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Culture
New to Make Me Smart? Here's where to start
Jan 17, 2019
As Kai and Molly's podcast approaches 100 (!) episodes, here's a sampler.
Elvis impersonators become seaside town's salvation
Oct 8, 2018
An annual festival for Elvis impersonators is a moneymaker for Porthcawl, Wales.
Pittsburgh's influential but brief role in the Black Renaissance
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Jan 30, 2018
Mark Whitaker's new book, "Smoketown," examines the sometimes overlooked role that the city played.
Ronald D. Moore on writing sci-fi amidst cultural "turmoil"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Robert Garrova
Sep 8, 2017
The genre allows him to discuss controversial topics in a non-threatening way, he says.
Why this filmmaker doesn't want Hollywood's $100 million
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Aug 31, 2017
Nicolás Lopez used his "Chile-wood" to make "Hazlo Como Hombre" for less than a million dollars.
America needs more than jobs to fix racial inequality
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 17, 2017
Dorothy A. Brown, a scholar specializing in tax policy, race and class, shares her perspective on President Trump's assertion that good jobs will "have a huge, positive impact on race relations."
Do viewers want film and TV to directly confront racism?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Emily Henderson
Aug 16, 2017
New York Times culture critic Wesley Morris discusses the way race and culture intersect in the aftermath of Charlottesville.
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An ode to network TV with the creator of "This Is Us"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Robert Garrova
Aug 14, 2017
"We've got to take advantage of the moment," Dan Fogelman says about the Emmy-nominated show.
Reinventing a summer classic, water balloons
by
Adriene Hill
and Emily Henderson
Jul 17, 2017
Josh Malone, inventor of the "Bunch-o-Balloons" water balloon toy, talks about how the idea came to be.
A retail story: How LA's Robertson Boulevard went from paparazzi heaven to vacant stores
Jul 6, 2017
Once a hip indie enclave, the street went upmarket when high-end chains moved in. Then they left.