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'Wait Wait' for May 20, 2023: With Not My Job guest Golda Rosheuvel

9:21am May 20, 2023

Golda Rosheuvel was so great as Queen Charlotte on Bridgerton that they made a spinoff for her. She may be the best queen on TV, but can she answer our questions about Dairy Queen?

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In 'Julieta and the Romeos,' a teen aims to uncover the identity of her mystery man

8:00am May 20, 2023

by Alethea Kontis

In Maria E. Andreu's latest YA romance, Julieta Toledo escapes into writing, the perfect haven for her increasingly runaway imagination. There she connects with the mysterious "Happily Ever Drafter."

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Tell all the Kyles you know: Texas is gathering people of the same name to break a record

7:58am May 20, 2023

It's Kyle Fest in Kyle, Texas. The city is trying to break the record for the most people with the same name in one place by besting a gathering of 2,325 Ivans six years ago.

Series like Lost and Westworld were made for intense speculation and close audience attention. Above, Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly) and James "Sawyer" Ford (Josh Holloway) in Lost.

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You're overthinking it — how speculating can spoil a TV show

7:19am May 20, 2023

by Glen Weldon

Shows like Lost or The X-Files are carefully packed with secrets and hidden connections for viewers to untangle. But plenty of shows aren't high-concept puzzle boxes and you can just ... watch them.

Bun bo hue is NPR editor Suzanne Nuyen's favorite dish. It inspired the name of her blog, Bun Bo Bae.

Food blogging reminds me of what I'm capable of and how my heritage is my own

6:00am May 20, 2023

by Suzanne Nuyen

I started my Vietnamese cooking blog to preserve my family's recipes. It taught me that heritage is about mixing what I've been taught with my own experiences, and cooking up something entirely new.

LA's housing crisis raises concerns that the Fashion District will get squeezed

7:29pm May 19, 2023

by David Wagner

Los Angeles is planning to add 100,000 new apartments downtown. Garment workers and others now fear L.A.'s Fashion District and its factories won't survive the city's downtown housing boom.

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Aboard the next mission to ISS: space-inspired art created by kids

6:31pm May 19, 2023

by Brendan Byrne

Fewer than 700 people have ever flown to space. For many, after they return to earth, they're struck by what they saw in orbit. A few of them try to translate the experience using art.

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'Stay Awake' explores the fallout for brothers after their mom overdoses

6:31pm May 19, 2023

by Bob Mondello

The coming-of-age drama Stay Awake takes its title from the efforts of two teens to get their mother safely to the hospital after an accidental overdose of prescription pills.

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YouTube personality and author Hank Green speaks on stage as he discusses his new book, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing in New York City on Sept. 25, 2018.

YouTube star Hank Green shares cancer diagnosis

5:45pm May 19, 2023

by Tilda Wilson

In a YouTube video, the science communicator and author announced that he's recently been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Janelle Monáe attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, Calif.

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend listening and viewing

5:00pm May 19, 2023

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Soundtrack Show, Reservation Dogs, Janelle Monáe and more.