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Could a 'miracle' weight loss drug mean the end the body positivity movement?

Monday, May 13, 2024

Body acceptance activists have been trying to change American attitudes toward being overweight for generations. Could a "miracle" drug for weight loss mean the end of the body positivity movement?

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New HBO series looks at Vietnam War from Vietnamese perspective

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with actor Hoa Xuande about the new HBO show 'The Sympathizer' — a rare piece of Hollywood entertainment that tells the story of the Vietnam War from a Vietnamese perspective.

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OJ murder case put race in America on trial

Thursday, April 11, 2024

OJ Simpson's family announced that he died of cancer Wednesday at age 76. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with sports writer Dave Zirin about the contradictions of the football star acquitted of murder.

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Show creator Larry David learns a lesson from 'Seinfeld' for 'Curb' finale

Tuesday, April 09, 2024

In the finale of Curb Your Enthusiasm, characters from previous seasons testify to Larry David's selfish behavior. This mirrors the last episode of Seinfeld, which David helped create.

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After a year in Russian detention, WSJ reporter's sister still fights for his release

Thursday, March 28, 2024

This Friday marks a year since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by Russian security forces. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with his sister about how he's doing.

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'Shirley' is a celebratory biopic that doesn't end in triumph

Friday, March 22, 2024

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina King and John Ridley, star and director of the biopic "Shirley" which celebrates Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress.

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The pioneering women behind the invisible art of film editing

Sunday, March 03, 2024

Film editing is one of the most important aspects of filmmaking, and since the dawn of cinema, women have played a pivotal role in Hollywood as editors.

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How the Underground Railroad got its name

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with journalist Scott Shane, who traced the naming of the Underground Railroad back to the writings of the little-known 19th century abolitionist Thomas Smallwood.

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Hollywood loves to churn out 'great man' movies. This year stands out, critic says

Tuesday, January 02, 2024

The year 2023 saw quite a few movies about "Great Men": Oppenheimer, Napoleon, Maestro, Ferrari. How did these films play into or subvert expectations around those kinds of stories?

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Director Andrew Haigh talks about love and loneliness in 'All of Us Strangers'

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Director Andrew Haigh speaks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about his new film All of Us Strangers.

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The obsession with demonic possession on screen

Saturday, December 23, 2023

Tuesday marks 50 years since The Exorcist came out and shocked audiences with its depiction of a possessed 12-year-old girl. Its release kicked off an obsession with films about demonic possession.

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Find your next favorite holiday movie

Sunday, November 26, 2023

Holiday season is here, which means holiday movie watching has begun. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with All Things Considered producer Marc Rivers about the best (and worst) holiday film classics.

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'Maxine's Baby' is a documentary chronicling the life of Hollywood mogul Tyler Perry

Friday, November 17, 2023

Ailsa Chang talks to Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz about their new documentary Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story that chronicles the life and controversy of the Hollywood mogul.

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Meg Ryan rethinks the rom-com genre in her new film 'What Happens Later'

Friday, November 03, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with actress and director Meg Ryan about her new movie, What Happens Later, in which former lovers get snowed in at an airport overnight.

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

Friday, October 06, 2023

Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: the documentary series How It's Made, the series The Americans and The Underground Railroad, and more.

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Howard University receives a replacement for Hattie McDaniel's missing Oscar

Monday, October 02, 2023

Hattie McDaniel's Oscar went missing from Howard University decades ago. Howard celebrated McDaniel's legacy Sunday as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences replaced the missing plaque.

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Inside the workshop where presidential flags are lovingly made, mostly by immigrants

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Philadelphia – city of brotherly love, birthplace of American democracy. And the only place in the world where presidential flags are made.

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, listening and reading

Friday, September 29, 2023

Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: the series Deadloch, a new John Grisham book, an album from Dessa, and a podcast about Vietnam in movies.

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Chagos refugees continue the decades-long fight for justice

Friday, September 29, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Olivier Bancoult, leader of the Chagos Refugee Group. Fifty years ago, the UK forced the Chaggosians off their land to make room for a US military base.

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Meeting the Philadelphia team that embroiders presidential flags

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

A small workshop on a northeast Philadelphia military base exclusively manufactures the presidential and vice presidential flags. The tradition has been going on for more than 150 years.

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