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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…
R. Crumb, King Of Underground Comics
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/09/1250191991/r-crumb-king-of-underground-comics
Published: May 9, 2025 18:24
R. Crumb created Zap Comix and such characters as Mr. Natural and Fritz the Cat. His comics were a staple of the 1960s counterculture, and came out of his nightmares, fantasies and fetishes. There was a time when he wanted to censor that part of himself —…
Having A Child In The Digital Age
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/08/1249919755/amanda-hess-second-life
Published: May 8, 2025 19:45
When NYT critic-at-large Amanda Hess learned her unborn child had an abnormality, she turned to the internet — but didn't find reassurance. "My relationship with technology became so much more intense," she says. She talks with Tonya Mosley about pregnancy…
President Trump's Conflicts Of Interest
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/1249592912/president-trumps-conflicts-of-interest
Published: May 7, 2025 18:47
New York Times reporter Eric Lipton says the Trump family businesses, including their crypto company, are capitalizing on the President's position, and creating unprecedented conflicts of interest.Learn more about sponsor message choices:…
Michelle Williams Insists On Finding Pleasure & Humor Alongside Pain
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/06/1249331196/michelle-williams-dying-for-sex
Published: May 6, 2025 18:17
Michelle Williams' FX/Hulu series Dying For Sex follows a woman with terminal cancer who decides to pursue her own sexual pleasure. She says the show is about sex, friendship and "being scared and brave at the same time."Learn more about sponsor message…
Sarah Snook Almost Didn't Audition For 'Succession'
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/05/1249236663/sarah-snook
Published: May 5, 2025 18:56
Snook, who played Shiv Roy on Succession, was just nominated for a Tony for playing all the characters in The Picture of Dorian Gray on Broadway. "I don't know what comes after this," she says. She talks about playing 26 different parts in Dorian, why she…
Best Of: Inside The Pronatalist Movement / Making Sense Of Trauma
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/03/1248905607/best-of-inside-the-pronatalist-movement-making-sense-of-trauma
Published: May 3, 2025 07:00
We're diving into the resurgence of the pronatalism movement, the belief that having more babies will save a failing civilization. With new Trump-backed policies promising "baby bonuses" and even a "National Medal of Motherhood," pronatalists are warning…
A Story Of Shipwreck, Mutiny And Murder
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/02/1248664731/a-story-of-shipwreck-mutiny-and-murder
Published: May 2, 2025 07:00
David Grann's book, The Wager, is about an 18th century British warship that wrecked on an island after passing through the treacherous waters of Cape Horn. The castaways faced terrible conditions and starvation, and descended into chaos, including…
Terry Gross Remembers Her Late Husband, Francis Davis
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/01/1248444386/terry-gross-husband-obit
Published: May 1, 2025 18:39
Fresh Air host Terry Gross lost her husband, acclaimed writer Francis Davis, on April 14. They were together for 47 years. Today, she shares some of Francis with the audience, including the story of how they met and became a couple.Also, we listen back to…