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'Dead To Me' Star Christina Applegate: Loss 'Lives In The Fibers Of Your Being'

1:32pm August 29, 2019

by Terry Gross

Applegate is nominated for an Emmy for her role as a woman mourning the sudden death of her husband in the Netflix series Dead to Me. Originally broadcast June 5, 2019.

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Natasha Lyonne On Being A 'Tough Guy' And Finding Herself Inside 'Russian Doll'

1:32pm August 29, 2019

by Terry Gross

Lyonne is up for an Emmy for her role as a woman who keeps dying and coming back to life on Russian Doll. It's a premise that she finds particularly resonant. Originally published March 27, 2019.

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Ava DuVernay Focuses On The Central Park 5's Perspective: 'Now People Know'

1:34pm August 28, 2019

by Terry Gross

DuVernay's When They See Us, which is up for 16 Emmys, chronicles five black and brown teenagers who were manipulated into falsely confessing to a brutal rape. Originally broadcast June 19, 2019.

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No Longer Omar: Actor Michael K. Williams On Lucky Breaks And Letting Go

1:34pm August 28, 2019

by Terry Gross

Nominated for an Emmy for his work in When They See Us, Williams made a name for himself playing memorable characters in shows like The Wire and The Night Of. Originally broadcast July 25, 2016.

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John Mulaney On Hosting 'SNL': 'I Had No Idea How Hard This Was'

12:01pm August 28, 2019

by Terry Gross

Mulaney spent five years as a writer and producer on SNL, but was "absolutely terrified" when he came back to host. Now he's up for an Emmy for hosting SNL. Originally broadcast March 26, 2019.

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Ruby Rose plays Batwoman in the new TV series.

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NPR's Fall TV Preview: 19 Shows To Watch Out For

11:16am August 28, 2019

Whether they're watching sitcoms, prime-time dramas or something else altogether, our television and pop culture critics present a guide to the new programs and series coming out soon.

Poorna Jagannathan says that her part in the HBO series The Night Of, where she played the mother of a college student accused of murder, opened up new roles to her.

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Actress Poorna Jagannathan: 'I Want To Portray The Mess Of My Life'

7:56pm August 27, 2019

by Audie Cornish

Known for her work on series like The Night Of, Big Little Lies and Ramy, the actress says she's "come a long way" to where she — and South Asian women — are now offered complex, nuanced roles.

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Lizzo performs at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards in Newark, New Jersey.

Music & Culture

10 Things You Might As Well Know About The 2019 VMAs

4:08pm August 27, 2019

by Stephen Thompson

Monday night's MTV Video Music Awards telecast brought viewers lots of Taylor Swift and Missy Elliott, not to mention Lizzo, Normani, Lil Nas X, Rosalía and more.

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'Fleabag' And 'Killing Eve' Creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge Is Full Of Surprises

1:37pm August 27, 2019

by Terry Gross

Waller-Bridge is nominated for five Emmys for the Amazon series Fleabag, about a single, 30-something Londoner dealing with tense relationships, grief and love. Originally broadcast May 13, 2019.

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Ben Stiller Unlocks An 'Old-Fashioned' Prison Break In 'Escape At Dannemora'

1:37pm August 27, 2019

by Terry Gross

Stiller's Showtime series, which is up for 12 Emmys, centers on the true story of two convicted murderers who broke out of a maximum security prison in 2015. Originally broadcast Jan. 8, 2019.

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