MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Arts & Culture Stories from NPR

• Producer Scott Rudin Steps Back From Broadway Following Allegations Of Bullying
  The producer announced Saturday that he would take a step back after allegations of bullying and workplace misconduct were reported this month.
• Not My Job: We Quiz Japanese Breakfast On 'The Breakfast Of Champions'
  Singer songwriter Michelle Zauner performs under the name Japanese Breakfast so we've invited her to answer three questions about Wheaties.
• Kate Winslet, Brad Ingelsby On Their Newest HBO Crime Drama
  NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Kate Winslet and Brad Ingelsby about their new series, Mare of Easttown.
• 'The Light Of The Midnight Stars' Doesn't Shine Brightly Enough
  Rena Rossner's YA novel, set in a magical version of medieval Eastern Europe, follows a rabbi and his three supernaturally-talented daughters. Unfortunately the characters never quite come to life.
• Everybody Harbors A Secret — And A Motive — In HBO's 'Mare Of Easttown'
  Kate Winslet plays a small-town lead detective who's haunted by an unsolved case — and by her own past — in this excellent series. Mare of Easttown is both a mystery story and a character study.
• Louise Erdrich On Her Personal Connection To Native Peoples' 'Fight For Survival'
  Erdrich's novel, The Night Watchman, is based on her grandfather's role in resisting a Congressional effort to withdraw federal recognition from her family's tribe. Originally broadcast March 4, 2020.
• Not A Lot of Hair Metal
  Timothy Simons (Veep, The Pole) and Theodore Bressman (The Pole) listen to hair metal songs rewritten to be about fictional characters who don't have a lot of hair.
• History of Libraries
  Timothy Simons (Veep, The Pole) and Theodore Bressman (The Pole) are quizzed on their library knowledge. Can they Dewey Decimate this quiz?
• Category Is!
  Sohla El-Waylly (Ancient Recipes with Sohla) and Stella Parks (Bravetart) play an Ask Me Another challenge specifically tailored to their interests. Tarot, Marvel characters and horrors films, oh my!
• Food Jazz
  Chefs Sohla El-Waylly (Ancient Recipes with Sohla) and Stella Parks (author of Bravetart) flex their food muscles as they create meals out of random items from the Ask Me Another pantry.