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Ray Liotta On 'Goodfellas,' Acting And His Return To TV

1:37pm September 02, 2016

"My career has been up and down, and I like it much better being up," Liotta says. He plays a corrupt NYC police lieutenant on the NBC series Shades of Blue. Originally broadcast Jan. 12, 2016.

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Gretchen (Aya Cash) and Jimmy (Chris Geere) in You're The Worst.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'You're The Worst' And Making Drama Funny

12:49pm September 02, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

The gang discusses a drama-filled FXX comedy as a jumping-off point for a look at the ways humor and seriousness can collide. Then, as always, we close with What's Making Us Happy this week.

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"I think I've read everything that was written about [Escobar]," Moura says, "but I did that in order to forget all that and then to create my own version of him."

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'Narcos' Actor Wagner Moura On Shedding The Weight Of Pablo Escobar

10:43am September 02, 2016

by NPR Staff

The Brazilian actor gained 40 pounds for his role as the notorious drug kingpin. He says getting back in shape "wasn't only about losing weight, but getting rid of that character."

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Actress Sarah Paulson Worked To 'Get It Right' As O.J. Simpson Prosecutor

1:38pm September 01, 2016

Paulson, who has been nominated for an Emmy for her role in the FX series The People v. O.J. Simpson, says she set out to portray Marcia Clark in a "truthful way."Originally broadcast March 10, 2016.

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Mike Hudson's team starts pulling apart an old barn on the shady side because the temperature is approaching 90 degrees in Malta Bend, Mo. The pieces of the barn will be sold as reclaimed barn wood.

Your Dilapidated Barn Is Super Trendy. Just Ask HGTV

10:40am September 01, 2016

by Kristofor Husted

Small firms are popping up in the rural Midwest that buy old barns to feed remodelers' demand for weathered wood. As more historic barns come down, is the iconic American rural landscape fading away?

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Old-school villains like Dynasty's Alexis Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan (Joan Collins) could always be counted upon to bring some melo- with the drama.

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Where Did TV's Villains Go? Monsters, Anti-Heroes And Alexis Colby Carrington

11:13pm August 31, 2016

by Glen Weldon

TV has a bad guy problem. The rise of morally ambiguous anti-heroes like Tony Soprano has pushed chewier, more melodramatic villains aside. What we gained in nuance, we lost in sheer, hiss-worthy fun.

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Larry Wilmore On Being Nerdy, Breaking Taboos And 'The Nightly Show'

2:39pm August 31, 2016

The self-deprecating former host of Comedy Central's The Nightly Show talks about getting his start and finding humor in politics. Originally broadcast Feb. 19, 2015; Aug. 20, 2015 and May 16, 2016.

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Perry, Lochte To Compete On 'Dancing With The Stars'

7:04am August 31, 2016

Ex-Texas Gov. Rick Perry ran for president and now he's contestant on Dancing With The Stars. The field also includes Maureen McCormick, who played Marsha on The Brady Bunch and swimmer Ryan Lochte.

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Ryan Lochte Just Wants To Dance, Apparently — With The Stars!

12:24pm August 30, 2016

by Linda Holmes

The casting of Ryan Lochte on Dancing With The Stars is an awfully speedy performance by the Hollywood redemption machine.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Ross was a fixture on PBS. The Joy of Painting invited viewers to watch over Ross' shoulder as he created small masterpieces in under 30 minutes.

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The Real Bob Ross: Meet The Meticulous Artist Behind Those Happy Trees

7:22pm August 29, 2016

by Danny Hajek

Don't be fooled by his mild PBS persona; the beloved painter was actually an exacting artist and businessman with — brace yourself — naturally straight hair.

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