This week, Wait Wait is live in Normal, Illinois with host Peter Sagal, special guest Brendan Hunt and panelists Adam Burke, Shane O'Neill, and Paula Poundstone
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A wealthy documentarian visits a community devastated by job loss in Korean director Lee Chang-dong's latest feature.
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A marathon reading of The Power Broker by Robert Caro is ongoing in Brooklyn, featuring alternating reader in 10-minute timeslots, around the clock over the course of several days.
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NPR Music's Stephen Thompson reports on the Halloween season's enduring hit.
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Pedro Almodovar's Bitter Christmas and Peter Farrelly's I Play Rocky are dramas that depict filmmakers creating films. Though different in style, they have much in common.
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Students in Suffolk, Virginia, are advocating for transportation options that make it easier to get around without a car.
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Superstitious? Make sure to step over cracks and avoid black cats on the way to your local tattoo shop.
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In this film-within-a-film, Almodóvar explores how the closest pals can suddenly become bitterly estranged — and all the ways that art imitates life (and vice versa).
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Route 66 is celebrating 100 years of being the country's most famous highway. This icon of American culture passes through eight states — and has shown up for decades in movies, books, music and art.
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The night was filled with music and surprises. Rosalía opened the show with medley of tracks and elaborate dancing, and Milo J appeared with a colorful Uruguayan theatrical ensemble.
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Was the Justice Department ever really above politics? Rachel Maddow digs into its surprising past to explain why she believes its future is at stake.
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The 2026 awards for the best Latin and Spanish-language music were held Thursday in Las Vegas. Anamaria Sayre reports from the awards.
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You may have noticed that a lot of people on social media are getting really hot and bothered over the newly-elected Democratic men. It says a lot about how Democrats have responded to the Trump era.