Television

Actress Teri Hatcher, a 'Desperate Housewives' star, was ready to find love again

6:46am February 01, 2024

When Hatcher joined the dating app Hinge, the app promptly rewarded her leap of faith by kicking her off. They told her they thought she was a Teri Hatcher impersonator.

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Carla Hall digs into the hidden histories of some of Americans most loved foods

5:04am February 01, 2024

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with chef Carla Hall about her new series on Max: Chasing Flavor. Hall thinks food is about more than just keeping you alive — it's also a link to history and memory.

A grid of streaming service logos including: YouTube TV, Netflix, Paramount +, Max, Hulu, Prime, Fubo, Apple TV and Peacock all in front of a gradient background.

Arts

How to choose the streaming services that are right for you

7:26pm January 31, 2024

by Eric Deggans

Costs have gone way up and there are so many options — but we are here to help. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans suggests some streaming strategy best practices and looks carefully at the major providers.

Arts

Broadway legend Hinton Battle, who originally played Scarecrow in 'The Wiz', has died

5:41pm January 31, 2024

Broadway star Hinton Battle, who played the original Scarecrow at the 1978 "The Wiz", has died at 67. He was a three-time Tony Award winner.

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Actor and comedian Bob Odenkirk recently received a royal surprise

7:23am January 30, 2024

Odenkirk learned he is a distant cousin of King Charles III. The news was revealed by host Henry Louis Gates during the actor's appearance on the PBS show Finding your Roots that airs Tuesday night.

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JoJo Siwa will replace Nigel Lythgoe as a judge on 'So You Think You Can Dance'

3:46pm January 27, 2024

by Chloe Veltman

The TV personality will join judges Allison Holker and Maksim Chmerkovskiy following sexual assault allegations against Lythgoe.

Austin Butler and Callum Turner in Masters of the Air

Arts

Spielberg and Hanks take to the World War II skies in 'Masters of the Air'

9:19am January 27, 2024

by David Bianculli

This new Apple TV+ miniseries about Word War II bomber pilots captures one thrilling airborne mission after another — but also finds drama in briefing rooms, barracks and German POW camps.

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Billie Eilish at the 32nd Environmental Media Association (EMA) Awards Gala in Los Angeles, Oct. 8 2022. The pop star is flanked by her mother Maggie Baird (left) and EMA CEO Debbie Levin.

Arts

Hollywood has been giving out climate change-focused awards for 33 years. Who knew?

5:00am January 27, 2024

by Chloe Veltman

Now in its 33rd year, the Environmental Media Awards might be the most celebrity-studded awards ceremony you've never heard of.

Time Bomb Y2K looks back on the time when we thought civilization might collapse because computers wouldn't be able to handle the switch from the 1900s to the 2000s.

Arts

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, reading and browsing

5:00pm January 26, 2024

Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: The movie Time Bomb Y2K, the show The Traitors, actor Richard E. Grant's Instagram and more.

World News

How Lulu Wang's own experience as an immigrant influenced her new show 'Expats'

4:56pm January 26, 2024

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with creator Lulu Wang about her new TV show, Expats. The story centers around three women in Hong Kong adjusting to a country that is not their own.

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