Television

Arts

'True Detective' Regains Its Footing In A Meditative 3rd Season

1:24pm January 11, 2019

by Soraya Nadia McDonald

Mahershala Ali is a small-town cop grappling with the disappearance of two high-school students — while also dealing with his own isolation — in the new season of the HBO series.

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'Fresh Air' Marks The 20th Anniversary Of The Premiere Of 'The Sopranos'

1:24pm January 11, 2019

by Terry Gross

Critic David Bianculli offers an appreciation of the influential HBO drama. Plus, we listen back to archival interviews with series creator David Chase and Edie Falco, who played Carmela Soprano.

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Actor and comedian Kevin Hart speaks onstage at the Academy Awards in 2016. Hart was slated to host the 2019 Oscars but withdrew after he was criticized for controversial jokes he made in 2010.

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Kevin Hart Says Comedy's Full Of 'Flawed But Funny' People, Himself Included

11:26am January 11, 2019

by Terry Gross

Hart reflects on the controversial jokes from his past that led him to step down from hosting the Oscars. "Sometimes to grow as a comedian, you got to go through the stupid part," he says.

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HBO's 'True Detective' Is Back With A Sinister Investigation

6:44am January 11, 2019

Rachel Martin talks to Carmen Ejogo, who plays Amelia Reardon in the new season. The case is set in the 1980s, two children disappear in small-town Arkansas, in the heart of the Ozarks.

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The main cast of Kim's Convenience (from left): Simu Liu (Jung), Jean Yoon (Umma), Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (Appa), Andrea Bang (Janet), Andrew Phung (Kimchi), Nicole Power (Shannon Ross). Season 3 debuted on the CBC on Tuesday.

'Kim's Convenience' Is A Sitcom About Asian Immigrants — With Depth

2:32pm January 09, 2019

by Ashley Westerman

The Canadian television show, which centers on a Korean immigrant family in Toronto, is the country's first to have an all-Asian lead cast. Season 3 debuted Tuesday on the CBC.

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Lifetime's 'Surviving R. Kelly' May Prompt Legal Action Against The Singer

7:27am January 09, 2019

by Eric Deggans

The documentary Surviving R. Kelly scored record ratings for the Lifetime network, and may lead to new criminal investigations of the R&B singer's alleged abuse of women throughout his career.

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Politics & Government

News Brief: Government Shutdown, Trump Speech, R. Kelly Docu-Series

7:27am January 09, 2019

Congressional leaders head back to the White House as the shutdown rolls on. We examine some of the claims the president made in his speech. Lifetime's Surviving R. Kelly generates a lot of interest.

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Paul Dano and Benicio del Toro play inmates David Sweat and Richard Matt in Escape at Dannemora.

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

4:22pm January 08, 2019

by Terry Gross

Stiller's seven-part Showtime series centers on the true story of two convicted murderers who used tools provided by a prison employee to break out of a maximum security prison in 2015.

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CBS Names Legendary Producer Susan Zirinsky As Head Of News

1:30pm January 07, 2019

by David Folkenflik

The president of CBS News, David Rhodes, is stepping down and will give way to the CBS producer and documentary-maker. Zirinsky will be the first woman to head CBS News.

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Beverly Hills Glitters With Sunday's Golden Globes Ceremony

6:40am January 07, 2019

by Mandalit del Barco

There were some unexpected wins, including best motion picture drama which went to Bohemian Rhapsody, and best motion picture musical or comedy which went to Green Book.

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