90s to follow his dream of becoming a Broadway star in New York City. His …
7 years, 6 months ago
Weekly Wrap: HIV Remission, Ride-Hailing Traffic Tax, What's Happening In Kashmir
This week an HIV-positive person was declared in remission. That increased hopes for a cure, but what does it mean for infection rates overall? Ride-…
7 years, 6 months ago
Interview: Phoebe Robinson of '2 Dope Queens'
It's Tuesday. Phoebe Robinson is doing a lot. There's her acting and her second book, 'Everything's Trash, But It's Okay.' And on top of that, there'…
7 years, 6 months ago
Weekly Wrap: No Deal With North Korea, 'The Big Money', T-Pain
It's Friday. Sam's "got money in the bank" with NPR correspondents Elise Hu and Eyder Peralta. President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wa…
7 years, 6 months ago
Interview: 'Chewing Gum' And 'Black Earth Rising' Star Michaela Coel
It's Tuesday. Michaela Coel first got the idea for her hit British sitcom 'Chewing Gum' while at drama school. Her later work as the creator, writer,…
7 years, 6 months ago