Pop Culture Happy Hour: Fall Movie And TV Preview
Bob Mondello joins us for a look at the fall films from the Toronto International Film Festival, and we jump into our annual fall television pool.
Television
'Morning Edition' Cincinnati Broadcast Reminds Inskeep Of 70's TV Show
Steve Inskeep is hosting from Cincinnati, which he says is hard to do without thinking of the TV comedy, WKRP in Cincinnati. One iconic episode involved dropping free turkeys out of a helicopter.
Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! I Finally Got To Be A Gilmore Girl At Luke's Diner
Like many fans across America, I queued up for hours for a pop-up replica of the show's iconic diner. We were there for free coffee, but the real draw was a taste of the Gilmore Girls way of life.
Luke Cage, Marvel's Reluctant Hero In A Hoodie
Luke Cage was one of the first black superheroes on comics pages. Now, he's a TV pioneer too, with Marvel's Luke Cage, which updates the blaxploitation-inspired character for modern viewers.
Police Shootings Are 'More Than A One-Dimensional Crisis' Says Pastor T.D. Jakes
Dallas pastor T.D. Jakes discusses violence between law enforcement and the black community and how his parish and new television show take on the issue.
Review: HBO Hopes To Fill Sunday Spotlight With 'Westworld' Series
HBO needs to find a big-ticket drama to fill out a Sunday evening time slot. They're hoping "Westworld," an elaborate sci-fi drama set in a Western-themed amusement park, will be a hit.
Richard Trentlage, Oscar Mayer Weiner Song Writer, Dies At 87
In 1962, Richard Trentlage recorded an advertising jingle in his living room that began "I wish I were an Oscar Mayer Weiner..." He was no one-slogan wonder.
Feminist Bookstore Slams 'Portlandia' And Says Show Can No Longer Film There
The staff of In Other Words says the TV comedy is "diametrically opposed to our politics and the vision of society we're organizing to realize."
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'The Magnificent Seven' And 'Fleabag'
The gang discusses a new Western remake starring Denzel Washington, as well as a beloved British TV import starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Plus, as always, What's Making Us Happy this week.
Woody Allen Presents First TV Series, 'Crisis In Six Scenes,' On Amazon
Woody Allen's first foray into television, Crisis in Six Scenes, debuts on Amazon Friday. The series is a six-part comedy set in the 1960s with a cast that includes Miley Cyrus.