On Prince And How The Loss Of Musical Legends Affects Our Brains
What does the passing of a beloved musician awaken in us? Why do these losses really punch us in the gut?
Arts
Snacking In Shakespeare's Time: What Theatregoers Ate At The Bard's Plays
There were no dress circle lounges nor mezzanine bars 400 years ago. Back then, audience snacked on cold nibbles and ready-made street food from vendors they passed on their way to the performance.
A Baby Boomer With Parkinson's Reports Back From Front Lines Of Aging
Journalist Michael Kinsley was diagnosed when he was in his 40s. Now in his 60s, he says he feels like he's "a scout for his generation." His new book is Old Age: A Beginner's Guide.
No Snow This Time Around, So The 'Huntsman' Should Probably Let It Go
The Huntsman: Winter's War feels like it's borrowed from, strangely enough, both Frozen and Game Of Thrones. If you think that sounds strange, you're not wrong.
Finally, Some Justice For Busybody Moms In 'The Meddler'
Susan Sarandon and Rose Byrne play mother and daughter in a story that, for once, recognizes that there's a solid argument to be made for a mom who gives, if anything, too much of herself.
Who Set This Up, Indeed: 'Elvis And Nixon' Tells A Summit's Story
As Elvis and Nixon respectively, Michael Shannon and Kevin Spacey don't attempt impersonations, but with varying degrees of ham (more in the former case than the latter), they tell a strange story.
Leslie Odom Jr.: Aaron Burr, Sir
Broadway's Leslie Odom Jr., who plays Aaron Burr in the hit musical Hamilton, joins us to talk about the show's meteoric rise and his path to Broadway as a high school student.
Leslie Odom Jr.: Shake It Up
With the help of Leslie Odom Jr., Jonathan retools Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off," to be about THINGS THAT YOU CAN SHAKE. Such as, your groove thing.
Celebrity Cross-Breeds
In this game we imagine what would happen if two famous people became close friends... and did that thing that all close friends do: combine their names. We're looking at you, Paul Ryan Gosling.
This, That, Or The Other
This episode's categories are: the real names of famous rappers; delegates to the first 1774 Continental Congress; OR 1980s fictional teen villains. Can you tell the difference?