In his film The League, Sam Pollard tells the story of the Negro National League: "They brought a different kind of style ... a kind of baseball which Major League Baseball is trying to bring back."
Arkin, who died June 29, got his start creating characters with the comedy troupe Second City and later won an Oscar for his role in Little Miss Sunshine. Originally broadcast Sept. 29, 1989.
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Kristen Lovell, co-director of the HBO documentary 'The Stroll.' It's the story of the trans women who worked the streets of the Meatpacking District in New York City.
Alicia Roth Weigel is one of three activists profiled in Julie Cohen's new documentary. She says intersex is an umbrella term for people whose "anatomy doesn't fit super neatly into a binary box."
Jackson, who died June 15, won Oscars for her performances in the 1969 movie Women in Love and the 1973 comedy A Touch of Class. She was elected to Pariament in 1992. Originally broadcast in 2019.
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with director Julie Cohen and Saifa Wall about the new documentary Every Body, which uncovers the misconceptions around intersex people and the mistreatment they've faced.
Actor Laura Dern and her mother Diane Ladd have always shared a profession. But when Ladd was diagnosed with lung disease, the two started sharing so much more. Their new book is Honey, Baby, Mine.