Tonya Mosley
Stories
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Singer Jill Scott is doing what she wants: 'Everything has led me to this place'
The Grammy-winning singer describes herself as a "53-year-old woman who is maneuvering her career the way she wants to, how she wants to." Scott's new album is To Whom This May Concern.
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Benicio del Toro reflects on the acting class that changed his life
One of del Toro's early acting teachers taught him to understand his character before learning lines. He's up for an Oscar for his role in One Battle After Another. Originally broadcast June 12, 2025.
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This reporter went bust while covering America's sports betting boom
Americans are betting on sports, elections, award shows and even military actions. The Atlantic writer McKay Coppins bet $10k from his employer in his investigation of this gambling world.
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'My family is enough': Jamilah Lemieux on being a 'Black. Single. Mother.'
As a culture critic, Lemieux has spent years pushing back against the stereotypes and stigma that follow single mothers. Her new book blends her own memoir with the stories of 21 other Black women.
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No matter what happens at the Oscars, Delroy Lindo embraces 'the joy of this moment'
Lindo is nominated for best supporting actor for his role in Sinners. At the BAFTA awards on Sunday, Lindo was presenting when a man with Tourette syndrome in the audience yelled out a racial slur.
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Years ago, novelist Tayari Jones snuck into a writing class. It changed her life
Jones' new novel, Kin, is set in 1950s Louisiana and Atlanta, and tells the story of two young women who grow up next door to each other without their mothers.
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Kate Hudson on regret, rom-coms and finding a role that hits all the notes
Hudson always wanted to sing, but feared it would derail her acting career. Now she's up for an Oscar for her portrayal of a hairdresser who performs in a Neil Diamond tribute band in Song Sung Blue.
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Do the people building the AI chatbot Claude understand what they've created?
Anthropic is one of the world's most powerful AI firms. New Yorker writer Gideon Lewis-Kraus explains how they're trying to make chatbot Claude more ethical, and the implications of AI's widening use.
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'Music is about taking chances,' R&B musician/producer Raphael Saadiq says
Saadiq helped shape modern R&B and soul in Tony! Toni! Toné! and as a solo artist. Now he's up for an Oscar for his song, "I Lied to You" from the film Sinners. Originally broadcast July 8, 2025.
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What are the latest developments in the Jeffrey Epstein case?
Journalist Vicky Ward first profiled sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. She discusses the fallout from the millions of publicly released documents, and why this story took so long to come out.
