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How to choose the streaming services that are right for you

Costs have gone way up and there are so many options — but we are here to help. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans suggests some streaming strategy best practices and looks carefully at the major providers.

How to choose the streaming services that are right for you

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Arab American comic Dina Hashem has a debut special — but the timing is 'tricky'

Dark Little Whispers leans on Hashem's dark humor and dry sarcasm to land its strongest punchlines. Chris Palermo hide caption

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Arab American comic Dina Hashem has a debut special — but the timing is 'tricky'

Hashem, who writes for The Daily Show, has a standup special called Dark Little Whispers debuting on Amazon Prime Video. It coincides with a heartbreaking political and humanitarian crisis.

Arab American comic Dina Hashem has a debut special — but the timing is 'tricky'

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Ready, set, stream — a new NFL era begins Thursday

Left: Quarterback Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs passes during a 2017 game. Right: Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert looks to pass in a game last year. Jamie Squire/Getty Images; Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images hide caption

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Ready, set, stream — a new NFL era begins Thursday

Amazon's Prime Video is now the exclusive provider of Thursday NFL broadcasts. The streaming giant acquired an all-digital rights package and is paying a reported $1.2 billion per year.

Hannah Storm, Part Of First All-Women NFL Broadcast Team, Is Set For Kickoff

Hannah Storm (shown here) and Andrea Kremer are Amazon Prime Video's sportscasting team and are set to call 11 NFL games this season. Taylor Hill/Getty Images for ESPN hide caption

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Hannah Storm, Part Of First All-Women NFL Broadcast Team, Is Set For Kickoff

On Thursday, Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer will become the first all-women broadcast team to call an NFL game. To critics of the pair, she says it's "myopic" to think that football is only for men.

Hannah Storm, Part Of First All-Women NFL Broadcast Team, Is Set For Kickoff

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