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
Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Kennedy Center lays off Social Impact employees by Chloe Veltman

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., has dissolved its Social Impact division, which partnered with local organizations to bring in diverse artists and aud…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:24AM
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…

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Friday, March 21, 2025

Comedians will celebrate Conan O'Brien at the Kennedy Center on Sunday. Will they take on Trump? by Elizabeth Blair

Conan O'Brien will receive one of the most coveted awards in comedy on Sunday — but the annual event takes place at a tense time for the Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:42PM
Monday, March 17, 2025

John Kani risked his life to tell stories of apartheid — at 81, he's still at it by Elizabeth Blair

The South African actor has been speaking out about racial injustice for decades, often in collaboration with the late playwright Athol Fugard. Kunene and the King is Kani's latest project.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:12AM
Sunday, March 16, 2025

This Betty Boop is Broadway's newest star by Jeff Lunden

Jasmine Amy Rogers is starring in her first Broadway musical. Eight years ago, NPR talked with her when she was still in high school.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:18AM
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

Remembering South African playwright Athol Fugard by Terry Gross

Fugard, who died March 8, was a white South African whose plays explored the consequences of Apartheid. He was later awarded a Tony Award for lifetime achievement. Originally broadcast in 19…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:03PM
Monday, March 10, 2025

South African playwright Athol Fugard, who chronicled apartheid, dies at 92 by Jeff Lunden

Prolific South African playwright Athol Fugard, who chronicled apartheid and its aftermath, has died at the age of 92.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:32AM

Playwright Athol Fugard, who chronicled apartheid and its aftermath, dies at 92 by Jeff Lunden

The celebrated South African playwright was known for Blood Knot, The Road to Mecca and "Master Harold"...and the Boys. He said his job was to make "leaps out of my reality and into other re…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:06AM
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
Friday, March 7, 2025

'Hamilton' cancels planned Kennedy Center performances by Andrew Limbong

The hit musical joins a number of other productions and acts that have pulled out of appearances at the Kennedy Center since President Trump took over the storied venue last month.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:03AM
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
Friday, February 21, 2025

Artists vs. the White House by Brittany Luse

Several entertainers and artists have severed ties with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts since President Trump assumed chairmanship of the organization. This week, Brittany…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:42AM
Thursday, February 20, 2025

Kennedy Center evacuates due to bomb threat targeting Shen Yun by Elizabeth Blair

A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center says the threat targeted Shen Yun, a touring dance troupe that is banned in China, because it is associated with the religious group Falun Gong.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:32PM

The Kennedy Center's history was marked by cooperation and independence — until now by Bob Mondello

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower envisioned the Kennedy Center as an "artistic mecca." President Trump recently told reporters he'd never seen a show there.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:12AM
Tuesday, February 18, 2025

As Trump takes over leadership at Kennedy Center, some protest through dance by Elizabeth Blair

President Trump and his appointees are now solely in charge of the Kennedy Center. Performers protested by dancing.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:48PM
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
Friday, February 14, 2025

Former Kennedy Center president speaks out in first interview since her firing by Mary Louise Kelly

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Deborah Rutter, former head of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in her first interview since the board installed President Trump as its n…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:12PM

Ousted Kennedy Center president says artists must feel "welcome and safe"

President Donald Trump is now chairman of The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Trump replaced 18 members of the board with allies who then elected him into the posi…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:12PM
Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Lost songs from Alvin Ailey's 'Revelations' find voice in new piece by Olivia Hampton

Alvin Ailey's seminal Revelations is considered the most widely viewed modern dance work in the world. Lost songs from the 1960 premiere are featured in a new work and an album this season.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:12AM

The Kennedy Center's history was, until now, marked by cooperation and independence by Bob Mondello

Proposed in 1955 by President Dwight Eisenhower and championed by the arts enthusiast whose name it would ultimately bear, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has a storied hi…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:02AM
Monday, February 10, 2025

Trump plans to become chair of the Kennedy Center. Here are 3 things to know by Bob Mondello

President Trump plans to fire several Board Members at Washington D.C.'s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and indicated that he's naming himself chairman. Here's why it matt…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:12AM
Saturday, February 8, 2025

Broadway is seeing a steady revival after the pandemic, partly buoyed by tourists by Scott Simon

Five years after the pandemic, have Broadway audiences come back? And what musicals and plays are opening, in the weeks ahead, that might draw in crowds?

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:32PM

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

Trump plans to name himself chair of Kennedy Center, fire board members by Mandalit Del Barco

The president announced Friday that he would remove multiple board members, including the Chairman, who do not share his vision for a "Golden Age in Arts and Culture."

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:32AM

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

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