Wednesday, December 10, 2025

HTDE: One-Liners and Free Throws by NPR

Ian and Mike help a listener lighten the mood with her clients, help another listener mess with an opponent’s free throw shot, and Peter Sagal shares his secret for falling asleep on an ai…

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Saturday, December 6, 2025

WWDTM: Andy Richter by NPR

We're live in Phoenix with special guest Andy Richter and panelists Alonzo Bodden, Luke Burbank, and Shantira Jackson!Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNP…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:00AM
Friday, December 5, 2025

Remembering playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard by Terry Gross

Stoppard, who died Nov. 29, wrote Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Real Thing, and the screenplays for Empire of the Sun and Shakespeare in Love. Originally broadcast in 1991.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:32PM
Thursday, December 4, 2025

What made playwright Tom Stoppard so singular by Bob Mondello

The playwright Tom Stoppard, who penned shows including Arcadia and Travesties and the screenplay for Shakespeare in Love, died last week.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:54AM
Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Ailey dance company's new leader launches first season with 'fresh' vision by Michel Martin

Alicia Graf Mack says her new role as artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is like coming full circle after a stint as principal dancer for the beloved group.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:24AM
Saturday, November 29, 2025

Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88 by Tom Vitale

The Czech-born British playwright is known for Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Coast of Utopia. Stoppard also wrote screenplays for Brazil and Shakespeare in Love.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:06PM

Why a revival of the 1998 musical 'Ragtime' resonates with audiences today by Jeff Lunden

With its mix of Jewish immigrants, Black residents of Harlem, and privileged white characters, the Broadway show Ragtime is resonating strongly with audiences in the current political climat…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:06AM

WWDTM: Paul Giamatti, Laufey, and more! by NPR

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Thursday, November 27, 2025

In 1981, Stephen Sondheim's 'Merrily' was a flop -- now it's a hit by Terry Gross

A filmed version of the live production of Merrily We Roll Along will open in theaters on Dec. 5. We listen back to a 2024 interview with revival director Maria Friedman and actor Jonathan G…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:12PM
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

With 'Masquerade,' audiences can explore the world of 'The Phantom of the Opera' by Jeff Lunden

When Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera closed on Broadway in April of 2023, after 35 years, it was the end of an era.  But a new immersive version of the show – think of it a…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:02AM

HTDE: Carsickness And Traffic Jams by NPR

Ian and Mike look to the skies to help a listener solve her problem with motion sickness. Plus, a survivor of the longest recorded traffic jam in history shares how she got through it. You c…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Saturday, November 22, 2025

WWDTM: Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper by NPR

This week, Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper join Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Zach Zimmerman, and Faith SalieLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Priva…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:00AM
Saturday, November 15, 2025

WWDTM: Tiffany Haddish by NPR

This week, Tiffany Haddish joins panelists Brian Babylon, Paula Poundstone, and Roxanne RobertsLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:00AM
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

HTDE: Broadway Musicals And Best In Show by NPR

This week: A Broadway star tells us how he finished the New York Marathon and then performed in two shows back to back, a wife seeks advice on how best to shave her hairy companion, plus, ar…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Monday, November 10, 2025

'Lockdown was illuminating': Tim Robbins reflects on the origins of 'Topsy Turvy' by Tonya Mosley

"Things that I had held sacred or had held as truths were challenged," Robbins says of the pandemic. His new play is about a chorus that loses its ability to sing together after COVID isolat…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:06PM
Saturday, November 8, 2025

WWDTM: Roy Choi by NPR

This week, we're live in Orange County with Roy Choi and panelists Tom Papa, Negin Farsad, and Karen CheeLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Pol…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:05AM
Wednesday, November 5, 2025

'It's as if I've been reborn': Misty Copeland begins a next chapter in 'a new body' by Tonya Mosley

Copeland says her final performance with American Ballet Theatre was a thank you to the communities that had supported her. "What I represented is something far bigger than me," she says.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:18PM
Monday, November 3, 2025

When Broadway flops get a second life as student musicals by Elissa Nadworny

Each year, many more Americans see live theater in local schools than on Broadway. So when a show has a short run in New York? It's not over.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:24AM
Saturday, November 1, 2025

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!- by NPR

This week, Julia Fox joins panelists Alonzo Bodden, Adam Burke, and Josh GondelmanLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:00AM
Wednesday, October 29, 2025

HTDE: Motivation, Secret Messages, and Stealing Your Thunder by NPR

This week: Filmmaker Alice Wu shares a clever trick to help you finally finish that thing you’ve been working on, why teenagers are taking over the comments sections of old podcast episode…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Saturday, October 25, 2025

WWDTM: Ally the Piper by NPR

This week, bagpipe superstar Ally the Piper joins panelists Hari Kondabolu, Faith Salie, and Alex EdelmanLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Pol…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:00AM
Thursday, October 23, 2025

Ballet star Misty Copeland says farewell to the stage by Andrew Limbong

Misty Copeland was the first Black principal dancer at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:31PM

Misty Copeland hangs up her pointe shoes after performing at retirement show by The Associated Press

Misty Copeland took one last spin on her pointe shoes Wednesday, as she retired after a trailblazing career in which she became an ambassador for diversity in an overwhelmingly white art for…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:18AM
Saturday, October 18, 2025

WWDTM: Anna Kendrick, Jeff Gordon, and more! by NPR

This week, we nurse our sunburns while revisiting some of our favorite moments from this yearLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:00AM
Wednesday, October 15, 2025

HTDE: Earthquakes, Dentists, and How To Talk To Your Dog by NPR

On today’s episode: a bold new way to help out when an earthquake hits, and Mike and Ian help out a listener with the help of a friendly dentist and a dog named Stella. Plus, our continuin…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Drew Struzan, artist of iconic movie posters, dies at 78 by Alina Edwards

The artist and illustrator created iconic posters for movie franchises like Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Back to the Future.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:31PM

To celebrate opera composer Giuseppe Verdi, fans gather at his statue in New York City by Jeff Lunden

Fans of "La traviata," "Aida," and "Otello" creator Giuseppe Verdi met at his statue in New York City Friday to mark 212 years since his birth.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:36PM
Sunday, October 12, 2025

To celebrate opera composer Giuseppi Verdi, fans gather at his statue in New York City by Jeff Lunden

Fans of "La traviata," "Aida," and "Otello" creator Giuseppi Verdi met at his statue in New York City Friday to mark 212 years since his birth.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:48PM
Saturday, October 11, 2025

WWDTM: Taimane by NPR

This week, we're live in Honolulu with panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Peter Grosz, and Paula Poundstone. Plus, special guest Taimane!Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoic…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:52PM
Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Talks resume as Broadway actors consider a strike by Jennifer Vanasco

Broadway's union for performers and stage managers says the sticking point is health care.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:12PM
Monday, October 6, 2025

Bread and Puppet Theater is still working to 'make the revolution irresistible' by Neda Ulaby

The decades-old radical troupe Bread and Puppet, famed for its protest art including giant puppets, is touring again — mixing circus, politics and bread in a sharply polarized moment.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:32PM

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