50 Wonderful Things From 2019
From J.Lo to Keanu, baseball GIFs to Phoebe Waller-Bridge's masterpiece, here are 50 great cultural moments — from TV, movies, theater, books, podcasts and more — from the year that was.
Television
Neil Innes, Monty Python Collaborator And Rutles Member, Dead At 75
The singer and writer performed in The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, appeared in Monty Python and the Holy Grail and later formed the Beatles pastiche, The Rutles, with Eric Idle.
Examining The Last Decade In Television
The two big stories of the decade boiled down to: volume and streaming. Viewers had thousands of new shows to choose from and they could binge-watch as many as they wanted and they didn't need cable.
Ilana Glazer Strikes Out On Her Own In New Stand-Up Special
After shedding her beloved, free-wheeling Broad City character, the real Ilana is coming out of dormancy. "I have this fire in me," she says. It shows in her new comedy special, The Planet is Burning.
'Fresh Air' Favorites: 'Book Of Mormon' Creators Trey Parker And Matt Stone
This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. In 2011, Terry Gross spoke to the creators of South Park about their Broadway hit.
Looking At Reality TV
2019 saw kinder, gentler reality TV in both the U.S. and the U.K. Some say it's a response to nasty politics and nasty old reality TV.
Obama's Year-End Best-Of List
Every December former President Obama releases a list of his favorite songs, books and movies. NPR's David Greene talks with Jay Ruttenberg of the comedy journal The Lowbrow Reader.
A Look At The Hanukkah Movies On The Hallmark And Lifetime Channels
NPR's Ari Shaprio speaks with The Washington Post reporter Maura Judkis about Hallmark and Lifetime's Hanukkah movies.
Review: 'Party Of Five' Reboot
The cable channel Freeform will air a humanizing, emotional reboot of the '90s drama Party of Five. It's centered on a Latinx family of five siblings whose parents are deported to Mexico.
Highly Specific Superlatives: TV And Movies From 2019
NPR's All Things Considered best of 2019 lists are going highly specific this year. Up first: highly specific superlatives from TV and movies.