Television

National

Can True Crime Stories Interfere With Old Cases?

8:03am January 10, 2016

The Netflix hit show "Making of a Murderer" and the podcast "Serial" have brought up old cases that gathered dust for years. NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Deidre Enright, head of The Innocence Project and featured in Season One of Serial, about what it means to re-litigate select cases.

Books

'Game Of Thrones': When The TV Show Outpaces The Books

8:03am January 10, 2016

George R.R. Martin hasn't finished his latest book in time for the sixth TV season. NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Amy Sullivan and Spencer Kornhaber of the Atlantic's 'Game of Thrones' roundtable.

Health & Safety

Dayo Okeniyi Is Probably The First Nigerian Actor To Be Shot By J-Lo

8:37pm January 08, 2016

by Marc Silver

Why are Nigerians making a splash in Hollywood? We ask a star of the new NBC series Shades of Blue.

Original American Idol judges Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell on stage in 2008.

Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'American Idol' Sails Off Into The Sunset

3:18pm January 08, 2016

by Linda Holmes

This week, we look back on American Idol as it prepares to finally take its gargantuan self out to the place where old shows live happily in retirement. Plus: a new round of People We're Pulling For.

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World News

Netflix Goes Global With Expansion Into 130 New Countries

7:23pm January 07, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Gina Keating, author of Netflixed, about Netflix's announcement Wednesday that it is expanding into 130 new countries and adding several languages to its site.

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Steven Avery served 18 years in prison for sexual assault. He was exonerated by DNA evidence in 2003.

Arts

Over 10 Years, 2 Filmmakers Documented The 'Making' Of A Murderer

3:57pm January 05, 2016

by NPR Staff

Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi were film students when they started working on their 10-part Netflix series about Steven Avery. "We had no money, but what we did have was time," Demos says.

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Arts

'Downtown Abbey' Begins Its Sixth And Final Season

7:49am January 03, 2016

And it's about time the mansion closed its doors for the last time, says reviewer Eric Deggans.

Jonathan Banks (left) and Bob Odenkirk star in the AMC series Better Call Saul, which tops David Bianculli's 2015 10-Best list.

Fresh Air Weekend: Our Critics Pick The Best TV, Books, Movies And Music Of 2015

1:25pm January 02, 2016

David Bianulli picks the best TV shows of the year. Short books dominate Maureen Corrigan's best book list. David Edelstein recommends the year's best films. Ken Tucker assesses the best music of '15.

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Music & Culture

25 Years Of A-Pickin' And A-Grinnin': Roy Clark Reflects On 'Hee Haw'

7:54am January 02, 2016

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Roy Clark, a musician in the country music hall of fame and co-host of the variety show Hee Haw, about his time on the TV show he once believed would fail.

In 2005, Wayne Rogers was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.

National

Wayne Rogers, Trapper John On 'M.A.S.H.', Dies At 82

2:42pm January 01, 2016

by Doreen McCallister

For three seasons on the CBS hit TV show, Rogers played an Army surgeon alongside Alan Alda's character, Hawkeye Pierce.