Arts & Life Actor Ted Danson of 'A Man on the Inside' talks about fear, gratitude Actor Ted Danson pulls a question from the Wild Card deck and talks about how he tries to turn fear into gratefulness.
Arts & Life Oscar nominations are out, and NPR's film critic has thoughts Oscar voters are keen on movies with social themes this year. iEmilia Pérez , Netflix's musical about a trans drug lord in Mexico, leads Oscar nominations with 13 nods, including for Best Picture. Bob Mondello
Arts & Life Karla Sofía Gascón is the first openly trans actress to receive an Oscar nomination The Spanish actress portrays the titular character in Emilia Pérez, a polarizing musical that focuses on the life of a transgender drug lord in Mexico. Manuela López Restrepo
Arts & Life 'Sing Sing', a film about art in prison, gets 3 Oscar nominations The movie 'Sing Sing,' starring Colman Domingo and a cast of real-life formerly incarcerated actors, tells the story of a group of incarcerated men who work together to stage an original musical. Brittany Luse
Arts & Life Lost Tina Turner song is just OK, say critics. But that's not why it matters. Originally recorded for the rock star's major album Private Dancer, "Hot For You Baby" was thought lost. Chloe Veltman Jennifer Vanasco
Arts & Life Remembering Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer Feiffer, who died Jan. 17, first published his self-titled comic strip in The Village Voice in 1956. Later syndicated, Feiffer went on to run for more than four decades. Originally broadcast in 1982. Terry Gross
Arts & Life 5 takeaways from the 2025 Oscar nominations From Emilia Pérez and its 13(!) nominations to the profoundly gross The Substance getting a Best Picture nod, the 2025 Oscar nominees addressed big social and political issues, all to varying degrees. Glen Weldon
Arts & Life Stick with us: Why the internet is obsessed with one of the simplest tools known to man "Stick Nation" is a worldwide movement that thrives on irreverent, fantastical and downright wholesome descriptions of sticks. Alina Hartounian
Arts & Life Oscar nominations to be announced after delays due to LA wildfires Oscar nominations will be announced this morning. They had been delayed twice by the wildfires in Los Angeles. Mandalit del Barco Michel Martin
Arts & Life They made a post-apocalyptic Sundance film. Then their homes burned The zombie apocalypse film Didn't Die was made amid the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic and upheaval in Hollywood. The filmmakers lost their homes – but are still sharing their movie at Sundance. Mandalit del Barco
