MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Arts & Culture Stories from NPR

• How Winston Churchill Pulled Britain Through The Early Years Of WWII
  In The Splendid And The Vile, author Erik Larson details the British prime minister's first year in office, during which England endured a Nazi bombing campaign. Originally broadcast March 30, 2020.
• Art Of The New Deal: How Artists Helped Redefine America During The Depression
  When the Roosevelt administration rolled out millions of dollars to fund artists, musicians, writers and actors, it wasn't just about job creation. It was to unite a nation in turmoil.
• Movie Review: 'On The Record' With Russell Simmons' Accusers
  A new documentary looks at allegations that the hip-hop mogul sexually assaulted several women, and places his case against the larger question of how black women are treated by the #MeToo movement.
• What I Learned From Writing Letters To Strangers Across America
  Writing letters to strangers in almost all 50 states became an outlet to process anxieties about the pandemic. And a reminder of all the ways we are connected.
• Not My Job: We Quiz Astronaut Christina Koch On Cyberspace
  Christina Koch is a space pioneer — she holds the record for the longest time a woman has been in orbit. We quizzed her on another kind of space.
• Meredith Talusan On Her New Memoir, Life As A Child Star, Relationship With Parents
  Author Meredith Talusan talks to NPR's Scott Simon about her new memoir, Fairest.
• 'The Power Of A Group' Moves Sharon Horgan, Kristin Scott Thomas In 'Military Wives'
  The film follows women who form a choir to cope with their spouses' deployments to Afghanistan. "It's a story that speaks to a huge number of partners, spouses and wives of the military," Horgan says.
• Remembering Fred Willard, Emmy-Winning Comedy Actor And Improviser
  Willard, who died May 15, was known for his scene-stealing roles in the Christopher Guest films Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman, and later the series Modern Family. Originally broadcast in 1997.
• Fresh Air Remembers Beatles Photographer Astrid Kirchherr
  Kirchherr, who died May 12, who took the first publicity photos of the Beatles and is credited with giving the group their signature "mop-top" haircuts. Originally broadcast in 2008.
• Ask Me Another Hotline
  Listeners call in to talk about things they're learned while practicing distance learning with their kids, because nobody expected the pythagorean theorem to come back into their lives.