We check the vibes with Sam Sanders and Zach Stafford
This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with special guests Sam Sanders and Zach Stafford and panelists Tom Papa, Paula Poundstone, and Emmy Blotnick
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NPR's Books We Love is back with more fiction recommendations
NPR staff recommend 6 new novels for summer reading: "How to End a Love Story," "Victim," "The Women," "A Short Walk Through a Wide World," "Birding with Benefits" and "Swift River."
'Wait Wait' for July 13, 2024: With Not My Job guests Sam Sanders and Zach Stafford
This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with special guests Sam Sanders and Zach Stafford and panelists Tom Papa, Paula Poundstone, and Emmy Blotnick
Has Hollywood forgotten #MeToo? ‘Sorry/Not Sorry’ examines Louis C.K.’s return
The documentary produced by the New York Times tracks Louis C.K.’s professional success since admitting to misconduct in 2017.
A tourist under attack in San Francisco was saved by an unlikely duo
San Francisco's latest crime-fighting duo doesn't wear capes. Nor anything at all.
In a stunning turn, judge throws out case against Alec Baldwin
Baldwin and his family broke down in tears in the courtroom.
'Our Kind of Game': Mysterious page-turner looks at the cracks in suburban life
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author Johanna Copeland about her new book, Our Kind of Game, which takes place among the moms of a fancy suburb in Virginia.
Filming for the new 'Superman' movie is underway in Cleveland
It’s not a bird or a plane -- it’s the "Man of Steel." Filming is underway in Cleveland for a new Superman movie to be released in the summer of 2025.
Remembering Martin Mull, an actor, comic, musician and painter
Mull, who died June 27, appeared in the 1970s series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and later starred in Fernwood 2 Night. David Bianculli offers an appreciation, then we revisit a 1995 interview.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend reading and listening
Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The novels All Fours and Catalina, and the song "Mikolton (Dat’s My Dawg)."