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In 'Confirmation,' A Scathing Take On Our Troubles Discussing Race And Gender

5:14pm April 16, 2016

by Eric Deggans

The new HBO movie, which details the Supreme Court nomination hearings for Clarence Thomas, offers a powerful look at how badly the world handled the allegations against him, says NPR's Eric Deggans.

Kit Harrington plays Jon Snow, who researchers found is one of the most important characters in Game of Thrones.

Science

How Math Determines The 'Game Of Thrones' Protagonist

10:04am April 16, 2016

Network science: it can be used both to stop terrorists and predict television plotlines. Keith Devlin explains how it can be used to figure out the most important character in Game of Thrones.

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President Obama said he supports making it easier for viewers to buy cable TV boxes instead of renting them.

Obama Urges Opening Cable TV Boxes To Competition

7:22pm April 15, 2016

by Brian Naylor

The FCC says it costs subscribers an average of $231 a year to rent the boxes that enable them to watch cable TV. The president supports making it easier for viewers to buy the boxes instead.

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Mindy Kaling as Dr. Mindy Lahiri in The Mindy Project.

Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'The Mindy Project' And Romantic Comedies

10:27am April 15, 2016

by Linda Holmes

This week's show brings in Audie Cornish and Margaret Willison to talk about Mindy Kaling's just-returning OB/GYN comedy and about the state and ways of romantic comedy in general.

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Kerry Washington stars as Anita Hill in the new HBO film Confirmation. She was 14 during the 1991 hearings, and says it's the first time she remembers her parents having different points of view.

Arts

'It's So, So Complicated': Kerry Washington On Clarence Thomas' 'Confirmation'

10:14am April 15, 2016

by NPR Staff

Washington stars as Anita Hill in the new HBO film Confirmation. She was 14 during the 1991 hearings, and says it's the first time she remembers her parents having different points of view.

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Political Thriller Series 'Occupied' Parallels Russia's Actions In Ukraine

6:34pm April 14, 2016

The new political thriller series, Occupied, was ahead of its time. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to one of the show's creators, Erik Skjoldbjaerg, about how the show parallels Russia's actions in Ukraine.

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W. Kamau Bell describes his new CNN series, United Shades of America, as a travel show that will take him places he is afraid to go.

Comic W. Kamau Bell On Standing Tall And Finding Humor In America's Racism

5:59pm April 14, 2016

The comedian attends a Ku Klux Klan gathering and a cross-burning on his new series, United Shades of America. He describes the series as a travel show that takes him to places he is afraid to go.

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'Game Of Thrones' Super Fan To Get Advanced Copy Of Season 6

7:30am April 14, 2016

Show creators ruled out advanced copies to anyone, and then the White House called. They said that when the commander-in-chief asks for advanced episodes, "What are you gonna do?"

National

Voice Of Lucky Charms Leprechaun, Arthur Anderson, Dies At 93

9:04am April 13, 2016

by Doreen McCallister

Besides making a living voicing the breakfast cereal leprechaun, he appeared in a radio show and on Broadway and was in TV shows including episodes of Car 54, Where Are You? and Law & Order.

Nadia Manzoor and Radhika Vaz star in the Web sketch-comedy show Shugs & Fats. Season 3 of the show will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 14 and will be available online on April 15.

Arts

A Web Comedy Series Is 'Walking The Line Between Hipsters And Hijabis'

5:17pm April 12, 2016

Comics Nadia Manzoor and Radhika Vaz play Muslim immigrants dealing with speed dating, catcalls and other aspects of life in secular New York in their sketch-comedy series Shugs & Fats.

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