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Sunday, May 25, 2025

Remembering Broadway Composer Charles Strouse by NPR

We remember Broadway composer Charles Strouse, who died May 15 at age 96. He wrote the music for the hit musicals Bye Bye Birdie and Annie, which included such songs as "Put On a Happy Face,…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:25PM
Saturday, May 24, 2025

WWDTM: Ego Nwodim by NPR

This week, special guest Ego Nwodim joins panelists Tom Papa, Dulceé Sloan, and Hari KondaboluLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Cole Escola's 'Stupid' Dream Came True With 'Oh, Mary!' by NPR

Escola gives former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln a wild second act in the Tony-nominated play Oh, Mary! "This play is about a woman with a dream that no one around her understands," Escola s…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:42PM
Saturday, May 17, 2025

WWDTM: GWAR, Gretchen Whitmer, Josh Gad, Kara Jackson, and Amber Maykut by NPR

This week, we celebrate the arrival of spring with special guests Josh Gad, Gretchen Whitmer, GWAR, Kara Jackson, and Amber Maykut!Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.co…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Saturday, May 10, 2025

Best Of: Michelle Williams / Sarah Snook by NPR

Michelle Williams talks about starring in Dying For Sex — a dark but funny TV series based on a true story about a woman with stage four cancer who, facing death, decides to take ownership…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:39PM

WWDTM: Nathan Lane by NPR

This week, special guest Nathan Lane joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Luke Burbank, and Roy Blount, Jr.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Poli…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Monday, May 5, 2025

Sarah Snook Almost Didn't Audition For 'Succession' by NPR

Snook, who played Shiv Roy on Succession, was just nominated for a Tony for playing all the characters in The Picture of Dorian Gray on Broadway. "I don't know what comes after this," she sa…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:01PM
Saturday, May 3, 2025

WWDTM: Natasha Rothwell by NPR

This week, special guest Natasha Rothwell joins panelists Hari Kondabolu, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, and Peter GroszLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Pri…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Saturday, April 26, 2025

WWDTM: Brian Tyree Henry by NPR

This week, special guest Brian Tyree Henry joins panelists Brian Babylon, Negin Farsad, and Luke BurbankLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Poli…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Saturday, April 19, 2025

WWDTM: Lewis Black by NPR

This week, we're live in Durham with special guest Lewis Black and panelists Dulcé Sloan, Alonzo Bodden, and Adam BurkeLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:06AM
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Melinda French Gates On Giving Away Her 'Absurd' Wealth by NPR

In a new memoir, billionaire Melinda French Gates writes about the end of her marriage to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and her ongoing philanthropic work, directing funds and attention t…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:16AM
Monday, April 14, 2025

Richard Kind Is Glad He's Not That Famous by NPR

Kind is the announcer and host sidekick on the Netflix show Everybody's Live with John Mulaney. "I don't know what the hell I'm doing. You must understand — it's anarchy," he says of the s…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:50PM
Saturday, April 12, 2025

WWDTM: Austan Goolsbee by NPR

This week, special guest Austan Goolsbee joins panelists Peter Grosz, Rachel Koster, and Shane O'NeillLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Thursday, April 10, 2025

HTDE: Study Break with Jason Isaacs of "The White Lotus" by NPR

The White Lotus season finale dropped this weekend, and we have questions. And trauma. Maybe you do too? This week, How To Do Everything's "study break" is hosting acclaimed actor Jason Isaa…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:20PM
Saturday, April 5, 2025

WWDTM: Sterling K. Brown by NPR

This week, special guest Sterling K. Brown joins panelists Tig Notaro, Negin Farsad, and Josh GondelmanLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:15AM
Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Writer, Critic & Curator Hilton Als Looks For The Silences by NPR

As a longtime staff writer at The New Yorker, Hilton Als's essays and profiles of figures like Toni Morrison, Joan Didion, and Richard Pryor have redefined cultural criticism, blending autob…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:13PM
Saturday, March 29, 2025

WWDTM: Eric Idle, Bridget Everett + Jeff Hiller, and more! by NPR

This week, we invite everyone to take a much needed break and listen to interviews with Eric Idle, Bridget Everett + Jeff Hiller, Diane Lane, and more!Learn more about sponsor message choice…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Sunday, March 23, 2025

50 Years Of 'Rocky Horror' by NPR

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is 50 years old, and still going strong in midnight theaters. We're listening back to Terry's 2005 interview with Tim Curry, who starred on stage and in the fil…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:26PM
Saturday, March 22, 2025

WWDTM: Moe Wagner by NPR

This week, we're live in Orlando with special guest Moe Wagner and panelists Eugene Cordero, Alonzo Bodden, and Paula PoundstoneLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/a…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Saturday, March 15, 2025

WWDTM: Amanda Seyfried by NPR

This week, special guest Amanda Seyfried joins panelists Fortune Feimster, Peter Grosz, and Emmy BlotnickLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Pol…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Thursday, March 13, 2025

Comic Bill Burr [Extended Version] by NPR

Burr talks with Terry Gross about processing his abusive childhood, a therapeutic mushroom trip, and why he's angry at liberals. "You can get canceled as a comedian for doing a friggin' Cait…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:15PM

Remembering The South African Playwright Who Defied Apartheid by NPR

Athol Fugard's plays, like Blood Knot and Master Harold and the Boys, were about the emotional and psychological consequences of Apartheid. He also formed an integrated theater company in th…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:15PM
Saturday, March 8, 2025

WWDTM: Lauren Graham by NPR

This week, special guest Lauren Graham joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Faith Salie, and Roy Blount, Jr.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Pol…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Saturday, March 1, 2025

WWDTM: Roy Wood, Jr. by NPR

This week, special guest Roy Wood Jr. joins panelists Tom Bodett, Helen Hong, and Paula PoundstoneLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:06AM
Saturday, February 22, 2025

WWDTM: Billy Porter, Mark Ronson, Tara Dower, and more! by NPR

This week, we celebrate one last President's Day with special guests Mark Ronson, Billy Porter, Tara Dower, John Leguizamo, and James MarsdenLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcast…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Saturday, February 15, 2025

WWDTM: GWAR by NPR

This week, we're live in Richmond with GWAR and panelists Adam Burke, Alzo Slade, and Negin FarsadLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:42AM
Saturday, February 8, 2025

Best Of: Ariana Grande / Inside A Dominatrix's Dungeon by NPR

We talk about the cultural phenomenon of Wicked with star Ariana Grande. She's nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Grande talks about some of the underlying messages in the f…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:58PM

WWDTM: Vanessa bayer by NPR

This week, special guest Vanessa Bayer joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Rachel Feinstein, and Peter GroszLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Po…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Ariana Grande Loves Being In A 'Beautiful Coven' by NPR

As a kid, Ariana Grande loved singing karaoke with her family. "I looked up to Whitney and Mariah and Celine endlessly," she says. "I think that's a large part of the reason why I learned to…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:30PM
Saturday, February 1, 2025

WWDTM: Amber Maykut by NPR

This week, renowned taxidermist Amber Maykut joins panelists Rekha Shankar, Adam Felber, and Joyelle Nicole JohnsonLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR P…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:12AM

Best Of: 50 Years Of SNL Musical Guests / Black History Through Blues by NPR

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson is the co-director of a new documentary about the music of Saturday Night Live over the last 50 years. It's called Ladies & Gentlemen and it's streaming on Pea…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:46AM

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