Beyond 'Sesame Street': A New Sesame Studios Channel On YouTube
Sesame Workshop, the company behind Sesame Street, unveils a new initiative to reach kids in a digital and mobile age. NPR gets a sneak peek.
Television
After 7 Seasons, CBS Says Goodbye To 'The Good Wife'
CBS's drama, The Good Wife, with its pioneering depiction of a working professional mom in a troubled marriage has remained popular with critics and viewers alike. The last new episode airs on Sunday.
Video By 2 Female Sports Reporters Calls Attention To Hateful Online Posts
ESPN host and reporter Sarah Spain comments on her viral video #MoreThanMean, in which male sports fans read hateful social media comments made to her and sports reporter Julie DiCaro, to their faces.
'Biggest Loser' Lessons: Why The Body Makes It Hard To Keep Pounds Off
New research into the lives of past Biggest Loser contestants found many regain much of the weight they lost in the show --sometimes 100 pounds or more — because their biology works against them.
W. Kamau Bell Meets The KKK In 'United Shades Of America'
Comedian W. Kamau Bell says his new CNN show, United Shades of America, follows "a black guy where he shouldn't go or where you don't expect him to go."
'Good Wife' Creators Say They Wanted To End The Show 'While It Was Still Good'
"There was seven seasons-worth of story to tell in the education of Alicia Florrick, and we've come to the end of that story," says co-creator Michelle King. The Good Wife series finale airs May 8.
'Never Crossing The Botox Rubicon': Amanda Peet Explores Aging In Hollywood
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.
West Wing Fans: 'C.J. Cregg' Returns To The White House Briefing Room
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.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Silicon Valley' And 'Bob's Burgers'
This week, the roundtable discusses the HBO comedy Silicon Valley and Stephen Thompson sits down with Bob's Burgers creator Loren Bouchard.
Comcast Buys DreamWorks Animation For $3.8 Billion In Race Against Disney
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.