For once — a true crime story that isn't focused on the killer
Woman of the Hour was inspired by a real-life serial killer who appeared on The Dating Game in the 1970s. Anna Kendrick directed and stars in the new Netflix film.
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Kamasi Washington: Tiny Desk Concert
The Grammy-nominated saxophonist brought the house down with his reflective, danceable ballads.
Some suggestions for television viewing for Halloween
The vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows enters its sixth and final season this week. Meanwhile, Kathryn Hahn stars as a witch trying to regain her powers in Marvel's Agatha All Along.
Actor Mark Duplass plays a game of Wild Card
Actor and filmmaker Mark Duplass plays a game of Wild Card with NPR's Rachel Martin
'Linguaphile' is Julie Sedivy's meditation on language
NPR's Eric Westervelt talks with Julie Sedivy about her memoir on language, "Linguaphile."
How a cotton dress from her childhood impacted one woman's life
A new NPR series, "Throw It Back," explores how the objects we love as kids shape our worldview as adults. The series begins with the story of Mahlet Assefa and her cotton dress.
Sean Baker on writing and directing 'Anora'
NPR's Eric Westervelt talks to Sean Baker. The director of "The Florida Project" has a new movie about an exotic dancer's unlikely relationship with the son of a Russian oligarch. It's called "Anora."
Sunday Puzzle: A paired puzzle!
NPR's Eric Westervelt plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and Michigan Public listener Shailesh Dubey of Battle Creek, Michigan.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts Cher, Foreigner, Mary J. Blige, Ozzy and more
Inductees this year also included A Tribe Called Quest and Dave Matthews Band, and posthumous recognition for Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Alexis Korner, John Mayall, Norman Whitfield and Big Mama Thornton.