The real ‘Only Murders’ crime is that it hasn’t won more Emmys Season 4 brings a fresh influx of guest talent to Only Murders in the Building — but the new faces don’t outshine the crimefighting, podcasting stars: Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez. David Bianculli
A review of the new Peacock series 'Fight Night' The Peacock series Fight Night tells the story of how a party after Muhammad Ali's 1970 comeback fight in Atlanta became an infamous heist. Eric Deggans
Top dog Joey Chestnut beats his archrival and his own hot dog-eating world record Joey Chestnut faced off against Takeru Kobayashi in a Netflix showdown on Monday. Chestnut downed 83 hot dogs and buns to Kobayashi's 66 in 10 minutes, beating his own world record from 2021. Rachel Treisman
In 'Miss Merkel,' Germany's former chancellor is a crime-solving amateur detective The German crime fiction series, based on novels of the same name, depicts former Chancellor Angela Merkel as an Agatha Christie-style small-town detective who solves crimes out of sheer boredom. Esme Nicholson
‘The West Wing’ was my inspiration. 25 years on I got to meet President Bartlet When NPR was offered the chance to interview Martin Sheen and Melissa Fitzgerald about The West Wing, I dashed through the newsroom with an energy to rival the show's iconic walk and talks. Scott Detrow
Remembering Phil Donahue, the pioneering king of daytime talk shows Donahue, who died Aug. 18, hosted an issue-oriented, afternoon talk show that paved the way for Oprah and others. David Bianculli offers an appreciation, and we listen back to a 1985 interview. Terry Gross
Inside 'The West Wing,' 25 years later NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with Martin Sheen and Melissa Fitzgerald about all things West Wing. Fitzgerald co-wrote a new book called What’s Next about the legacy of the show. Karen Zamora
Pioneering TV host Phil Donahue has died at age 88 Phil Donahue may have developed a reputation for presenting passionate discussions on hot-button topics through cheeky stunts. But he told NPR in a 2021 that an early inspiration was mainstream news journalists, who he saw as fearless truth tellers. Eric Deggans
Groundbreaking police drama 'Homicide: Life on the Street' is finally streaming The seven-season show about a Baltimore police homicide unit didn’t feature gun battles and car chases. The tone, pacing and camera work were all groundbreaking when the show started in 1993. Eric Deggans