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Author Kazuo Ishiguro Explores Love, Loneliness And Connection In 'Klara And The Sun'

4:56pm March 05, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kazuo Ishiguro about his new novel, Klara and the Sun, a story about a small AI girl robot created to keep teens from becoming lonely.

Grammy-nominated singer Andra Day, in a still from The United States Vs. Billie Holiday.

Andra Day On Portraying BilIie Holiday And The Enduring Strength Of 'Strange Fruit'

4:11pm March 05, 2021

The song "Strange Fruit" is the powerful and thematically horrifying centerpiece of the new film The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, which positions music as a powerful force for change.

Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff — soon to become the Scarlet Witch — in WandaVision.

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'WandaVision' Proves Great Superhero Stories Are Just Great Stories, Period.

2:46pm March 05, 2021

by Eric Deggans

The Disney+ series WandaVision aired its season finale this week; critic Eric Deggans calls it a comic nerd's dream that's also accessible to audiences who may not know all the Marvel comics lore.

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James McBride's Advice For New Writers: 'A Simple Story Is The Best Story'

1:43pm March 05, 2021

by Terry Gross

McBride's most recent novel, Deacon King Kong, is set in a Brooklyn housing project in 1969. "Time and place is really crucial to good storytelling," he says. Originally broadcast Feb. 29, 2020.

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Check-In: Purple And Green

12:53pm March 05, 2021

Ophira Eisenberg and Jonathan Coulton talk about the bold fashion choices they made in high school.

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Reality-Breaking News

12:53pm March 05, 2021

Comedy writers Emmy Blotnick and Emily Heller play a game about real journalists in fictional movies. Hey, when will Audie Cornish get cast in a blockbuster?

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Shady Tree

12:53pm March 05, 2021

Comedians Emily Heller and Emmy Blotnick meet very special guest host Oak-phira Eisen-birch, who tests them about their tree knowledge. If you like a-corny puns, you're in fir a tree-t!

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This That Or The Other: Hacker, Mushroom, Anime

12:53pm March 05, 2021

Story writers of Judas and The Black Messiah Keith and Kenny Lucas decide whether each clue is a pseudonym of a real hacker, a mushroom, or the name of an anime.

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B-Gs

12:53pm March 05, 2021

Writers and comedians Keith and Kenny Lucas are stayin' alive as house musician Jonathan Coulton sings songs from the Bee Gees rewritten to be about things with the initials B.G.

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Eddie Huang

12:53pm March 05, 2021

Fresh Off the Boat author and restaurateur Eddie Huang discusses Taiwanese buns, basketball, and his directorial debut, Boogie. Then, he plays a game about his favorite animal, pandas.

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