MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Arts & Culture Stories from NPR

• Here Are The 50 Books Nominated for 2020 National Book Awards
  There are writers on the longlist in five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation and young people's literature. Two debut novels are in the running for the fiction prize.
• A Very Brady Trivia Sequel
  A few weeks ago, comedian John Early answered trivia questions about the Brady Bunch. So when cartoonist Keith Knight and his sister Tracy requested a Brady Bunch game, the research was already done.
• Cartoons On The Radio
  Cartoonist Keith Knight and his sister Tracy have to guess what comic strip a line of dialogue is from.
• Bug Me Do
  Jonathan Coulton performs Beatles songs re-written to be about bugs, and Busy Philipps and Shantira Jackson have to figure out what he's singing about.
• Celebrity Cocktail Hour
  Not to be confused with Pop Culture Happy Hour. Busy Philipps and Shantira Jackson mash up the names of mixed drinks and celebrities.
• Wu-Tang Clan's RZA Talks 'Cut Throat City' And Plays 'Is It A Lizard?'
  RZA discusses his new movie Cut Throat City, then chats about how to compose music for ice cream truck speakers. Then, his reptile knowledge is put to the test with a game called "Is It a Lizard?"
• Emmy-Nominated 'Watchmen' Writer Explores Generational Trauma And Racism
  Cord Jefferson wrote the episode of the HBO superhero series in which the main character goes back in time and to relive the trauma of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre. Originally broadcast Aug. 13, 2020.
• Whistleblowers Allege Culture Of Secrecy, Protection Of Powerful At Singers' Union
  They point to a real estate deal that could drain two-thirds of the American Guild of Musical Artists' financial reserves and a secretive, failed deal with disgraced opera star Plácido Domingo.
• Everyone's A Sinner In 'The Devil All The Time'
  The Netflix adaptation of Donald Ray Pollock's novel is grim in ways that can be both exciting and wearying: so many twists and betrayals, so many awful characters, so many horrific acts of violence.
• Sunday The Emmys, But First The Deggys
  NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans tells us who he thinks should win the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards with his own prize he calls The Deggys.