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Marking 20 years of 'The Office,' with Steve Carell, Ricky Gervais and others
We celebrate the NBC mockumentary by listening back to archival interviews with Carell, Gervais, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson, Mindy Kaling and executive producer Greg Daniels.
'WandaVision' spinoff is just as creative and magical as its predecessor
by David Bianculli
Kathryn Hahn stars as a witch who's lost her powers in Agatha All Along. To regain them, she has to assemble a witches’ coven and lead them on a journey down a magical, threatening witches’ road.
Mueller investigator says Russia interfered in 2016 -- and in the 2024 election too
by Terry Gross
Mueller deputy Aaron Zebley looks back on the investigation of Trump's ties to Russia and explains why his team didn’t indict the president in 2017. Zebley is the co-author of Interference.
'The Penguin' is a darkly engrossing entry into the Batman cannon
by David Bianculli
With no costumes, no superpowers and no Batman, HBO's The Penguin is less like a comic book series than a crime drama — closer to The Sopranos than to the Batman movie from which it came.
Remembering Dan Morgenstern, a revered jazz historian, archivist and critic
by Terry Gross
Morgenstern, who died Sept. 7, directed the Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies for 35 years, building a one-of-a-kind collection of recordings, memorabilia and writings. Originally broadcast in 2004.
'Bad Monkey' novelist Carl Hiaasen says Key West has 'laws all its own'
by Dave Davies
Hiaasen has spent his life skewering and defending his native Florida. His novel, Bad Monkey, has been adapted into an Apple TV+ mystery series starring Vince Vaughn. Originally broadcast in 2013.
'Times' reporter Haberman weighs in on Trump, the media and the turbulent election
by Dave Davies
Maggie Haberman, who's spent years covering Trump, discusses his behavior on the campaign trail, including his insistence on responding to every slight — even when it undermines his appeal to voters.
'Lucky Loser' dispels the myth of Trump as a self-made billionaire
by Terry Gross
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporters Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner spent years examining Trump's finances and businesses. They trace how he squandered his father's fortune in a new book.