Arts Jul 21 Anna Deavere Smith brings her family's history to the stage in 'Basil Biggs' By Jeffrey Brown, Karina Cuevas, Hunter Bonaparte
Arts Jul 17 Watch 7:23 Why the ancient story of 'The Odyssey' still resonates today Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is shaping up to be one of the biggest movies of the year. The highly anticipated film is already breaking ticket-sales records. Jeffrey Brown takes a look at what's driving the excitement and why a story… By Jeffrey Brown, Azhar Merchant
Arts Jul 16 Watch 6:35 Experimental artist Suzanne Jackson celebrates decades of work in new exhibition Suzanne Jackson is an artist who has experimented with materials for decades. Now in her 80s, she's having her first major museum retrospective in an exhibition titled “What is Love.” Senior Arts Correspondent Jeffrey Brown traveled to Minneapolis to meet… By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson
Arts Jul 15 Watch 7:47 'Post-literate age': Why fewer Americans are reading for pleasure In recent years, there has been attention and worries about how reading has changed among kids. Those concerns include the nature of what kids are reading and how many fewer books are part of their education diet. A new cover… By Jeffrey Brown, Solveig Rennan
Arts Jul 15 Watch 6:32 National Youth Poet Laureate Daniel Umemezie on using his words to bridge worlds For a decade, the National Youth Poet Laureate program has honored some of the country’s top young writers who are using their work to inspire social change. Fred de Sam Lazaro recently sat down with the 2026-2027 laureate in his… By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane, Simeon Lancaster
Jul 14 Watch 3:51 Simon Kuper and Geoff Bennett discuss the World Cup on 'Settle In' By Geoff Bennett, Maea Lenei Buhre After more than 100 games played across three countries, the world’s largest sporting event, the 2026 FIFA World Cup, comes to an end this Sunday. On the latest episode of our podcast "Settle In," Geoff Bennett looked back on the… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch 7:02 'One Day in September' chronicles how baseball's All-Star Game was born By Jeff Brown, Ryan Connelly Holmes Baseball’s best will showcase their talents on the field in Philadelphia during MLB's All-Star Game. What fans might not know is that the game traces its origins back to an event in Boston more than a century ago. The little-known… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch 6:39 'The Pitt' actress Brittany Allen on betting on herself and earning an Emmy nomination By Geoff Bennett, Mary Fecteau, Azhar Merchant, Jiaya Echevarria For working actors, even a standout role on a hit show doesn’t guarantee recognition. After HBO chose not to submit Brittany Allen for Emmy consideration for her guest role on “The Pitt,” she took matters into her own hands by… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch 5:00 What political satire can reveal about the strength of a democracy By Judy Woodruff, Frank Carlson, Lorna Baldwin, Sarah Clune Hartman Satire plays a powerful role in challenging authority, exposing hypocrisy and testing the boundaries of free expression. It's among the forces Judy Woodruff explores in the podcast, “In Pursuit of Happiness.” She sat down with The Onion Network’s Joshua Johnson… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch 7:03 Hermanos Gutiérrez perform 'Los Ojos del Cóndor' and reveal inspiration for new album By Geoff Bennett, Anne Azzi Davenport, Kayan Taraporevala The music of Hermanos Gutiérrez carries listeners across imagined landscapes, blending Latin, surf rock, folk and cinematic Western sounds into new instrumental journeys. Now the brothers are turning their gaze homeward, drawing on the traditions of their family's roots in… Continue watching