Arts

Lutheran Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber says that all are welcome at her Denver church, The House for All Sinners and Saints.

Arts

Fresh Air Weekend: Mary Karr On Writing Memoirs; A Minister Who Embraces Outsiders

12:12pm September 19, 2015

Author Mary Karr discusses the faults of memory and the challenges of writing about loved ones. Lutheran minister Nadia Bolz-Weber preaches a Gospel of love to junkies, drag queens and outsiders.

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Owner Tom Ricketts of the Chicago Cubs talks with reporters before the home opener against the Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field on April 4, 2014.

Sports
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Not My Job: We Quiz The Owner Of The Chicago Cubs On Victory Parades

11:22am September 19, 2015

Not My Job is the game where we quiz well-known people about things that they wouldn't have any reason to know anything about. We'll see how Tom Ricketts fares.

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What To Watch For In This Year's Emmys Race (And Why It's Important)

9:03am September 19, 2015

by Eric Deggans

The biggest honors in television will be handed out Sunday night. This year's ceremony comes at a turning point for the awards and the TV industry in general.

Books
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In 'Intro To Alien Invasion' College Students Transform Into Insectoids

6:00am September 19, 2015

by Etelka Lehoczky

Owen King and Mark Jude Poirier's new comic is a B-movie type portrait of college life interrupted by the arrival of alien beetles who feed on the shallowest kids.

Arts

Streamy Awards For Online Video Make Bid For More Respectability

2:33pm September 18, 2015

by Neda Ulaby

The Streamy Awards are the Oscars of online video. Even though highly produced web videos have major followings — with numbers, in some cases, that exceed television shows — this year, the awards are making a bid for more respectability. NPR spoke with the creators of the Streamies and offers a view of the evolving online video landscape.

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Johnny Depp plays James "Whitey" Bulger, a notorious gangster who collaborated with the FBI to take down a rival Mafia family.

Arts

In 'Black Mass' And 'Sicario,' The Collision Of Law And Violence

2:08pm September 18, 2015

by Mark Jenkins

Johnny Depp and Emily Blunt lead two new gangster epics that feature extreme violence bumping up against both ethical and unethical law enforcement.

Arts

Turtle Island String Quartet, Gypsy Jazz, Piedmont Triad Jazz Orchestra, And A Hopscotch Audio Diary

2:06pm September 18, 2015

by David Ford

Turtle Island String Quartet

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Jon Ronson speaking at TEDGlobal London in 2015.

Arts

How Can Our Real Lives Be Ruined By Our Digital Ones?

12:05pm September 18, 2015

by NPR/TED Staff

Writer Jon Ronson says Internet commenters can behave like a mob — and believes it's time to rethink how we interact when we go online.

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Drum Fill Friday, With Son Lux's Ian Chang

11:20am September 18, 2015

This week, our recurring puzzler for careful listeners, features a selection of fills handpicked by drummer Ian Chang. Hear the fill and match it to the song.

Author Mary Karr says she once broke her computer's delete key while writing a memoir.

Books
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Mary Karr On Writing Memoirs: 'No Doubt I've Gotten A Million Things Wrong'

11:17am September 18, 2015

Karr discusses the faults of memory, the challenges of writing about loved ones and the pain of deleting 1,200 pages because "there was something untrue about them." Her new book is The Art of Memoir.

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