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Inside Netflix's 'Adolescence'

Episode Date: September 12, 2025

The Netflix miniseries follows a 13-year-old accused of murdering a girl from his school. Co-creator and star Stephen Graham says he read about simila...

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Bluegrass Star Billy Strings

Episode Date: September 8, 2025

The Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist has one foot in traditional bluegrass and another in improvisational jam music. He has a new album...

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Noah Wyle, Star Of 'The Pitt'

Episode Date: September 5, 2025

After 11 seasons on ER, Noah Wyle thought he was finished with medical dramas: "I spent 15 years avoiding — actively avoiding — walking down what I th...

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Jane Fonda Is Not Backing Down

Episode Date: September 2, 2025

Earlier this year, Fonda made headlines for delivering a fiery critique of the Trump administration during a SAG-AFTRA award acceptance speech. "This...

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Roots of R&B: 'Stand By Me'

Episode Date: August 29, 2025

All week we're revisiting archival interviews with key figures in early rock and roll, rockabilly and R&B. Soul singer Ben E. King began his career in...

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Remembering Actor Terence Stamp

Episode Date: August 22, 2025

We remember British actor Terence Stamp, who died last week at age 87. He starred in the film The Limey, as an ex-con out for revenge, and in The Adve...