'Wait Wait' for June 22, 2024: With Not My Job guest Erik Weihenmayer
This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with special guest Erik Weihenmayer and panelists Negin Farsad, Maz Jobrani, and Adam Felber
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Blind mountaineer Erik Weihenmayer talks news bloopers and TV movies
Erik Weihenmayer was the first blind person to summit Mt. Everest, but may be best known for a viral news blooper in 2006. He joins us to talk about a very specific kind of fame, plus what life is like as a blind adventurer.
We designed a 'Morning Edition' fragrance – and learned why perfume sales are up
We visited Olfactory NYC to design a scent and to learn why perfume sales are up since 2018.
Michaël Brun’s BAYO conjures a joyous destination for the Haitian diaspora
Haiti has been defined in the public imagination by struggle and turmoil. Now in its biggest year and first in Brooklyn, the BAYO festival looks to shift focus back toward the culture.
Here are the gems of this week’s new music releases
Our colleagues at NPR Music have been sifting through all of this week’s new releases, bringing you the gems on their weekly New Music Friday podcast.
Baseball great Reggie Jackson opens up on TV about racism he faced as a player
The baseball Hall of Famer spoke on a panel for a Negro League tribute game, saying he wouldn't wish his racism experiences on anyone. “They would point at me and say 'the n***** can't eat here.’ ”
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: A closer look at Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso," the series Jamtara, and the movie Ghostlight.
Yorgos Lanthimos exhausts his ideas, and his audience, in 'Kinds of Kindness'
Fresh off of Poor Things, director Lanthimos' three-part dark comedy about domination and free will feels like a lazy and self-admiring riff — punctuated by the occasional crude shock.
From political dysfunction to America's oldest ballpark, add these podcasts to your playlist
It's officially summer and that means it's time to update your poolside playlist. The NPR One team has road trip-approved podcasts recommendations from across public media.
In upcoming 'Legend of Zelda' game, the titular princess takes center stage for the first time
“The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom” comes out Sept. 26. Nintendo just dropped a surprise trailer.