NFL Live Streams Thursday Night Football On Twitter
The NFL's Thursday night game streamed on Twitter's platforms on a variety of devices this week. Over 800 million Twitter users worldwide had free, live access to the game.
Arts
Writer Mat Johnson On 'Loving Day' And Life As A 'Black Boy' Who Looks White
As a biracial child growing up in Philadelphia, Mat Johnson identified as black, but looked white. His latest novel is about a man returning to his childhood home. Originally broadcast June 29, 2015.
Oliver Stone Puts A Melodramatic Spin On 'Snowden' And The Surveillance State
Stone's new film presents the exiled former NSA contractor as a heroic whistle-blower. Critic David Edelstein says movie's take on Snowden is entertaining — but also a bit one-sided.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Documentary Now!' And Life Onscreen
NPR Politics Podcast host Sam Sanders joins the gang to discuss the IFC series. Then, we each pick, watch and describe a documentary we'd never seen. And, of course, What's Making Us Happy this week.
Hari Kondabolu Says His Mom Is Hilarious — And Not Because Of Her Accent
The immigrants rights organizer turned comedian won't impersonate his parents' Indian accents. For many people, he says, "immigrants are funny voices," and he's not interested in playing into that.
Transgender Superhero Comic Book Gets North Carolina Cover
A new comic book is hitting shelves featuring a main character who is transgender.
In Banned Books Scavenger Hunt, The Prize Is Literary 'Smut'
The D.C. public library has hidden books throughout the city in stores, libraries and cafes. They're covered in black dust jackets with labels like FILTHY, TRASHY and PROFANE. Can you find all six?
Mission Of African-American Museum Writ Large In Its Very Design
The "dark presence" of the bronze and brooding National Museum of African American History and Culture illuminates black history, and by extension, the history of America itself.
Jack Daniel's Heralds A Slave's Role In Its Origin Story
Jack Daniel learned how to make whiskey from a preacher. That's how the story goes. But a new figure is gaining prominence in the brand's corporate history.
LeBron James Helps Young Entrepreneurs In 'Cleveland Hustles'
Small business entrepreneurs typically get money from family or friends. But an approach taken from the pages of Silicon Valley is being used in Cleveland. A new reality television show called Cleveland Hustles is the idea of basketball superstar LeBron James. The show documents this process as four companies try to create jobs and a business model that can be replicated across the country.