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Old magic society reveals some magicians' secrets to conjure new recruits

7:56am November 26, 2023

by Andrea Shea // WBUR

A secret society of magicians is exposing what's hidden up their sleeves in an attempt to draw in new members. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on November 23, 2023.)

Why Johnny Cash's music still resonates today, 20 years after his death

5:24pm November 25, 2023

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Johnny Cash historian Mark Stielper and Cash's son, John Carter Cash, on their book, Johnny Cash: The Life in Lyrics and the Man in Black's legacy as a songwriter.

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Hannah Kearney competes in the women's freestyle skiing aerials qualification at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010.

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'Wait Wait' for November 25, 2023: Happy Thanksgiving!

9:20am November 25, 2023

To celebrate how thankful we are for 25 years on the air, we revisit interviews with Jane Curtin, Hannah Kearney, Adam Savage and Muffet McGraw.

The Baddies, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler

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Beware! 'The Baddies' are here to scare your kids — and make them laugh

8:08am November 25, 2023

by Samantha Balaban

From the author and illustrator of The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom now comes The Baddies: a witch, a troll and a ghost like being bad so much they compete to see who can be the very worst.

Arielle Jacobs and Jose Llana as Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos in the Broadway musical Here Lives Love.

I investigated the crimes of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos — and loved 'Here Lies Love'

7:01am November 25, 2023

by Lewis M. Simons

Journalist Lewis M. Simons, who won a Pulitzer Prize for investigating the hidden wealth of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, shares his thoughts after a sold-out Broadway matinee of Here Lies Love.

Blake Roman, left, Steven Telsey, Zal Owen, Danny Kornfeld, Eric Peters and Sean Bell in Harmony.

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An early boy band was world famous — until the Nazis took over

5:00am November 25, 2023

by Jeff Lunden

Long before The Backstreet Boys, a vocal sextet in Weimar Germany was silenced because three memebrs were Jewish. A new Broadway musical with a score by Barry Manilow tells their story.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of sexual abuse by two more women

12:03am November 25, 2023

by The Associated Press

Two more women have come forward to accuse Combs of sexual abuse, a week after the music mogul settled a separate lawsuit with the singer Cassie that contained allegations of rape and physical abuse.

Skip the lines and save some money with Buy Nothing Day

5:43pm November 24, 2023

It's Black Friday — one of the biggest days for retail spending, when companies slash prices to get us to buy more stuff. If you're tired of this annual exercise in consumption, meet Buy Nothin Day.

Brenda Song plays Princess Akemi in Blue Eye Samurai.

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

5:00pm November 24, 2023

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the song "Farrah Fawcett Hair" and the shows Blue Eye Samurai and Ghosts UK.

How an Oklahoma DA and a local tribe worked together to combat gang violence

4:27pm November 24, 2023

by Max Bryan

When gang violence escalated in one East Oklahoma town, the district attorney had to work with the local tribe to bring the situation under control.