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'Deny, deflect, delay': Jeremy Strong channels Trump's mentor in 'The Apprentice'
Best-known for his role as Kendall Roy in HBO's Succession, Jeremy Strong plays lawyer and political hitman Roy Cohn in The Apprentice. Originally broadcast Oct. 10, 2024.
150 years after his birth, composer Charles Ives remains a maverick
by Lloyd Schwartz
Many music lovers consider Ives, who died in 1954, to be the first truly great American composer. A new recording by pianist Donald Berman is a major addition to the Ives discography.
Remembering singer, songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson
by Terry Gross
Kristofferson, who died Sept. 28, was a Rhodes Scholar and an Army Ranger before taking a chance at songwriting. "Me and Bobby McGee" is perhaps his most famous song. Originally broadcast in 1999.
Remembering legendary British actor Maggie Smith
by Dave Davies
Smith, who died Sept. 27, was best known to American audiences for her roles in the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey. She won two Academy Awards in a career that spanned nearly seven decades.
Sweet but sharp, 'Nobody Wants This' could set the rom-com standard for a new age
by David Bianculli
Netflix's 10-part series features Adam Brody and Kristen Bell as 30-something singles who meet and are attracted to one another, despite the fact that he's a rabbi and she's not Jewish.
How do Trump and Harris' economic plans compare? An economist weighs in
by Dave Davies
The economy is always a top issue for voters. David Wessel, director of the Brookings Institution’s Hutchins Center, compares the presidential candidates' plans on taxes, tariffs, housing and more.
'SNL' opens its 50th season with Jean Smart, Jelly Roll and a heap of politics
by David Bianculli
It’ll be tricky for the writers to hit the right comic and satirical tones for the remainder of this election, but SNL has a good cast this year, with some promising new additions.