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Writer Carvell Wallace on past pain and forgiveness: Letting go is 'always available'
by Tonya Mosley
Wallace is known for his celebrity profiles, but his new memoir, Another Word For Love, is about his own life, growing up unhoused, Black and queer, and getting his start as a writer at the age of 40.
Largely Forgotten Osage Murders Reveal A Conspiracy Against Wealthy Native Americans
Members of the Osage Indian Nation became very wealthy in the 1920s after oil deposits were found on their land. Then local whites began targeting the tribe. Originally broadcast April 17, 2017.
Giddy, Over-The-Top 'Blockers' Makes Parents The Butt Of Prom Night Jokes
by David Edelstein
Three teenage girls make a pact to lose their virginity after senior prom — and three parents embark on a hysterical odyssey to stop them — in Kay Cannon's raunchy new sex comedy.
Post 'Downton Abbey,' Dan Stevens Embraces His Role As A Mutant On 'Legion'
by Dave Davies
Stevens, who played Matthew Crawley on Downton Abbey, now plays a young man who's grown up thinking he has schizophrenia on Legion, an FX drama that's a spin-off of the Marvel Comics X-Men series.
Martial Solal Keeps His Mind And Fingers Nimble On 'My One And Only Love'
by Kevin Whitehead
The Algeria-born French pianist combines serious improvising with a playful attitude on his solo recital album. Critic Kevin Whitehead says Solal pulls listeners along "like a great storyteller."
Remembering Groundbreaking Television Producer Steven Bochco
Bochco, who died Sunday, created numerous series, including Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue. TV Critic David Bianculli looks back on Bochco's impact, then we listen to his 1989 Fresh Air interview.
'Inseparable' Recounts The Unusual Lives Of Conjoined Twins Chang And Eng Bunker
Yunte Huang's new book chronicles the lives of the "original Siamese twins," who were brought to America in 1829 and forced to perform in a freak show. They later married and fathered 21 children.