'Peanuts,' one of the world's most popular cartoons, pushed for Title IX in the 1970s
Peanuts was a place where female athletes saw their presence on the playing field explicitly supported.
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'Wait Wait' for June 25, 2022: With Not My Job guests Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda
Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda won a Peabody for their true crime parody American Vandal, and now their back with Players, a mockumentary about Esports, but what do they know about C-Sports?
When Lil Nas X calls out BET, it means something
Lil Nas X's new single rails against BET after the star wasn't nominated for a single BET Award.
Emmy nominations are coming up. Voters shouldn't overlook these shows
Members of the TV Academy are casting their votes for this year's Emmy nominations. With so much TV, the field is crowded.
What to watch, read and listen to this weekend
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: two great newsletters, FX's The Bear, and more.
MUNA's new album features growth and an 'astral projection anthem'
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Naomi McPherson, Katie Gavin and Josette Maskin of the band MUNA about their third album: MUNA.
Fasten your seat belts, flight attendant-turned-novelist shares stories from the sky
T.J. Newman began writing the hijack thriller Falling while she was a flight attendant. She'd jot down ideas on paper napkins in the quiet moments on red-eye flights. Originally broadcast July 2021.
Baz Luhrmann's gaudy 'Elvis' is a shapeless blur of a musical biopic
Elvis' longtime manager Col. Parker plays an oversized role, but that's not this film's only problem. There may be a great movie hiding in Elvis, but it's buried under an awful lot of visual clutter.
Frustrated by society's erasure, the Lesbian Avengers fought back
They were secretaries, cab drivers, teachers and artists — brought together on a mission for lesbian visibility and political change.
Gabby Giffords documentary comes as gun debates stay on center stage
The film on the former Arizona congresswoman and her recovery from the 2011 shooting explains how she navigated gun control campaigns and later a Senate campaign.