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The only guy who can get a tie on Fetterman
Clever Wolf campaign video shows the governor taking John Fetterman, his running mate, shopping for a tie.
7 years ago
Mister Rogers talked frankly with kids about ‘grown-up’ issues that weren’t
It's hard to imagine anyone sending hate mail to Fred Rogers.
7 years ago
In our bitterly polarized nation, entertainment — like everything else — seems to split us along political lines.
7 years ago
ABC cancels ‘Roseanne’ following star’s racist tweet
ABC has canceled its hit reboot of "Roseanne" following Roseanne Barr's racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett.
7 years ago
2 Philly singers in final rounds of ‘American Idol’
Two singers from Philadelphia region are entering the final rounds of 'American Idol'
7 years ago
Dana Milbank on the White House Correspondents Dinner
Marty talks to Washington Post columnist ...
Air Date: May 1, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 14:17Bob Dorough, jazz musician best known for ‘Schoolhouse Rock!,’ dead at 94
Dorough continued to play throughout the rest of his life as recently as three weeks ago in upstate New York.
7 years ago
Posters around Pittsburgh ask mayor to make ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ city’s official song
"The lyrics are inspirational, and the song is an important part of Pittsburgh history and culture," Craig Toocheck said.
7 years ago
Why ‘MasterChef UK’ is uniting Malaysians in outrage
It's not often that chicken skin ignites an international controversy.
7 years ago
‘The Simpsons’ to ‘The Problem With Apu’: Drop dead
Comedian Hari Kondabolu made a documentary in 2017 called The Problem With Apu.
7 years ago
Trump calls Roseanne Barr, cheers ratings after show’s debut
President Donald Trump reached out to Roseanne Barr to congratulate her after the debut of her ABC sitcom reboot drew 18.4 million viewers.
7 years ago
Mister Rogers is coming back to your neighborhood, on a stamp
The U.S. Postal Service announced that it will release a Forever Stamp featuring America's favorite neighbor, television icon Mister Rogers.
7 years ago
Guests: Sonia Saraiya, Sam Adams Every year, the landscape of modern-day television is growing increasingly vast ...
Air Date: December 26, 2017
Listen 49:35NPR’s favorite TV shows of 2017
Before we begin, a note: See how the adjective up there in that headline is "favorite," not "best?" That's intentional.
7 years ago
Should we talk about science like it’s magic?
We struggled to balance information and entertainment back in science TV shows to the '50s and '60s. In some ways, we still do.
7 years ago
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