Television

Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church play divorced parents on the HBO comedy series Divorce.

Arts

Sarah Jessica Parker On 'Sex,' 'Divorce,' Marriage And #MeToo

12:38pm July 03, 2019

by Terry Gross

On Sex and the City, Parker famously explored the nuances of single life. Now, in the HBO comedy series Divorce, she plays a mother of two navigating the dissolution of her marriage.

Amazon Studios Premiere Of "Don't Worry, He Wont Get Far On Foot" - Arrivals

George Takei On Why America's Past Is Present

4:57pm July 01, 2019

Takei is the co-author of a forthcoming graphic novel about his experience in a Japanese-American internment camp.

After New Season Pick-Up, 'One Day At A Time' Showrunner Looks Ahead

6:03pm June 29, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Gloria Calderon Kellett, co-showrunner of One Day at a Time, to discuss the future of the show now that it's been acquired by a new network.

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The seven-part Showtime series The Loudest Voice traces the rise and fall of Fox News chief Roger Ailes (Russell Crowe).

Arts

Loud But Not Captivating: Drama About Fox News Chief Roger Ailes Falls Flat

1:37pm June 28, 2019

by David Bianculli

Showtime's miniseries chronicles the rise and fall of the cable news mogul. But The Loudest Voice's treatment of the sexual harassment case against Ailes is so lurid it begins to feel exploitative.

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Showtime Takes On The Rise And Fall Of Fox News' Roger Ailes In 'The Loudest Voice'

8:10pm June 27, 2019

by Eric Deggans

Showtime's The Loudest Voice, stars Russell Crowe as Roger Ailes, the political media expert who built Fox News from the ground up. The miniseries debuts June 30.

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Politics & Government

Cash-Strapped NRA Shuts Down Its Online Channel NRATV

6:04am June 27, 2019

by David Folkenflik

The National Rifle Association will stop producing new content for its online streaming service, NRATV. The move is described as a strategic change but is also part of a fight over the group's future.

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Arts

Roger Ailes Had 'The Loudest Voice' — Beth Ailes Had 'A Real Fierce Loyalty'

6:04am June 27, 2019

by Rachel Martin

The Showtime series The Loudest Voice tells the story of media titan Roger Ailes and the meteoric rise of Fox News. Sienna Miller plays his wife, Beth, who lives in the shadow of her husband.

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'It's Been A Minute With Sam Sanders': The History Of Drag Queens

6:56am June 26, 2019

by Sam Sanders

June is LGBTQ pride month, and some of the loudest and proudest people in those communities are drag queens. The TV show RuPaul's Drag Race has pushed drag culture into the mainstream.

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Emily Nussbaum is the TV critic for The New Yorker.

Books
Arts

From 'Buffy' Superfan To Pulitzer Prize, A Critic Celebrates TV On Her Own Terms

5:12pm June 25, 2019

by Audie Cornish

Emily Nussbaum's new book, I Like To Watch, is a collection of essays that span her career and the age of prestige TV. She wants to "explode and expand" the types of shows we take seriously, she says.

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Ramy Youssef is the co-creator and star of the semi-autobiographical Hulu series Ramy. "From the onset ... we really wanted to challenge our main character," he says.

Arts

Comic Ramy Youssef On Being An 'Allah Carte' Muslim: 'You Sit In Contradictions'

2:43pm June 25, 2019

by Terry Gross

In the semi-autobiographical show, Ramy, Youssef plays a practicing Muslim who's torn between his faith and his desire to fit in. "Everyone has a code," he says of the compromises his character makes.

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