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Watch a tense romantic triangle play out on the tennis court in 'Challengers'
by Justin Chang
Three superb actors — Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor — star in this sweaty, sexy, entertaining drama about tennis stars with a very complicated past.
Andy Biskin And 16 Tons Revisit 'Songs From The Alan Lomax Collection'
by Kevin Whitehead
Early in his career, clarinetist Andy Biskin worked as an assistant to the folklorist Alan Lomax. Biskin's new album features new settings of songs drawn from Lomax's The Folk Songs of North America.
A Struggling Surfer Gets 'A Sign' In Jim Gavin's 'Lodge 49'
by Sam Briger
The creator of the AMC comedy talks about strip mall culture, why he likes to write characters who are fools, and explains why he defines success as "just sticking around."
Sire Records Co-Founder Seymour Stein Reflects On Life In 'The Pursuit Of Music'
by Terry Gross
In his autobiography, Siren Song, Stein writes about how he started out in the music business as a teen before going on to sign groundbreaking artists like Talking Heads, Madonna, Ice-T and k.d. lang.
'BlacKkKlansman' Is A Blisteringly Funny, Urgent Story Of Race And Identity
by Justin Chang
In 1979, a black police officer named Ron Stallworth successfully infiltrated a local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan. Director Spike Lee presents his story with humor and honesty in BlacKkKlansman.
David Sedaris On The Life-Altering And Mundane Pages Of His Old Diaries
by Terry Gross
Sedaris' Theft by Finding is a collection of excerpts from those diaries. In it, he revisits major turning points, including how he met his longtime boyfriend. Originally broadcast May 31, 2017.
'Into The Hands Of The Soldiers' Explores How The U.S. Contributed To Chaos In Egypt
by Terry Gross
New York Times correspondent David Kirkpatrick says the Obama White House watched Arab democracy fall, and now the Trump administration is embracing Egypt's autocratic president.
'Hive Mind' Mixes Funk, Disco And Neo-Soul, Courtesy Of The Internet
by Ken Tucker
The quintet known as The Internet emerged from the Los Angeles music collective Odd Future. Ken Tucker says their fourth album offers "music for modern lovers who are too smart to settle for less."