Washington Irving's Headless Horseman Of Sleepy Hollow Turns 200
NPR's Scott Simon talks to historian Elizabeth Bradley about the 200th anniversary of the publication of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Arts
'Snapped' Grounds A Sparky Romance In Real-World Experience
Alexa Martin draws on her own life for the latest in her series of football-themed romances. Snapped deals with some of the problems that plague the sport, but never loses sight of the love story.
'Russian Troll Farm:' Imagine 'The Office,' But With Election Interference
A new play — directed and performed via Zoom — imagines workplace life at Russia's Internet Research Agency, a real life troll-farm indicted for its interference in the 2016 election.
Unimaginative 'Witches' Retread Lacks The Magic Of Roald Dahl's Classic
Though Anne Hathaway throws herself into the role of the Grand High Witch with obvious relish, she often seems to be straining for effect — which leaves The Witches feeling flat.
'Fresh Air' Reflects On The Psychedelic Movement
We listen to a 1983 interview with psychologist Timothy Leary, a 1990 interview with spiritual leader Ram Dass and a 2018 interview with How to Change Your Mind author Michael Pollan.
Secrets And Betrayals Upend A Seemingly Perfect Life In 'The Undoing'
Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant star as a married couple on the brink of unraveling in David E. Kelley's new HBO miniseries, based on Jean Hanff Korelitz's novel, You Should Have Known.
Go The Distance
Comedians Danielle Perez and Madison Shephard identify classic films re-imagined in the era of social distancing. Home Alone didn't make the cut since it remains virtually unchanged.
Mascot Fashion Show
Sports mascots strut down the runway. Comedians Danielle Perez and Madison Shepard guess who they are.
Press X To Save The Princess
The Konami code won't save The Daily Show's Ronny Chieng and Michael Kosta as they take on a true/false quiz about video games.
Elvish Presley
The Daily Show's Ronny Chieng and Michael Kosta go on a quest in this music parody game where Jonathan Coulton performs Elvis songs re-written to be about characters from The Lord of the Rings.