Television

Arts

'Never Crossing The Botox Rubicon': Amanda Peet Explores Aging In Hollywood

6:35pm April 29, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with actress Amanda Peet about her Lenny Letter essay, "Never Crossing The Botox Rubicon," and how to navigate aging in the image-obsessed entertainment industry.

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West Wing Fans: 'C.J. Cregg' Returns To The White House Briefing Room

3:06pm April 29, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Actress Allison Janney, who played the White House press secretary in the NBC drama, made a surprise appearance during the daily press briefing to talk about opioid addiction.

Books
Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Silicon Valley' And 'Bob's Burgers'

11:14am April 29, 2016

by Linda Holmes

This week, the roundtable discusses the HBO comedy Silicon Valley and Stephen Thompson sits down with Bob's Burgers creator Loren Bouchard.

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Comcast Buys DreamWorks Animation For $3.8 Billion In Race Against Disney

7:58am April 29, 2016

by Andrew Limbong

Cable industry analyst Craig Moffett says this move puts Comcast in closer competition with Disney — not necessarily on the big screen, but on television and among other comcast-owned franchises.

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Jerrod Carmichael (shown with actress Amber Stevens West) says that the family debates on The Carmichael Show are inspired by real life. "I grew up in a household that's very argumentative," he explains.

Arts

If 'Carmichael Show' Topics Feel Uncomfortable, That's Because They're Real

2:12pm April 28, 2016

Jerrod Carmichael says that the complicated family debates on his NBC comedy series are inspired by real life. "I grew up in a household that's very argumentative ... in a very healthy way," he says.

Politics & Government

How A Media Metaphor Took Root In GOP Political Circles

6:10am April 27, 2016

by David Folkenflik

For much of the primary season — especially early on when there were 17 candidates — the conventional wisdom relied on lane theory. That is candidates had to win their lane, such as party insider.

National

'Saturday Night Live' Announces Plan To Cut Ads In Favor Of Branded Content

4:30pm April 26, 2016

Saturday Night Live and NBC announced they will cut nearly 30 percent of ads and replace them with branded content. The network says it hopes this change will result in more sustained live viewership.

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Arts

Kelly Ripa Comes Back To 'Live'

1:05pm April 26, 2016

by Linda Holmes

Kelly Ripa returned to Live with Michael and Kelly on Tuesday morning following a tumultuous week in the wake of the announcement of Michael Strahan's departure.

'Game Of Thrones' Begins Its 6th Season On HBO

8:04am April 25, 2016

by Eric Deggans

Season 5 of the HBO series ended with a lot of cliffhangers. The sixth season is the first one that goes beyond the realm of the books that the show is based on.

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This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) inspecting a catfish farm at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

World News

Joking About A North Korean Cooking Show Just Isn't Funny

9:36am April 23, 2016

by Scott Simon

A cooking show featuring Kim Jong Un is reportedly a hit in North Korea. Though it's a setup ripe for satire, NPR's Scott Simon says millions of starving North Koreans make it too serious for jokes.