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Television

How To Watch 'Westworld' Even If You've Never Seen An Episode

It's impossible to watch all the good TV out there. But that's no reason to shy away from the conversation around the buzziest small-screen delights. David Chen and Joanna Robinson host the podcast Decoding Westworld, and join NPR's Ailsa Chang to talk about HBO's Westworld.

How To Watch 'Westworld' Even If You've Never Seen An Episode

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Remembrances

Remembering Milos Forman, Director Of 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'

Fresh Air

The Academy Award-winning filmmaker, who died on April 13, spoke to Fresh Air in 1994 about growing up in the former Czechoslovakia, first under the Gestapo, then under communist rule.

Remembering Milos Forman, Director Of 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'

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Remembrances

Before He Became The 'Night Court' Judge, Harry Anderson Was A Con-Man Magician

Fresh Air

Anderson, who died April 16, began his career as a street performer specializing in elaborate pranks. He spoke to Fresh Air in 1989 about an illusion in which he pretended to chop off his own hand.

Before He Became The 'Night Court' Judge, Harry Anderson Was A Con-Man Magician

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Novelist Richard Powers Finds New Stories Deep In Old Growth Forests

Novelist Richard Powers moved to Tennessee after first visiting the Smoky Mountains — shown above, at sunset — for research.NPShide caption

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Author Interviews

Novelist Richard Powers Finds New Stories Deep In Old Growth Forests

In The Overstory, Powers explores how humans can revere ancient trees with "the same kind of sanctity that we reserve exclusively for ourselves."

Novelist Richard Powers Finds New Stories Deep In Old Growth Forests

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Review

Television

'Westworld' And 'The Handmaid's Tale' Make Impressive Season 2 Returns

Fresh Air

Both shows are set in a dystopian near-future where things have gone terribly wrong — and both expand their established environments considerably in their sophomore seasons.

'Westworld' And 'The Handmaid's Tale' Make Impressive Season 2 Returns

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Rwandan Reconciliation Through Radio Soap Opera

The idea behind "Musekeweya," or "New Dawn," is to do the opposite of what the government's notorious "hate radio" did 20 years earlier.Stephanie Aglietti/AFP/Getty Imageshide caption

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Science

Rwandan Reconciliation Through Radio Soap Opera

In the ruins of the recently-ended Rwandan civil war, a team of radio performers attempted to unite Hutus and Tutsis through a soap opera.

Rwandan Reconciliation Through Radio Soap Opera

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Behind 'Ear Hustle,' The Podcast Made In Prison

Earlonne Woods (left) and Nigel Poor are behind the podcast Ear Hustle, which is now in its second season.Courtesy of Ear Hustle/Radiotopia from PRXhide caption

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Behind 'Ear Hustle,' The Podcast Made In Prison

Inmate Earlonne Woods and artist Nigel Poor have created a hit podcast from inside California's San Quentin State Prison. Ear Hustle tells stories of prison life, and is now in its second season.

Behind 'Ear Hustle,' The Podcast Made In Prison

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Maine Asylum-Seeker Fights For His Right To Poetry

Asylum-seeker Allan Monga, 19, won Maine's Poetry Out Loud competition in March. But he's been barred from the national competition because he's not a citizen or permanent resident.Courtesy of the Maine Arts Commissionhide caption

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National

Maine Asylum-Seeker Fights For His Right To Poetry

Maine Public

Allan Monga won Maine's Poetry Out Loud competition last month, but the NEA barred him from the national stage because of his immigration status. Now he's suing for his right to participate.

Maine Asylum-Seeker Fights For His Right To Poetry

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Television

Actor Brian Tyree Henry On Fame, Authenticity And 'Atlanta'

Fresh Air

Henry plays Alfred, aka the rapper "Paper Boi," on the FX series Atlanta. As his character becomes more successful, Henry says, he's getting "a little further away from the essence of who [he] is."

Actor Brian Tyree Henry On Fame, Authenticity And 'Atlanta'

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