NPR News: Lisa Kudrow on her 'The Comeback' delusion, Conan and revisiting 'Friends'

Lisa Kudrow on her 'The Comeback' delusion, Conan and revisiting 'Friends'
Kudrow is nominated for an Emmy for her final season playing Valerie Cherish on HBO's The Comeback. We'll also talk about her experience watching Friends after Matthew Perry's death.

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NPR News: Documentary 'American Doctor' follows three doctors on medical missions in Gaza

Documentary 'American Doctor' follows three doctors on medical missions in Gaza
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mark Perlmutter {PEARL-mut-tur}, a Jewish American orthopedic surgeon from North Carolina, and Thaer {THAA-uhr} Ahmad, a Palestinian American emergency physician from Chicago. They are among three doctors working in Gaza featured in the documentary "American Doctor."

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NPR News: How movies have explored manhood... For better and worse

How movies have explored manhood... For better and worse
Movies have been exploring what it means to be a man almost as long as there have been movies. But where is the line between critiquing or lionizing the dominant ideas of manhood?

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NPR News: Sunday Puzzle: MBA's

Sunday Puzzle: MBA's
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and KUHF listener Ned Andrews of Houston, Texas.

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NPR News: 'Wait Wait' for August 22, 2026: The Wait Wait Summer Spectacular, Part 2!

'Wait Wait' for August 22, 2026: The Wait Wait Summer Spectacular, Part 2!
This week, we extend our summer break with Ken Jennings, Olivia Munn, Father James Martin, and Bobby Lopez!

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NPR News: A battle over 'Italian brainrot' could shape who owns AI art

A battle over 'Italian brainrot' could shape who owns AI art
A legal battle over what looks like a cartoon stick could help set the rules over whether creators can claim ownership of their AI-generated characters.

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NPR News: Harvard's American Repertory Theater puts on revival of Ionesco's 'Rhinoceros'

Harvard's American Repertory Theater puts on revival of Ionesco's 'Rhinoceros'
The American Repertory Theater at Harvard University premiers a revival of Eugène Ionesco's landmark play, "Rhinoceros." NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to director Diane Paulus and actor John Turturro.

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NPR News: 'The Dog Stars' novelist Peter Heller drew on real-life survival skills

'The Dog Stars' novelist Peter Heller drew on real-life survival skills
Heller's 2012 novel about a man who survives a super flu that kills most of humanity is now being adapted to film. Adventure writer Heller drew from his own life. Originally broadcast in 2012.

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NPR News: What to know about this weekend's IndyCar race on the National Mall

What to know about this weekend's IndyCar race on the National Mall
Why is the car race in this part of D.C.? Will it be streaming? Who's paying for it? Here's what to know before the Freedom 250 Grand Prix hits the National Mall this weekend.

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NPR News: As the Tupac murder trial continues, a look back at the cultural moment

As the Tupac murder trial continues, a look back at the cultural moment
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Joel Anderson, a host of the podcast Slow Burn, about the Tupac Shakur murder trial and the cultural moment around his murder.

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NPR News: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has a theory about Marvel's 'Wonder Man' cancellation

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has a theory about Marvel's 'Wonder Man' cancellation
Two weeks after being nominated for an Emmy for his leading role in Wonder Man, Abdul-Mateen found out that the series had been cancelled. He says Marvel could do more to support Black-led projects.

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NPR News: Which country makes the best jollof rice? D.C. foodies put it to a blind test

Which country makes the best jollof rice? D.C. foodies put it to a blind test
One of the most famous dishes across West Africa is Jollof Rice — fragrant rice cooked down with spices, tomatoes and meat. But which version is best? A traveling festival aims to find out.

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