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'Schumer' Writer Jessi Klein On Barbies, Ageism And Pumping At The Emmys

2:13pm July 14, 2017

Klein won an Emmy in 2015 for her work on Inside Amy Schumer. Her book, You'll Grow Out of It, is a collection of humorous personal essays. Originally broadcast July 12, 2016.

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Spidey (Tom Holland) in Spider-Man: Homecoming.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' And 'Tour de Pharmacy'

11:37am July 14, 2017

by Linda Holmes

On this week's show, we go for a swing with the newest Peter Parker, and we contemplate an extremely silly Andy Samberg faux documentary about cycling.

A Preview Of The New Season Of 'Game Of Thrones'

4:57am July 14, 2017

by Peter Sagal

The new season of the HBO series Game of Thrones premieres this weekend. Steve Inskeep talks with NPR host and Game of Thrones superfan Peter Sagal, who hosts a podcast recapping the series.

In Friends From College, Keegan-Michael Key plays an author who has moved to New York with his wife, where they're both reunited with old college friends.

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'You're Never Too Old To Screw Up': Keegan-Michael Key On 'Friends From College'

10:58pm July 13, 2017

Key's new Netflix show is about how even in your 40s, you can still make mistakes. The actor tells NPR he never expected to make it in the entertainment industry: "I stumbled up into this," he says.

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'Saturday Night Live' And 'Westworld' Scoop Up Most Emmy Nominations

5:27pm July 13, 2017

by Eric Deggans

NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans gives us his take on the 2017 Emmy nominations. With 22 nominations each, Saturday Night Live and Westworld are tied for the most Emmy nods of the season.

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Saturday Night Live was nominated for 22 Emmy Awards. Here, Melissa McCarthy portrays White House spokesman Sean Spicer in a special segment taped in May.

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Emmy Nominations 2017: 'Saturday Night Live' And 'Westworld' Lead The Way

2:14pm July 13, 2017

by Bill Chappell

With 22 nominations each, NBC's Saturday Night Live and HBO's Westworld tied for the most Emmy nods for the 2016-2017 season. Netflix garnered 91 nominations — second among networks.

David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson star in the television show, The X-Files, where they played FBI agents.

FBI's 'G-Man' Image: From Comic Books To 'The X-Files' And 'The Silence Of The Lambs'

12:56pm July 13, 2017

by Vanessa Romo

The early years of the FBI coincided with the start of the comic book era, which inspired J. Edgar Hoover to take advantage of the new medium, according to the author of The Secrets of the FBI.

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After 27 Years, Kermit The Frog Is Getting A New Voice

2:55pm July 11, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Puppeteer Steve Whitmire has voiced the iconic star of the Muppets since 1990, when he took over after show creator Jim Henson's death. Now, longtime Muppets veteran Matt Vogel is assuming the mantle.

Isaac Hempstead Wright plays Bran Stark in the HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones books. Some disability activists are concerned that Bran will be magically cured of his paralysis in the show's new season.

'Game Of Thrones' Finds Fans Among Disability Rights Activists, Too

6:35pm July 10, 2017

by Neda Ulaby

Several main characters in the HBO series happen to have disabilities. "I had never seen my own experience in life reflected so accurately, so vividly, so viscerally," says one disability activist.

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'True Blood' Star Nelsan Ellis Dies At 39

6:35pm July 10, 2017

by Andrew Limbong

Actor Nelsan Ellis has died at age 39. He was best known for playing the flamboyant short order cook, Lafayette, in the TV series, True Blood.

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