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Michelle Buteau's winsome 'Survival of the Thickest' is a natural selection
Tuesday, April 01, 2025
The delightful Netflix series Survival of the Thickest is about an up-and-coming stylist whose professional and personal ambitions go sideways when she finds herself newly single. With the help of her best friends, she recalibrates her life and steps outside her comfort zone to varying results. It stars the charming comedian Michelle Buteau, who also co-created the show. Survival of the Thickest just returned for a second season, so today we are revisiting our conversation about the series.
Terrible but bingeable TV shows
Thursday, March 06, 2025
What is it about a show that turns you into a bitter-ender, that keeps you dutifully watching every last episode, long after the train has jumped the tracks? Even when you know it's not good, but, for you anyway, it's just good enough to muddle through, all the way to the finale? Today, we're revisiting our conversation about terrible but bingeable TV shows
NPR's top picks for 2022 fiction books
Sunday, August 07, 2022
Four NPR staffers recommend new novels in an early taste of our annual Books We Love round-up: "How High We Go in the Dark," "Vladimir," "Mecca" and "The Candy House."
Rosanne Cash Reflects on Her Life and Legacy
Friday, July 29, 2022
For decades, Rosanne Cash has soared through the ranks of music with her powerhouse poetic skills and wistful reflections on her past. This hour we explore Rosanne's life and legacy through her music.
Ermias Kebreab: What do seaweed and cow burps have to do with climate change?
Friday, May 20, 2022
Each year, one cow can belch 220 pounds of the greenhouse gas methane. Animal scientist Ermias Kebreab experimented with alternative cow diets and found a surprising solution: seaweed.
Learning a new skill can be hard. Here's how to set yourself up for success
Saturday, October 30, 2021
It can be incredibly gratifying to harness mastery of a skill. But why is learning new things so hard? Here are three steps to get you started. All that's left is to pick what you want to learn!