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'Sorry For Your Loss:' A One-Person Comedy About The Death Of A Child

"Sorry For Your Loss" is a comedy show about death, or rather, a show about death with some laughs. Sparked by a the tragic loss of a child, writer Michael Cruz Kayne has created a piece that looks at...

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Roy Wood Jr.

Roy Wood Jr., comedian and "Daily Show" correspondent, talks about hosting the White House Correspondents' Dinner, his family connection to journalism and working on "The Daily Show."

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Judy Woodruff; Roy Wood Jr.; 'The Divided Dial'; Goodbye MTV News; Cutting...

On today's show:Judy Woodruff, senior correspondent and the former anchor and managing editor of the PBS NewsHour, previews her new series "America at a Crossroads," a series that will examine the many...

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Roy Wood Jr. On His Daily Show and White House Correspondents Dinner Comedy

One of entertainment's celebrated political satirists talks about what it means to poke fun at today's serious news.On Today's Show:Comedian and "Daily Show" correspondent Roy Wood Jr. talks about...

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Behind the Scenes with Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks has been a constant presence on the American movie screen for forty years. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor two years in a row. Now in his sixties, Hanks has added another line to his...

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Tips for Hosting Overnight Guests

Recent AAA booking data shows tourist hotspots such as Orlando, Las Vegas and New York City are among some of the top destinations for Memorial Day weekend. In preparation for the holiday, we talk...

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'Ted Lasso' Star Nick Mohammed Brings Mr. Swallow to the U.S.

Actor Nick Mohammed is most familiar to American audiences for playing the kit man-turned villain Nate in the hit Apple TV + series "Ted Lasso." Now, he is bringing his beloved comedy alter ego Mr....

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Brandon Taylor's New Novel, The Plant Doctor Is In, Can We Separate Art from...

For transcripts, see individual segment pages.Acclaimed writer Brandon Taylor is back with a new novel. In The Late Americans, a group of artists and friends in Iowa City head to a cabin to celebrate...

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Sarah Silverman On Her Latest Comedy Special

Sarah Silverman's new comedy special, "Someone You Love," is her first in ten years. The special comes a year after the success of Silverman's off-Broadway musical, "The Bedwetter,"inspired by her...

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Isabel Allende, Sarah Silverman, Ruta Sepetys on Writing Through Memory, The...

For transcripts, see individual segment pages.Celebrated Chilean author Isabel Allende joins us in studio to discuss her career and her latest novel, The Wind Knows My Name, which intertwines the...

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Broadway Etiquette, 'Flamin' Hot' on Hulu, Sweeney Todd on Broadway, Ebony G....

For transcripts, see individual segment pages.The Tony Awards are this weekend, and a lot of people will be buying theater tickets. So it's a good time to talk about how -- and how not to -- behave....

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Why We Argue About The Same Things Over and Over Again

OTM correspondent Micah Loewinger takes a look at some of the big media narratives that continue to animate online debates and panicked press coverage. He speaks with political scientist Paul Fairie,...

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Sterling K. Brown & Mark Duplass in 'Biosphere,' Performances by Blake Mills,...

For transcripts, see individual segment pages.Lloyd Cole's career began with the Commotions and over the last four decades has traversed the worlds of rock, pop, and ambient and electronic...

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Sterling K. Brown and Mark Duplass Are the Last Men Alive in 'Biosphere'

A new buddy-comedy stars Sterling K. Brown and Mark Duplass as two men who believe they are the last two humans left on earth, and must find a way to survive... and maybe continue the human race. Brown...

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'Who? Weekly' Hosts React to the Latest in Celebrity Pop Culture

Who? Weekly is a popular podcast that describes itself as telling you "everything you need to know about celebrities you don’t." The podcast is hosted by Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber, who are hosting...

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A ‘30 Rock’ veteran and comedian takes on New York’s migrant crisis

Since asylum-seekers began arriving in New York en masse in spring 2022 -- often after being bused here by border-state governors -- an untold number of New Yorkers and aid groups have stepped up to...

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A New Teen Sex Comedy Pulls No Punches

A new film titled "Bottoms" tells the story of two unpopular high school lesbians who attempt to gain popularity by forming a fight club. It stars Ayo Edebiri of "The Bear" and Rachel Sennott and is...

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A New Season of On Being Is Coming

A big conversation to live by starting NEXT WEEK — every Thursday — from September 21. Loss — and love. AI — and the intelligence that lives in our bodies. Kerry Washington, Kate Bowler, Reid Hoffman,...

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Samantha Bee: Your Sex Ed Teacher?

The Emmy-award winning comedian Samantha Bee, formerly a correspondent of "The Daily Show" and former host of her own late-night show, "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee," comes to BAM this Saturday to...

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Samantha Bee, Understanding the Interstellar World, The History of Pockets,...

The Emmy-award winning comedian Samantha Bee, formerly a correspondent of "The Daily Show" and former host of her own late-night show, "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee," comes to BAM this Saturday to...

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