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Anthony Bourdain: The 'Fresh Air' Interview

1:43pm July 16, 2021

by Dave Davies

We listen back to our 2016 interview with the late food writer and TV host, who killed himself in 2018 while in France to film Parts Unknown. Bourdain is the subject of a new documentary, Roadrunner.

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Natasha Rothwell and Jennifer Coolidge in The White Lotus.

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What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading

12:00pm July 16, 2021

Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's The White Lotus, KennyHoopla's song "Estella," Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis' first album and more.

Britney Spears, seen here at an awards event in April 2018, has renewed the debate over conservatorships, with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressing support for the pop star.

From Ted Cruz To Elizabeth Warren, There's A Bipartisan Push To #FreeBritney

7:57pm July 14, 2021

by Barbara Sprunt

Congressional lawmakers of all political stripes have shared their support for the pop star, who continues a legal fight against her 13-year conservatorship.

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Best Actor Or Actress? Gender-Expansive Performers Are Forced To Choose

4:28pm July 14, 2021

by Melissa Block

There's a growing call for entertainment award categories to no longer be split by gender. Some nonbinary performers say these gendered divisions erase their identity.

Mj Rodriguez as Blanca in Pose was nominated as best actress in a drama series.

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5 Takeaways From The 2021 Emmy Nominations

7:31pm July 13, 2021

by Eric Deggans

From a banner year for a new generation of streaming platforms to historic inclusion and unexpected exclusions, NPR's Eric Deggans unpacks the 2021 Emmy nominations.

Jean Satterfield plays the revolutionary leader of an underground women's army in the 1983 feminist classic Born in Flames.

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This 1983 Feminist Film Was Set In The Dystopian Future, So Basically Right Now

5:23pm July 11, 2021

by Neda Ulaby

Born in Flames was made by pioneering underground filmmaker Lizzie Borden. She vanished from screens for decades, and now her work is being rediscovered.

Sgt. Makka (Maaka Pohatu), from left, Officer Minogue (Mike Minogue), Bazu'aal of the Unholy Realm (Erika Camacho) and Officer O'Leary (Karen O'Leary) in Wellington Paranormal.

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In 'Wellington Paranormal,' Clueless Kiwi Cops Meet Dryly Deadpan Demons

5:00am July 11, 2021

by Glen Weldon

The series, produced by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, effortlessly grafts the bone-dry humor of What We Do in the Shadows onto the self-aggrandizing copaganda format of COPS.

The History Of K-Pop Has A Lot To Do With Politics

8:14am July 10, 2021

Cartoonist Sam Nakahira details the history of how K-pop became a global phenomenon.

Jolene Purdy and Murray Bartlett play members of the staff in HBO's new series The White Lotus.

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A Bright And Acidic Satire Unfolds In HBO's 'The White Lotus'

7:12am July 10, 2021

by Linda Holmes

Creator Mike White brings a group of rich guests to a luxury Hawaiian resort, where he explores the question of how much it costs to care about nobody except yourself.

Bob Odenkirk as Hutch Mansell in Nobody, directed by Ilya Naishuller.

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What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading

12:18pm July 09, 2021

A top-secret cache of sperm is stored under the Space Needle in Hot White Heist. Bob Odenkirk stars as a suburban dad with a secret identity in Nobody. And it's Criterion Collection's neonoir month.