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Love And Hope Are At The Heart Of 'The Prophets'

7:52am January 09, 2021

by Scott Simon

Robert Jones Jr.'s debut novel is a love story between two enslaved men on a Mississippi plantation. He says that it was very important for him to depict love and art in the midst of sorrow.

In the long-running "Up" series, Michael Apted began with a group of British children, and checked in with them every seven years as they aged. 63 Up came out in 2019, and he said he hoped to release 84 Up at age 99. He's pictured above at the Dubai Inter

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Michael Apted, Director Of The 'Up' Documentary Series, Dies At 79

10:03pm January 08, 2021

by Neda Ulaby

Apted's pioneering documentary series began with a group of British children and checked in with them every seven years. He also directed Coal Miner's Daughter and The World Is Not Enough.

Singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, performing in Carhaix-Plouguer, France in 2006.

Tracy Chapman Wins Lawsuit Against Nicki Minaj

3:57pm January 08, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

According to the suit, Minaj re-recorded the lyrics and vocal melody of Chapman's song "Baby Can I Hold You" without permission. Minaj will pay the singer-songwriter $450,000 in an order of judgment.

Former FBI Director James Comey speaks at Harvard Kennedy School with Harvard's Eric Rosenbach on Feb. 24, 2020 in Boston, Mass.

There Will Be Books: James Comey Sequel Signals New Wave Of Memoirs In Post-Trump Era

2:37pm January 08, 2021

by Ron Elving

In former FBI Director James Comey's view, his obligation is not to the person or party who appointed him or even to the Department of Justice, but to justice itself.

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The Insurrection At The Capitol Is A TV Event That Will Live In History

1:40pm January 08, 2021

by David Bianculli

At times, TV brings us live coverage of something so shocking that we'll never forget it. The image of Trump supporters attacking the Capitol ranks as one of the most momentous events ever broadcast.

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Remembering Nature Writer Barry Lopez

1:40pm January 08, 2021

by Terry Gross

Lopez, who died Dec. 25, won the 1986 National Book Award for Arctic Dreams, an account of his travels in the far north over a period of four years. Originally broadcast in 1989 and 2013.

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Toy History

12:15pm January 08, 2021

From the Fox sitcom Call Me Kat, actors Mayim Bialik and Cheyenne Jackson compete in an audio game about vintage toy commercials.

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Real Or Fake 1930s Inventions

12:15pm January 08, 2021

Actors Mayim Bialik and Cheyenne Jackson determine if there was such a thing as a "Radio Hat" in a game of real or fake inventions from nearly a century ago.

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Fact Bag

12:15pm January 08, 2021

Ophira Eisenberg and Jonathan Coulton dip into the Fact Bag and ponder which genre of music yields the most delicious cheese. Is it rock, ambient, classical, techno, or hip-hop? But it's all gouda.

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Prom Songs

12:15pm January 08, 2021

Comedian Baron Vaughn and musician Open Mike Eagle compete in a music parody game about slow prom songs changed to be about things you learned in high school.

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