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Kate Micucci, Julian Velard, Gillian Jacobs and Ophira Eisenberg on Ask Me Another.

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Gillian Jacobs And Kate Micucci: Your Brain Is Not Enough

10:58am August 05, 2016

Gillian Jacobs and Kate Micucci, stars of Mike Birbiglia's film Don't Think Twice, join Ophira Eisenberg to talk songwriting, scary improv moments, and Scooby Doo monsters.

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Mystery Guest

10:58am August 05, 2016

This week's Mystery Guest is Darren Wong. He's responsible for a hot new food trend that looks like something it's not. Can our hosts figure out what his creation is, and what it looks like?

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Playwright Tom Minter helps Kyla-Michelle Petty stage her Malcolm X monologue. Minter counsels the students in writing and performing their two sets of monologues

At The Portrait Gallery, Students Tell The Stories That Pictures Can't

10:02am August 05, 2016

by Gabriel Rosenberg

Washington, D.C., teens get into the spirit of historical figures and tell visitors what the portraits miss. In one instance, a student imagines a private talk between Richard Nixon and his wife.

Fireworks light the sky during a rehearsal Wednesday for the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Organizers hope the event, which will be held Friday night in Maracana Stadium, will lift the country's spirits after months of pr

After A Rough Run-Up, Rio Aims For An 'Awesome' Opening Ceremony

9:43am August 05, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The Friday night spectacle could be "a drug for depression in Brazil," says the creative director of the show that viewers around the world will see tonight.

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An Argentine Jew Returns Home In 'The Tenth Man'

5:15pm August 04, 2016

by Andrew Lapin

Set in a Jewish neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Daniel Burman's latest film sweetly spotlights the strained relationship between a returning son and his ostentatiously selfless father.

Boomerang (Jai Courtney), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Deadshot (Will Smith), Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman) and El Diablo (Jay Hernandez) in Suicide Squad.

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'Suicide Squad' Falls Far Short Of Its Goals

5:00pm August 04, 2016

by Chris Klimek

DC's "rogues-do-good" answer to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy lacks that film's energy and charm; the result is a squalid, confusing mashup of tones and characters.

Tony (Michael Barbieri) and Jake (Theo Taplitz) in Little Men.

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In The Warm But Underdeveloped 'Little Men,' Kids Bond While Parents Feud

5:00pm August 04, 2016

by Mark Jenkins

Ira Sachs' latest film, about a friendship between two boys, is Chekhovian in its subtlety but withholds too much and fails to attain the emotional impact for which it strives.

Sherwin (David Oyelowo) and Lucinda (Dianne Wiest) in Five Nights In Maine.

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Great Actors Spend 'Five Nights In Maine' But It Feels More Like A Fortnight

5:00pm August 04, 2016

by Scott Tobias

Dianne Wiest and David Oyewolo work through grief and resentment in a plodding film our critic calls "an agonizing dirge."

Zelda Fichandler co-founded Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Tom Fichandler, and drama teacher Edward Mangum. She is seen here with her husband in 1971.

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Remembering Zelda Fichandler, Matriarch Of American Regional Theater

4:26pm August 04, 2016

by Bob Mondello

When the co-founder of Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., made her theater a nonprofit, hundreds of small regional stages followed suit. Fichandler died July 29 at the age of 91.

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For James Corden, 'Carpool Karaoke' Has Been An Incredible Ride

2:08pm August 04, 2016

The Late Late Show host talks about belting out songs with celebrities like Elton John, Steve Wonder and Adele. He tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross he doesn't know what he did to deserve this great gig.

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