Arts
Sunday Puzzle: Sibling cities
Listener Ernie Thurston of Asheville, N.C., plays the puzzle with NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and Weekend Edition host Ayesha Rascoe.
Nick Frost wants you to laugh and squirm in 'Get Away'
Nick Frost on his newest horror comedy and what makes the slasher funny.
John Lithgow on having a 'good ending' — on and off screen
Actor John Lithgow grew up in a theater family but always wanted to be a painter. On Wild Card this week, he opens up what changed his mind.
Science fiction writer Ted Chiang wins PEN/Malamud Prize
Science fiction author Ted Chiang wrote the short story that became the movie "Arrival." He talks with host Scott Detrow.
'Wait Wait' for December 7, 2024: With Not My Job guest Jim Gaffigan
This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with special guest Jim Gaffigan and panelists Adam Burke, Negin Farsad, and Adam Felber
Fandom rules social media's cultural landscape in 2024
Annual trends reports from YouTube, TikTok and Spotify reveal how fans had an outsize impact on entertainment, culture and politics this year.
Notre Dame organist returns for the cathedral's grand reopening
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.