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NPR Culture · Aug 1, 2026 12:30 PM
This week, Wait Wait is live in Sonoma with host Peter Sagal, special guest Mary Roach and panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Tom Papa, and Shane Torres
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BBC Entertainment · Jul 31, 2026 7:56 PM
The rising stars say making their second album, Therapy at the Club, was a "crash course" in music.
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PBS Arts · Jul 31, 2026 6:20 PM
Larger theater companies, venues and museums typically get more attention. But in cities and rural areas, it's smaller arts organizations that are closest to and address the needs of their communities. Now, many are struggling…
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NPR Culture · Jul 31, 2026 4:28 PM
On Wild Card, famous guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Country legend Shania Twain reflects on what she looks forward to about getting older.
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NPR Culture · Jul 31, 2026 4:28 PM
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with filmmaker Gregg Araki and actor Cooper Hoffman on their explicit new comedy, 'I Want Your Sex.'
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NPR Culture · Jul 31, 2026 4:28 PM
'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' takes the character into darker territory, as Peter Parker struggles without his friends in the face of evolving Spidey powers and a mysterious new threat.
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BBC Entertainment · Jul 31, 2026 4:12 PM
Welsh Artist Kevin Sinnott rose to fame for his painting Running Away with the Hairdresser
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BBC Entertainment · Jul 31, 2026 1:55 PM
The UK band is told not to return to the city-state after shouting "free Palestine" at a gig on Wednesday.
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BBC Entertainment · Jul 31, 2026 12:52 PM
The duet has spent 19 non-consecutive weeks at the top of the charts, breaking a 73-year-old record.
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BBC Entertainment · Jul 31, 2026 10:49 AM
Nigerians urged Tyla to cancel her concert in Lagos over anti-migrant protests in South Africa.
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NPR Culture · Jul 31, 2026 9:03 AM
Olivia Wilde plays an artist who initiates a wildly inappropriate sexual relationship with her younger employee. But between the sex scenes, there are thoughtful conversations about age and intimacy.
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NPR Culture · Jul 31, 2026 7:00 AM
His Spidey senses are evolving and he misses his friends.
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NPR Culture · Jul 31, 2026 5:00 AM
Best-known for his band The Frames and his part in the 2007 film Once, Hansard got his start as a street busker in Dublin. He died July 29 in a motorcycle crash. Originally broadcast in 2008.
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NPR Culture · Jul 31, 2026 5:00 AM
Bennett, who died in 2023, was known for a string of hits, including "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." Kevin Whitehead offers an appreciation and remembers some of Bennett's lesser-known songs.
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BBC Entertainment · Jul 31, 2026 4:55 AM
Scotland's largest city doubles as New York in the latest installment of Marvel cinematic universe.
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BBC Entertainment · Jul 31, 2026 1:21 AM
The YouTuber has been found guilty for two counts of assault over the 2024 incident in Perth.
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BBC Entertainment · Jul 30, 2026 8:26 PM
Just picked your holiday book? Our choices can subconsciously reveal important parts of our personality, studies show.
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PBS Arts · Jul 30, 2026 6:20 PM
Music has helped tell America's story from the very beginning, reflecting our triumphs, struggles and the many cultures and traditions that have shaped the country. On her "In Pursuit of Happiness" podcast, Judy Woodruff sat…
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