Arts

'Justice on the Brink' author considers the impact of Trump's 3 Supreme Court picks

2:03pm November 09, 2021

by Dave Davies

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse says the new Court has given conservatives less than they'd hoped for, though critical cases on abortion and other issues are still pending.

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Want a good, therapeutic cry? Pick up 'You've Reached Sam'

5:00am November 09, 2021

by Alethea Kontis

The heartbreak starts right away in Dustin Thao's debut novel: 17-year-old Julie's boyfriend Sam is killed in a car crash — but then she calls his phone, just to hear his voice again. And he answers.

Chance the Rapper performs in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 25, 2020.

'Wait Wait' for Nov. 6, 2021: Our Chicago Homecoming with Chance the Rapper

5:28pm November 08, 2021

Hip-hop superstar Chance the Rapper returns to the show to play a game we call, "Chance? Meet Community Chest": Three questions about Monopoly.

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Candles, flowers and letters were placed at a memorial outside the canceled Astroworld music festival at NRG Park in Houston on Sunday.

Live Nation, a company behind Astroworld, has a long history of safety violations

5:19pm November 08, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Live Nation is the biggest live-events company in the world. Court records and federal citations show that the company was already linked to 200 other deaths and 750 injuries before Friday's tragedy.

Andie MacDowell says her experience with her own mother's mental illness informs her portrayal of Paula in the Netflix series Maid.

Arts

Andie MacDowell draws from the chaos and darkness of her childhood for 'Maid'

3:34pm November 08, 2021

by Terry Gross

MacDowell grew up with a mother who was mentally ill and addicted to alcohol. "Understanding the complexity of mental illness was something that I'm versed in," she says.

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Arts

Dexter returns, this time hunting for 'New Blood' in upstate New York

1:22pm November 08, 2021

by David Bianculli

Eight years after its conclusion, Showtime revives its serial killer drama. The show once again centers on a twisted father-son relationship, but now Michael C. Hall's character is the dad.

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Hulu's limited series is based in part on material from the nonfiction book Dopesick by journalist Beth Macy, who has written extensively about the opioid crisis. Rosario Dawson stars as Bridget Meyer.

Is 'Dopesick' a true story? Experts and the show's creators sort fact from fiction

11:13am November 08, 2021

NPR addiction correspondent Brian Mann and TV critic Eric Deggans joined Dopesick author Beth Macy and showrunner Danny Strong to discuss the inspiration for the show and just how real it is.

Join NPR Music's film screening of 'Karen Dalton: In My Own Time'

10:32am November 08, 2021

by Lars Gotrich

Director Robert Yapkowitz and singer-songwriter Margo Price join Bob Boilen in a live conversation about this new documentary on the folk singer.

Joe Pera standing by a large red armchair looking incredulously at the camera.

Arts

Comedian Joe Pera wants you to get comfortable — preferably in the right chair

9:59am November 08, 2021

by Sam Yellowhorse Kesler

Most television shows feel like they're made by an energy drink, Joe Pera says. He wanted his to feel like it was made by apple cider.

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Books
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Louise Erdrich's disquieting new novel will keep you on your toes

7:00am November 08, 2021

by Maureen Corrigan

Set in a haunted Minneapolis bookshop over the course of one very momentous year, The Sentence is an ambitious novel, featuring a sinister ghost, a country in tumult and Erdrich's own shifting style.