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This week, Tim Meadows helps us stroll down memory lane with some of our favorite guests of 2024Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Every year, we remember some of the writers, actors, musicians, filmmakers and performers who died over the past year, and whose lifetime of creative work helped shape our world.
The singer-songwriter and Talking Heads frontman presents some of his favorite holiday music " including songs by The Pogues, James Brown, LCD Soundsystem and Paul Simon. Find his playlist o…
Gypsy has been called the best musical of all time. Audra McDonald is starring in a new Broadway revival, and the race-conscious casting gives the production a new frame.
This week, Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone join Dulcé Sloan, Hari Kondabolu, and Roy Blount Jr. to talk about their new podcast Hildy the BarbackLearn more about sponsor message choices: p…
Anyone can dance. As you read this comic, follow each step " and you'll be moving and grooving in no time.
Lionel trains turns 125, celebrating more than a century of holiday magic. From historic models to smartphone-controlled locomotives, these iconic toy trains continue to captivate kids and c…
A Lionel toy train around the Christmas tree continues to be a fixture of holiday tradition in some families. The iconic American company is about to roll into its 125th anniversary.
The Grammy Award-winning singer says working with a vocal coach "honestly changed my life." Eilish and her brother/collaborator Finneas talk with Terry Gross about their new album, Hit Me Ha…
Jackson made a cameo in the romantic comedy musical & Juliet on Saturday night. She told NPR: "I got a call, and someone said, 'We heard that this was your lifelong dream.' And it is."
This week, we're live at Carnegie with Not My Job guest Ketanji Brown Jackson and panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Mo Rocca, and Paula PoundstoneLearn more about sponsor message choices: po…
The British actor and singer played abolitionist Harriet Tubman in Harriet, and Aretha Franklin in Genius: Aretha. Now she's defying gravity as Elphaba in Wicked. She spoke with Terry Gross …
On today's episode, Charlie needs help writing a children's book for his wife. So, Mike and Ian call up some of the greatest minds in modern literature, Gillian Flynn and James Patterson. Pl…
Danielle Deadwyler stars in the Netflix adaptation of the August Wilson play The Piano Lesson. She spoke with Tonya Mosley about her journey from the Atlanta theater scene to the big screen,…
This week, Jim Gaffigan joins panelists Adam Felber, Adam Burke, and Negin Farsad to talk about being the Pope's favorite comedian.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.co…
Rachel Bloom is a comedian and songwriter. She created and starred in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. The spring of 2020 was a tough time for a lot of us. It took Bloom a few years to process all that,…
There is a historic opera house in the Amazon that is a destination for some famous singers, musicians and local fans.
There is a historic opera house in the Amazon that is a destination for some famous singers, musicians and local fans.
This week, Wait Wait celebrates Thanksgiving with a cornucopia of great guests!Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
This week on How To Do Everything, a listener calls in asking how to avoid startling innocent pedestrians when she goes on runs. So Mike and Ian recruit the help of an Olympic marathoner and…
Lloyd's Carrot Cake has been a New York institution for nearly 40 years. Every Thanksgiving customers from near and far flock to the shop to purchase the moist cakes, topped with cream chees…
Michael Schur wrote for the The Office, and created The Good Place, and co-created Parks and Recreation and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. His new show for Netflix, A Man on the Inside, features Ted Da…
Somebody Somewhere's Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller join panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Tom Papa, and Maz JobraniLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR…
This week, we're live in Detroit with Governor Whitmer and panelists Josh Gondelman, Hari Kondabolu, and Roxanne RobertsLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
Two roommates disagree about how to pronounce "pecan," so Mike and Ian call up Martha Stewart"and others"to help. Plus, an Italian town in the shadow of the Alps spent three months of the ye…
