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How needle drops have created some of the most iconic movie moments
Sunday, May 21, 2023
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Rico Gagliano, host of the MUBI Podcast, which just wrapped a series about great needle drops in cinema history.
Indie rock musician Indigo De Souza on her latest album 'All of This Will End'
Sunday, April 23, 2023
NPR's Camila Domonoske talks with indie rock musician Indigo De Souza about her latest album, "All of This Will End."
Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof on creating the Peacock series 'Mrs. Davis'
Sunday, April 23, 2023
NPR's Camila Domonoske talks with Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof, creators of the Peacock series "Mrs. Davis." It's about an AI-like entity that seems to be controlling much of humanity.
Meet the sisters who drew inspiration from the '90s for two new American Girl dolls
Sunday, March 05, 2023
American Girl has announced two new dolls, Isabel and Nicki Hoffman, who are twins in 1999 Seattle. We hear from Julia DeVillers and Jennifer Roy, who together, wrote the stories of the new dolls.
James Alexander of the Bar-Kays on 50 years of the concert documentary 'Wattstax'
Sunday, February 12, 2023
The concert documentary "Wattstax" was released 50 years ago this month. It featured Stax Records' entire roster at the time. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to James Alexander of the Bar-Kays.
What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend listening, viewing and reading
Friday, December 02, 2022
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Midwest Modern Twitter account, Unclear and Present Danger podcast, Gemini Rights and more.
Composer Jeanine Tesori on the new Broadway musical 'Kimberly Akimbo'
Sunday, November 13, 2022
A teenage girl ages rapidly in the new Broadway musical, "Kimberly Akimbo." NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with composer Jeanine Tesori about it.
New wave icons The B-52s are on the road for their last tour
Saturday, October 15, 2022
Everyone knows that "love rules at the love shack:" NPR's Scott Simon speaks to The B-52s, the new wave icons out of Athens, Ga., who are now on the road for one last tour.
Groundbreaking garage rock compilation 'Nuggets' turns 50
Sunday, October 09, 2022
50 years ago - Elektra Records asked one of its talent scouts, guitarist Lenny Kaye, to create a double compilation album. That album "Nuggets" laid the groundwork for punk.
A Supreme Court artist retires after 45 years documenting judicial history up close
Saturday, October 08, 2022
With the Supreme Court chambers off-limits to cameras, Art Lien's sketches helped the public understand what it was like to hear arguments and decisions in the highest court of the land.
The internet's new favorite video game is about playing the trombone
Sunday, September 25, 2022
A new video game allows users to play a virtual trombone to the music of some familiar favorites. Players get feedback ranging from "nasty" to "perfecto" - making Trombone Champ a tootin' good time.
Celebrating the legacy of Peruvian singer Yma Sumac
Saturday, September 17, 2022
The late Peruvian singer Yma Sumac would have turned 100 years old this week, a fantastic excuse to examine her legacy and listen to her nearly five octave voice.
Movies you missed: 'Psycho'
Saturday, August 27, 2022
Alfred Hitchcock's groundbreaking horror classic is the subject of this entry in our "Movies You Missed" series.
Pay a dollar, grab a burlap sack and scooch down Detroit's slide of pain
Saturday, August 27, 2022
The slide at Belle Isle Park reopened after the pandemic — and promptly closed four hours later after it proved more perilous than anticipated.
How Chicago came to love Italian beef
Saturday, July 16, 2022
The new FX series "The Bear" centers on a fictional family-owned Italian beef shop in Chicago. We explore the history of Italian beef, and why it's such a Chicago favorite.
Movies you missed: 'The Big Lebowski'
Saturday, July 16, 2022
Scott Simon speaks with Kate Holden of Cork, Ireland; Kristan McMahon of Lakewood, N.Y.; and April Price of Erie, Colo. about "The Big Lebowski," which they all just watched for the first time.
Movies you missed: 'Jaws'
Saturday, July 09, 2022
Scott Simon talks with Marie Vega of Weymouth, Mass., and Lydia Mullan of Cambridge, Mass., about the film "Jaws." Both saw it for the first time for our series, Movies You Missed.
Encore: Rock 'n' roll's 'Creem Magazine' is back in print and online
Monday, June 20, 2022
Creem Magazine, which covered rock 'n' roll from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, is returning: first as a digital magazine with full archives, then in the fall as a quarterly print publication.
Rock 'n' roll's Creem Magazine is back in print and online
Saturday, June 11, 2022
Creem Magazine, which covered rock 'n' roll from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, is returning: first as a digital magazine with full archives, then in the fall as a quarterly print publication.
Movies you missed: Back to the Future
Saturday, May 28, 2022
Scott Simon speaks with Marc Rivers, a producer on NPR's Morning Edition, about the 1985 movie "Back to the Future," which he watched recently for the first time.