Colson Whitehead shares the true story of abuse and injustice behind 'Nickel Boys' Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, now a feature film, is based on a notorious Florida reform school where boys were beaten and sexually abused. Originally broadcast July 16, 2019. Dave Davies
There's an upside to cold, snowless New England days — great skating Maine Public reporter Ari Snider heads out on a couple of Maine's lakes to explore the burgeoning sport of "wild ice skating." (Story aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 16, 2025.) Ari Snider
The second season of 'Severance' manages to be even weirder than the first The Apple TV+ series emerged as an engrossing puzzle box of a show when it first debuted three years ago. And it just got even more surreal. Eric Deggans
Why Australian Open live streams look like Wii tennis — and what it means for sports The Australian Open's animated tennis livestreams are making a splash. U.S. leagues have used similar technology to put Simpsons on the football field and superheroes on ice skates. Rachel Treisman
Skating enthusiasts are taking advantage of the cold, snowless days in Maine There's an upside to the lack of snow in much of New England -- great skating. We head out on a couple of Maine's lakes to explore the burgeoning sport of "wild ice skating." Ari Snider
Shakespeare meets gaming in 'Grand Theft Hamlet' During pandemic lockdowns, two actors decided to try to stage a Shakespeare play entirely inside the game Grand Theft Auto. Grand Theft Hamlet tells the story. Bob Mondello
David Lynch, who directed off-kilter classics, dies at 78 His sinister, surreal vision of America made him a leading counterculture auteur — with movies such as Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Mulholland Drive, and the groundbreaking TV series Twin Peaks. Kyle Norris
A woman invented the rape kit. So why was a man given credit for it? Rape kits were widely known as "Vitullo Kits" after a Chicago police sergeant. But a new book tells the story of Marty Goddard, a community activist who worked with runaway teenagers in the 1970s. Tonya Mosley
'American Primeval' offers a gritty, heartfelt take on the Wild West Set in the lawless Utah territory of 1857, Netflix's six-part series features chaotic violence, endearing characters and some sights and performances you'll not soon forget. David Bianculli
Conan O'Brien will receive the Mark Twain Prize for comedy "I am honored to be the first winner of the Mark Twain Prize recognized not for humor, but for my work as a riverboat pilot," O'Brien said in a release from The Kennedy Center. Elizabeth Blair
