MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The film industry had a difficult 2024, hobbled by strike delays, still recovering from the pandemic. But this year is expected to be Hollywood’s big comeback. And to give us a sneak peek at the films it’s coming back with, at least through Memorial Day, here’s Bob Mondello. BOB MONDELLO, BYLINE:…
DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m David Bianculli. NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” is celebrating its 50th anniversary this weekend with a triple header of special events. Tonight, Peacock streams a live music concert, featuring scheduled performances by everyone from Bad Bunny and David Byrne to Lady Gaga and The Roots. On Saturday, in…
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Hi! Hope it’s O.K. to use our yoga class e-mail chain for this. I’ve loved om-ing with you ladies 🙂 and I wanted to invite you all to my Presidents’ Day party. Not that I support Presidents (or America, obviously), I just think it’s a little unfair that this weekend is all about Valentine’s Day….
Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. Jay Maidment/Universal Pictures hide caption toggle caption Jay Maidment/Universal Pictures [Spoilers follow for the basic premise of Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, which may bum you out.] I don’t really go to the world of Bridget Jones to feel sad. I am…
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TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Tonya Mosley. And today, my guest is filmmaker RaMell Ross. His adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “The Nickel Boys,” is nominated for an Academy Award for best adapted screenplay and for best picture. It tells the story of two Black teenagers in 1960s Florida as…
TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. A new investigation into conflicts of interest posed by Elon Musk overseeing the drastic cost-cutting and dismantling of some federal agencies was published yesterday afternoon in The New York Times online. A few hours later, Musk and President Trump held a joint press conference during…
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TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. My guest, Sebastian Stan, is nominated for an Oscar for his starring role as Donald Trump in the film “The Apprentice.” It begins in 1973, when Trump is 27, still working for his father’s real estate development company and trying to make a name for…
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The musician and documentary filmmaker Questlove says that music Sly Stone created in the 1960s and 1970s laid the foundation for the pop, R&B and funk sounds we hear today. Stephen Paley/Hulu hide caption toggle caption Stephen Paley/Hulu Even Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson struggles with imposter syndrome. The Grammy Award-winning bandleader for The Roots says the…
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DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m David Bianculli. Today, we’re remembering Marianne Faithfull, the recording artist and actress who died last week at age 78. We’ll listen back to two interviews Terry Gross conducted with her – one from 1994, the other from 2005. In 1994, Marianne Faithfull had just published her autobiography….
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Whether you consider yourself a Swiftie or not, a small portion of all our brains has been permanently allocated for storing her lyrics (yet we still can’t remember the name of that company our friend works for). Taylor attended some football games, and N.F.L. ticket sales and viewership skyrocketed. When Taylor posted on Instagram urging…
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