TV Game Show 'Jeopardy!' Has A New Champion
Jeopardy! champion James Holzhauer has finally been defeated. The 32-time champion fell just short of the show's earnings record. He set a record by winning $131,127 in a single game.
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Spoiler Alert: There's A New 'Jeopardy' Champion In Town
Champion James Holzhauer's winning streak ends at 32 games in Monday's viewing. He won more than $2.4 million, the second highest winner in regular-season play.
Spoiler Alert: Don't Listen If You Plan To Watch 'Jeopardy!' Tonight
Spoiler Alert: Monday night's episode of Jeopardy! contains a dramatic turn for its new star player.
Horrors And Humanity In Ava DuVernay's Gripping 'When They See Us'
Ava DuVernay's powerful Netflix series shows a system that frequently fails men of color — and the costs of that system to a famous group of boys who were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
13 Years Later, 'Deadwood' Goes Out Just As Brilliantly As It Came In
David Milch, creator of HBO's Deadwood: The Movie, never strikes a false note upon his return to the lawless 19th century mining town at the center of his earlier series.
What's At Stake For Georgia If Hollywood Boycotts Over A New Abortion Law
A boycott of Georgia's booming film industry could cause major damage to the state's economy. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Bryn Sandberg of The Hollywood Reporter about how this could happen.
Revisiting 'Deadwood,' With Star Timothy Olyphant And Creator David Milch
HBO's Deadwood: The Movie picks up where the TV series ended in 2006. Olyphant and Milch spoke to Fresh Air about the series in separate interviews, originally broadcast in 2011 and 2005.
Love Finds Ali Wong And Randall Park In 'Always Be My Maybe'
Randall Park and Ali Wong star in a Netflix romantic comedy about two young friends who grow up and grow apart, only to find each other again as adults. Also, there's Keanu Reeves.
Samin Nosrat Is Making Space At The Table
Nosrat is that rare thing: a woman of color in the upper echelons of the hypercompetitive food world. She is acutely aware of her unicorn status — and taking steps to try to change that.
Comedy Central's 'New Negroes' Highlights Black Comedians Who Tell Their Truths
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with comedian Baron Vaughn, one of the creator's of Comedy Central's New Negroes. A show that showcases black comedians and music artists in a space that's all their own.