‘Wonder Man’ star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on cancellation and confidence
Fresh Air20 Aug

‘Wonder Man’ star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on cancellation and confidence

Two weeks after being nominated for an Emmy for his leading role in Wonder Man, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II found out that the series had been cancelled. He says Marvel could do more to support Black-led projects. Abdul-Mateen spoke with co-host Tonya Mosley about how he stumbled into acting, padding his early resumé, and working through his stutter.

Also, film critic Justin Chang reviews Teenage Death and Sex at Camp Miasma.

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19 Aug 45min

Jason Segel is not afraid of the ‘dirty underneath’

Jason Segel is not afraid of the ‘dirty underneath’

Segel returns to talk with Terry Gross about his Emmy-nominated series Shrinking, in which he plays a therapist who suffered a nervous breakdown in the wake of his wife’s death. Segel opens up about h...

18 Aug 45min

What evolution reveals about eating, dieting and fat

What evolution reveals about eating, dieting and fat

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17 Aug 45min

Best Of: 'Spider-Man' dir. Destin Daniel Cretton / Novelist Harriet Clark

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15 Aug 48min

Reckoning with America’s history of slavery

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14 Aug 46min

Colman Domingo loves a challenge

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13 Aug 45min

The race for tech supremacy: The U.S. vs. China

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