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A surprise snow day for the White House press corps by NPR

This week, we’re live in Omaha with legendary volleyball coach John Cook and panelists Josh Gondelman, Faith Salie, and Dulcé Sloan.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 4:00am on September 26, 2026☆⚑

A fond farewell to brunch and also humankind by NPR

This week, panelists Adam Burke, Shantira Jackson, and Sam Rocha talk about the AI apocalypse, beds full of bees, and the death of brunch. Plus, guest Hernan Diaz discusses his favorite pen …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 4:00am on September 19, 2026☆⚑

Trump threatens to tear down the Kennedy Center, as legal battle continues by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The president made the remark to reporters amidst back-and-forth developments in federal court, including an allegation that a forklift repeatedly struck the center.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:10pm on September 18, 2026☆⚑

Attorney discusses vote to close the Kennedy Center after judge blocked Trump's name by Leila Fadel

The Kennedy Center's board voted to close for two years, after a judge ruled against adding President Trump's name. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Attorney Nathaniel Zelinsky about the embatt…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 5:05am on September 16, 2026☆⚑

Kennedy Center board votes to close after judge again rejects adding Trump's name by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The Kennedy Center's board of directors voted to close the historic arts center Tuesday, just minutes after a federal judge once again stopped a plan to put President Trump's name on the bui…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 5:05am on September 16, 2026☆⚑

Kennedy Center board votes to close it, as judge again keeps Trump's name off by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The board's vote to shutter the historic arts center came amid concerns about financial, structural problems.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:05pm on September 15, 2026☆⚑

Singer/actor Danielle Brooks says 'gratitude should always lead the way' by Terry Gross

Brooks grew up in a church where her mom was a minister and her dad a deacon. She went on to play Taystee in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. Now she co-stars If I Go Will They Mi…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 4:55pm on September 15, 2026☆⚑

Judge blocks plan to return Trump's name to the Kennedy Center by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The judge ruled that the arts center's board may not put Trump's name back up on the building, saying such a change needs Congressional approval.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 4:55pm on September 15, 2026☆⚑

Designer Bob Mackie dies at 87 by Jeff Lunden

Bob Mackie, designer of glitzy costumes for stage and screen, died Monday of pneumonia in Palm Springs, California.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 4:50am on September 15, 2026☆⚑

Kennedy Center says it's on the brink of bankruptcy, might close as early as Tuesday by Anastasia Tsioulcas

In two board resolutions made public Monday, the arts institution says it is in a dire financial and physical state — and that only President Trump can "rescue" it.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 4:45pm on September 14, 2026☆⚑

The producer of Fleabag and Baby Reindeer's tip for finding a hit? Don't look for one by Rebecca Rosman

Theatre producer Francesca Moody has a remarkable record of spotting shows that go on to have wide success. At the Edinburgh Fringe festival, she told NPR about what she looks for in a perfo…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:45am on September 14, 2026☆⚑

From crime reporter to clown: Why clowning is having a moment by Steve Inskeep

A crime reporter became a clown, leading us into a strange world of flops, reinvention and a scene that may or may not actually be booming.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:20am on September 13, 2026☆⚑

We fold our phones and get roasted by Leslie Jones by NPR

This week, panelists Negin Farsad, Peter Grosz, and Sureni Weerasekera talk foldable iPhones, $5000 bribes, and the sicekst dashcam vidoes. Then, Leslie Jones joins us to roast our set, and …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 4:00am on September 12, 2026☆⚑

The Metropolitan Opera reimagines Mozart at Coney Island. It involves snakes by Dave Mistich

The Metropolitan Opera has reimagined a version of Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte" set at Coney Island in the 1950s. Live snakes were auditioned and a large boa constrictor named Princess has been…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 2:20pm on September 6, 2026☆⚑

Our panel goes on shore leave with Maggie Smith by NPR

This week, we’re live in Ohio with poet Maggie Smith and panelists Annie Rauwerda, Mo Rocca, and Shane TorresSupport public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this o…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 4:00am on September 5, 2026☆⚑

How the producer of 'Fleabag' finds hits at the Fringe by Rebecca Rosman

Before Baby Reindeer or Fleabag made it to the screen, they were small theater productions at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. And behind both is a producer you've probably never heard of.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 6:25pm on August 31, 2026☆⚑

Magician behind Broadway's 'Paranormal Activity,' 'Stranger Things' talks tricks by Jennifer Vanasco

Audiences flock to Broadway each year for a dose of "theater magic." It turns out that some of that spectacle and wonder is created behind the scenes by actual magicians.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:20pm on August 31, 2026☆⚑

Former Mets player Jose Iglesias makes Broadway debut in Buena Vista Social Club by Jeff Lunden

MLB player Jose Iglesias, known as "Candelita" will be joining the Broadway show Buena Vista Social Club onstage.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 6:20am on August 31, 2026☆⚑

Hit shows from Edinburgh's Fringe festival are coming to America. Here are our top picks by Rebecca Rosman

The annual "anything goes" performing arts festival featured more than 4,200 performances this year. These are the ones we're still talking about.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 6:15am on August 31, 2026☆⚑

At this year's Fringe festival, the audience is hot and cold on a new performance space — in a sauna by Rebecca Rosman

Every August, millions gather in Edinburgh, Scotland, for the Fringe, the world's largest performing arts festival. This year's festival features a sauna.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:10pm on August 30, 2026☆⚑

Broadway Magicians

Magicians don't just perform on Broadway - they also act as theatrical consultants to create spooky or magical illusions in plays and musicals

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:40am on August 29, 2026☆⚑

Trade wars, what are they good for? by NPR

This week, magician Carisa Hendrix joins panelists Peter Grosz, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, and Tig Notaro to talk fire-eating, drag, and cheetos.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks f…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 4:00am on August 29, 2026☆⚑

Remembering Tim Curry by NPR

Actor Tim Curry, best-known for playing mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, died this week at age 80. He spoke with Terry Gross in 2005 about finding the chara…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 2:42pm on August 28, 2026☆⚑

Before an emergency hearing, the Kennedy Center's board threatens to demolish it by Anastasia Tsioulcas

A lawsuit seeks to block President Trump's name from going back on the center. The center's board warns that if renovation plans don't go forward, it may be demolished.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:00am on August 27, 2026☆⚑

Tim Curry, who defined 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show,' has died by Alice Woelfle

Curry will be most remembered for his role as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, the tyrannical gender-bending alien scientist in both stage and screen versions of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He was 80.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 4:40pm on August 26, 2026☆⚑
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