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13 Years Later, 'Deadwood' Goes Out Just As Brilliantly As It Came In

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13 Years Later, 'Deadwood' Goes Out Just As Brilliantly As It Came In

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David Milch, creator of HBO's Deadwood: The Movie, never strikes a false note upon his return to the lawless 19th century mining town at the center of his earlier series.

13 Years Later, 'Deadwood' Goes Out Just As Brilliantly As It Came In

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Thursday

Comedy Central's 'The New Negroes' Highlights Black Comedians Who Tell Their Truths

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with comedian Baron Vaughn, one of the creator's of Comedy Central's The New Negroes. A show that showcases black comedians and music artists in a space that's all their own.

Comedy Central's 'The New Negroes' Highlights Black Comedians Who Tell Their Truths

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Samin Nosrat Is Making Space At The Table

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Samin Nosrat Is Making Space At The Table

Nosrat is that rare thing: a woman of color in the upper echelons of the hypercompetitive food world. She is acutely aware of her unicorn status — and taking steps to try to change that.

Samin Nosrat Is Making Space At The Table

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'Good Omens' Serves Up A Cozy, Strangely Heartwarming Apocalypse

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'Good Omens' Serves Up A Cozy, Strangely Heartwarming Apocalypse

Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's 1990 novel about an angel and demon striving to prevent the end of the world becomes a charming, very British series that turns the apocalypse into a spot of bother.

Wednesday

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Writer, Actor, & Producer Lena Waithe

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Writer, Actor, & Producer Lena Waithe

Before she was the first black woman to win an Emmy for comedy writing, before her Showtime series 'The Chi', and before she was listed on the Time 100, Lena Waithe met Sam on a Saturday morning at NPR, and he bought her Doritos from the vending machine. Encore episode, first released in 2017. Email the show at samsanders@npr.org.

Writer, Actor, & Producer Lena Waithe

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Saturday

Thursday

'All In The Family' And 'The Jeffersons' Revival Delivers Nostalgia — For What?

Woody Harrelson and Marisa Tomei starred as Archie and Edith Bunker in ABC's re-creation of All in the Family and The Jeffersons, a live event staged in front of a studio audience and broadcast in TV's prime time. Eric McCandless/ABC hide caption

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'All In The Family' And 'The Jeffersons' Revival Delivers Nostalgia — For What?

ABC's two-hour live special re-created classic episodes of celebrated sitcoms with famous actors — and original creator Norman Lear. TV critic Eric Deggans found it both triumphant and bittersweet.

Monday

'Game Of Thrones' Comes To An End

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'Game Of Thrones' Comes To An End

After eight seasons, 73 episodes, and way too many characters busting out the phrase "bend the knee" all the time, HBO's Game of Thrones has come to an end. And there's a lot to unpack.

'Game Of Thrones' Comes To An End

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Saturday

Not My Job: We Quiz Actor Lance Reddick On Hotel Concierges
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Not My Job: We Quiz Actor Lance Reddick On Hotel Concierges

In the John Wick saga, actor Lance Reddick plays Charon, the elegant concierge at a mysterious hotel frequented by assassins. We've invited him to play a game called "Anything you need, sir."

Not My Job: We Quiz Actor Lance Reddick On Hotel Concierges

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