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Beautifully acted 'Shardlake' brings 500-year-old Tudor intrigue into the present day
by John Powers
A London barrister in Henry VIII's England finds himself investigating a murder in a monastery. Hulu's new four-part series, based on C.J. Sansom's 2003 novel, feels strikingly contemporary.
Remembering Robert MacNeil, longtime host of PBS 'NewsHour'
by Terry Gross
During his decades-long career, MacNeil reported on the Kennedy assassination, the Cuban missile crisis and the fall of the Berlin Wall. He died April 12. Originally broadcast in 1986 and 1995.
Journalist says we're 'basically guinea pigs' for a new form of industrialized food
by Tonya Mosley
Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser says mergers and acquisitions have created food oligopolies that are inefficient, barely regulated and sometimes dangerous. His new documentary is Food, Inc. 2.
Remembering acclaimed artist and quilter Faith Ringgold
by Terry Gross
Ringgold, who died April 12, portrayed themes of Black life and culture through her quilts, paintings, dolls and books. Her work was exhibited in many major museums. Originally broadcast in 1991.
A look back at how Godzilla and King Kong first roared onto screen
by Terry Gross
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is out. We listen back to archival interviews with film historian Rudy Behlmer about the original 1933 King Kong and with Steve Ryfle about the original 1954 Godzilla.
Journalist says a 'land grab' in Tanzania is forcing the Maasai off their land
by Dave Davies
Atlantic journalist Stephanie McCrummen says foreign interests are acquiring territory in Northern Tanzania, effectively displacing indigenous cattle-herders from their traditional grazing lands.
Part satire, part tragedy, 'The Sympathizer' will reward your full attention
by John Powers
A new HBO series based on Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel takes a surreal look at the Vietnam war, the costs of colonialism and the disillusionments of revolution and immigration.