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Black alums of the unscripted CBS hit say the show routinely stereotypes Black contestants. They say Survivor's production is hampered by systemic racism that makes it tougher for Black participants to succeed. Above, contestants on the latest season, Sur

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'Do Right By Us': Black 'Survivor' Alums Say The Reality Was Harmful Stereotypes

7:13am July 01, 2020

by Eric Deggans

Alums of the unscripted CBS hit say the show routinely stereotypes Black contestants. They state its production is hampered by systemic racism that makes it tougher for Black participants to succeed.

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Hasan Minhaj discusses his show Patriot Act at Build Studio on Dec. 2, 2019. Minhaj talked with NPR about talking with Keith Ellison, who is prosecuting former police in the George Floyd case.

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Hasan Minhaj On Police Brutality, COVID-19 And The 6th Season Of 'Patriot Act'

9:17pm June 28, 2020

by Christianna Silva

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with comedian Hasan Minhaj about the topics he's been tackling on the latest season of his show, Patriot Act, on Netflix.

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Hasan Minhaj Discusses The Sixth Season Of 'Patriot Act'

10:12am June 28, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with comedian Hasan Minhaj, about the topics he's been tackling on the latest season of his show, Patriot Act, on Netflix.

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Eric Andre Makes His Netflix Comedy Special Debut In 'Legalize Everything'

7:57am June 27, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon talks to the comedian Eric Andre about his new Netflix special, Legalize Everything.

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Michelle McNamara, as seen in the HBO adaptation of her book I'll Be Gone in the Dark.

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HBO's 'I'll Be Gone In The Dark' Brings The Golden State Killer To The Small Screen

5:26am June 26, 2020

by Noel King

Comedian Patton Oswalt helped finish his late wife Michelle McNamara's true-crime book about the Golden State Killer, I'll Be Gone in the Dark. Now, it's being adapted into a six-part series for HBO.

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On Big Mouth, Jenny Slate played Missy Foreman-Greenwald, right.

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Jenny Slate And Kristen Bell Will Stop Playing Biracial Cartoon Characters

6:34pm June 25, 2020

by Eric Deggans

The white actors will no longer play characters on Big Mouth and Central Park. Instead, they ask that Black voice actors be cast. Nick Kroll, co-creator of Big Mouth, apologized and agrees.

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Christine Baranski On Putting Up A 'Good Fight' During 'This Dystopian Era'

1:36pm June 25, 2020

by Terry Gross

Baranski started her career in theater and now stars as a progressive lawyer in The Good Fight. "I was a passionate acting student and nothing was going to stop me," the Emmy Award-winning actor says.

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Dory (Alia Shawkat) faces the music (and the viewer) in the third season of Search Party on HBO Max.

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'Search Party' Season 3: Jerks Brought To Justice

7:01am June 25, 2020

by Glen Weldon

The darkly comic series about four entitled New Yorkers striving to cover up a murder returns for a third season, now on HBO Max.

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Addictively Suspenseful Thriller Series 'The Bureau' Will Keep You On Edge

3:57pm June 22, 2020

by John Powers

Currently in its fifth season on Sundance Now, the series focuses on the clandestine missions, office politics and kaleidoscopic personalities at France's big spy organization, the DGSE.

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'Taste The Nation' Proves Who's At The Heart Of American Food: Immigrants

7:58am June 21, 2020

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi is on a new journey, from familiar places like San Francisco's Chinatown to the lesser-known Little Lima in New Jersey — all places where immigrants shape America's food.

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