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episode 5421: 'Till' Director Chinonye Chukwu


Till tells the story of Mamie Till-Mobley, whose decision to hold an open-casket funeral for her murdered son served as a catalyst for the civil rights movement. "Without Mamie Till-Mobley, the world wouldn't know who Emmett Till was," director Chinonye Chukwu says. "She wanted the world to witness what happened to her child so then this can stop happening to other Black children and Black people."

Also, Maureen Corrigan reviews a new biography of Samuel Adams.


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 November 1, 2022  44m
 
 

episode 5420: Halloween Special: Part II


This Halloween, we're venturing into the crypt (our archives). We'll hear from Anthony Hopkins on playing Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs, Sissy Spacek on Carrie, George Romero, director of Night of the Living Dead, Kathy Bates on Misery, and Mercedes McCambridge, who voiced the demon in The Exorcist. Listen if you dare!


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 October 31, 2022  45m
 
 

episode 5419: Best Of: MAGA's Chinese Billionaire / Sports Journalist Jemele Hill


New Yorker writer Evan Osnos traces the path of Guo Wengui, a billionaire who fled China and insinuated himself into the MAGA inner circle. But his true allegiances are suspect.

Maureen Corrigan reviews The Year of the Puppy, by Alexandra Horowitz.

Former co-anchor of ESPN's SportsCenter, Jemele Hill, faced criticism in 2017 for calling Trump a white supremacist. In her memoir, Uphill, she talks about her career and her life growing up in Detroit...


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 October 29, 2022  48m
 
 

episode 5418: Halloween Special Part I: Stephen King & Jordan Peele


We're dipping in the archive and finding our spookiest tape. Stephen King talks about what terrified him as a child — and what frightens him as an adult. Director Jordan Peele talks about the scares that inspire his filmmaking.

Justin Chang reviews Armageddon Time.


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 October 28, 2022  46m
 
 

episode 5417: Phillies Radio Announcer On The World Series & Changes In Baseball


Scott Franzke has been calling MLB games in Philadelphia since 2006. He sizes up the teams headed into the World Series and reflects on upcoming changes designed to put more action in the game.

Ken Tucker reviews Taylor Swift's new album, Midnights.


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 October 27, 2022  45m
 
 

episode 5416: Did The "Deep State" Protect The Country From Trump?


David Rothkopf explains how veteran U.S. government officials, sometimes scorned as the so-called Deep State, repeatedly intervened in the Trump administration to undermine presidential orders they thought were illegal, immoral, unworkable, or against America's interests. His book is American Resistance.

Justin Chang reviews the Martin McDonagh film The Banshees of Inisherin.


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 October 26, 2022  45m
 
 

episode 5415: Sports Journalist Jemele Hill


The former co-anchor of ESPN's SportsCenter faced criticism in 2017 for calling the president a white supremacist. In her memoir, Uphill, she talks about her career and her life growing up in Detroit. She spoke with contributor Tonya Mosley.

Also, David Bianculli reviews Guillermo del Toro's horror anthology series on Netflix.


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 October 25, 2022  45m
 
 

episode 5414: The "Sioux Chef," Sean Sherman


You won't find wheat flour, dairy or sugar at Sean Sherman's award-winning Minneapolis restaurant, Owamni. The menu has been "decolonized," but that doesn't mean it feels antiquated. "We look at showcasing the amazing diversity and flavor profiles of all the different tribes across North America, all the different regions, and really celebrating that and cutting away colonial ingredients," Sherman says.

Maureen Corrigan reviews The Year of the Puppy, by Alexandra Horowitz.


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 October 25, 2022  46m
 
 

episode 5413: Best Of: Angela Lansbury / Culture Critic Hua Hsu


The legend of stage and screen died Oct. 11 at age 96. She starred in the TV series Murder, She Wrote and won Tony Awards for her performances as Mama Rose in Gypsy and the pie shop owner Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd. We'll hear excerpts from Terry Gross's interviews with Lansbury from 2000 and 1980.

Justin Chang reviews The Banshees of Inisherin starring Colin Farrell...


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 October 22, 2022  46m
 
 

episode 5412: Remembering Angela Lansbury


The legend of stage and screen died Oct. 11 at age 96. She starred in the TV series Murder, She Wrote, and in such films as The Manchurian Candidate and Disney's Beauty and the Beast. She won Tony Awards for her performances as Mama Rose in Gypsy and the pie shop owner Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd. Earlier this year, she received the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement. We'll hear Terry Gross's interviews with Lansbury from 2000 and 1980.


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 October 21, 2022  44m