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Best Of: Education & A.I. / Having A Child In The Digital Age
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/24/1253112969/best-of-education-a-i-having-a-child-in-the-digital-age
Published: May 24, 2025 15:48
Professors and educators are now turning to A.I. to prepare lessons, teach, and even grade students' work. We talk with New York Times tech reporter Kashmir Hill about the ongoing debate in higher-ed about A.I.. TV critic David Bianculli reviews One to…
Remembering Broadway Composer Charles Strouse
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/23/1253043771/remembering-broadway-composer-charles-strouse
Published: May 23, 2025 15:19
We remember Broadway composer Charles Strouse, who died May 15 at age 96. He wrote the music for the hit musicals Bye Bye Birdie and Annie, which included such songs as "Put On a Happy Face," "A Lot of Livin' to Do," and "Tomorrow." Jay-Z sampled "Hard…
Walton Goggins Was Raised By A Village
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/22/1252898750/walton-goggins
Published: May 22, 2025 18:38
Walton Goggins talks with Tonya Mosley about growing up poor in the Deep South, the travel that changed him, and collaborating with his wife. He says his unconventional childhood shaped his approach to acting, from Justified to The White Lotus and The…
Professors Are Using A.I., Too. Now What?
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/21/1252663599/kashmir-hill-ai
Published: May 21, 2025 18:25
Colleges and universities have been trying to fight against students using tools like ChatGPT to do class assignments and communicate. But here's a twist: Professors and educators are now turning to A.I. to prepare lessons, teach, and even grade students'…
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/20/1252435981/jake-tapper-original-sin
Published: May 20, 2025 18:49
CNN host Jake Tapper's book, Original Sin, co-authored by Alex Thompson, describes a president who struggled to function: "One person told us that the presidency was, at best, a five-person board with Joe Biden as chairman." Tapper spoke with Terry Gross…
Cole Escola's 'Stupid' Dream Came True With 'Oh, Mary!'
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/19/1252360720/cole-escola-oh-mary
Published: May 19, 2025 18:41
Escola gives former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln a wild second act in the Tony-nominated play Oh, Mary! "This play is about a woman with a dream that no one around her understands," Escola says. The actor spoke with Ann Marie Baldonado about growing up in…
Best Of: Ramy Youssef / Danny McBride
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/17/1252075117/best-of-ramy-youssef-danny-mcbride
Published: May 17, 2025 07:00
Ramy Youssef's new animated comedy series, #1 Happy Family USA, is about an Egyptian American Muslim family living in New Jersey, after 9/11, trying to blend in and doing everything they can to avoid being seen as a threat. Youssef spoke with Terry Gross…
Zombies Frontman Colin Blundstone
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/16/1251782102/zombies-colin-blundstone
Published: May 16, 2025 17:48
There's a new documentary about the '60s British band The Zombies. It's called 'Hung Up on a Dream' and it's streaming on Amazon Prime. We're listening back to Terry's 1998 interview with lead singer of The Zombies, Colin Blundstone. The band had a…
Navigating The 'Wellness' Epidemic
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/15/1251545874/wellness-epidemic
Published: May 15, 2025 18:24
Journalist Amy Larocca says our society's obsession with optimization and self-care has reached a fever pitch. She unpacks what it really means to take care of ourselves in How to Be Well. Also, Justin Chang reviews the Chinese film Caught by the…
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/14/1251284830/pharma-prices-investigation
Published: May 14, 2025 19:16
ProPublica reporter David Armstrong began investigating the pharmaceutical industry when he learned a single pill of his cancer treatment costs about the same as a new iPhone — but costs 25 cents to make. His investigation into the discovery and marketing…
Ramy Youssef Animates A Muslim Family's Post-9/11 Life
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/13/1250902351/ramy-youssef-prime
Published: May 13, 2025 18:43
Actor Ramy Youssef was in 5th grade and living in New Jersey when the Twin Towers fell. His new Amazon Prime animated show, #1 Happy Family USA, draws on the experiences of his own Egyptian American family navigating Islamophobia after Sept. 11. Conan…
'Righteous Gemstones' Creator Danny McBride's Love Letter To The South
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/12/1250811344/danny-mcbride-righteous-gemstones
Published: May 12, 2025 19:05
The Georgia native has seen how Hollywood traffics in stereotypes about the American South. He talks with Tonya Mosley about making creative work that challenges them. His HBO show The Righteous Gemstones, which satirizes televangelists, just wrapped its…
Best Of: Michelle Williams / Sarah Snook
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/10/1250441646/best-of-michelle-williams-sarah-snook
Published: May 10, 2025 07:00
Michelle Williams talks about starring in Dying For Sex — a dark but funny TV series based on a true story about a woman with stage four cancer who, facing death, decides to take ownership of her sexual pleasure. Also, we hear from Sarah Snook. She's best…