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Notre Dame organist returns for the cathedral's grand reopening

8:00am December 07, 2024

Olivier Latry is Notre Dame Cathedral's longest-serving organist. Just days before the church's gala reopening, after the destructive fire in 2019, he talks about the refurbished instrument — it holds 8,000 pipes — and its role in the church.

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'Moana 2' songwriters made history as 1st all-female team to lead a Disney soundtrack

5:55pm December 06, 2024

by Christopher Intagliata

Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear made history as the youngest composers and only all-woman songwriting team for a Disney animated film with Moana 2.

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'The Return' is also a reunion, for Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes

5:12pm December 06, 2024

by Kathryn Fink

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes about The Return, an adaptation of Homer's epic poem The Odyssey. It's their first time on screen together in almost 30 years.

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing

5:00pm December 06, 2024

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the movie Mississippi Masala, the series Like Water for Chocolate and Hasan Minhaj's new special.

The spies on TV this fall are juggling work and family – just like the rest of us

4:47pm December 06, 2024

In a wave of fall TV shows, including The Day of the Jackal, The Agency, and Netflix's new Keira Knightley series Black Doves, spies don't just answer to their intelligence agencies – they've also got families at home.

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USDA orders testing across nation's milk supply amid rising bird flu cases

4:12pm December 06, 2024

The virus has spread to over 710 dairy herds across 15 states, with California reporting the highest number of infections. At least 58 people have been infected with bird flu, including one child.

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Werner Herzog says it's not good to circle 'your own navel' but wrote a memoir anyway

12:34pm December 06, 2024

The German filmmaker reflects on his unusual life and the curiosity that has fueled his career in the memoir, Every Man for Himself and God Against All. Originally broadcast Oct. 25, 2023.

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In 'Queer,' Daniel Craig is outstanding as a fictionalized William S. Burroughs

12:24pm December 06, 2024

In this adaptation of Burroughs' autobiographical novel, Craig plays an American who falls hard for a younger man in 1950s Mexico City. It's a singular performance, but also a deeply human one.

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MJ Lenderman makes the everyday profound on 'Manning Fireworks'

12:24pm December 06, 2024

The singer-songwriter and guitarist from Asheville, N.C., talks about his breakout record, one of the most critically acclaimed of the year.

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Doechii: Tiny Desk Concert

12:00pm December 06, 2024

The Grammy-nominated rapper moved throughout her Tiny Desk with purpose — knowing exactly what she wanted and how to achieve it.