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You can search by genre and where you can see it.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 5326; --source-height: 2996; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/1233894759/black-soap-opera-daytime-beyond-the-gates-generational"> <picture> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/25/soaps2_wide-a43003dcea7c59d3d88e52b4be77198d5507af85.jpg?s=800&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/25/soaps2_wide-a43003dcea7c59d3d88e52b4be77198d5507af85.jpg?s=800&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/25/soaps2_wide-a43003dcea7c59d3d88e52b4be77198d5507af85.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="webp" class="feat23 lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source 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Today, we're talking about some of our favorites who should have at least one Oscar on their mantle — including Pam Grier, John Goodman, Oscar Isaac, and Regina Hall.</a></p> </div> <article id="res1266869198" class="bucketwrap resaudio" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">Our favorite actors who've never been nominated for an Oscar</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"1233894760:1266869198","available":true,"duration":1360,"title":"Our favorite actors who\u0027ve never been nominated for an Oscar","audioUrl":"https:\/\/chrt.fm\/track\/138C95\/prfx.byspotify.com\/e\/play.podtrac.com\/npr-510282\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/NPR6920524984.mp3?d=1360&size=21762761&e=1233894760&t=podcast&p=510282&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/26\/1233894760\/pam-grier-john-goodman-oscar-isaac-regina-hall","slug":"","program":"Pop Culture Happy Hour","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":true,"hasAdsWizz":true,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> <a class="audio-module-listen" href="https://chrt.fm/track/138C95/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR6920524984.mp3?d=1360&size=21762761&e=1233894760&t=podcast&p=510282&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer"> <b class="audio-module-listen-inner"> <b class="audio-module-listen-icon icn-play"></b> <b class="audio-module-listen-text"> <b class="audio-module-cta"> Listen </b> <b class="audio-module-listen-duration"> <span>· </span> <span>22:40</span> </b> </b> </b> </a> <time class="audio-module-duration" datetime="P22M,40S"> <span class="audio-module-duration__initial-value">22:40</span> </time> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <a class="audio-tool audio-tool-transcript" href="https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1233894760" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_click_transcript","storyId":"1233894760","mediaId":"1266869198","title":"Our favorite actors who&#39;ve never been nominated for an Oscar","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-transcript"></b> <b class="audio-tool-label">Transcript</b> </a> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"1233894760","mediaId":"1266869198","title":"Our favorite actors who&#39;ve never been nominated for an Oscar","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-download"><a href="https://chrt.fm/track/138C95/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR6920524984.mp3?d=1360&size=21762761&e=1233894760&t=podcast&p=510282&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_download","storyId":"1233894760","mediaId":"1266869198","title":"Our favorite actors who&#39;ve never been nominated for an Oscar","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="icn-download"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Download</b></a> </li> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1233894760/1266869198" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"1233894760","mediaId":"1266869198","title":"Our favorite actors who&#39;ve never been nominated for an Oscar","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1233894760/1266869198" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1233894760/1266869198" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-transcript"> <a href="https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1233894760" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_click_transcript","storyId":"1233894760","mediaId":"1266869198","title":"Our favorite actors who&#39;ve never been nominated for an Oscar","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-transcript"></b> <b class="audio-tool-label">Transcript</b> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 980; 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Stat.</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/nx-s1-5305105/the-pitt-hbo-max-er"><time datetime="2025-02-22"><span class="date">February 22, 2025  </span></time>Each episode of the new Max series covers one hour in a single day in a busy emergency department. The show manages to feel sympathetic to the hospital staff <em>and</em> to the patients in their care.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item no-image has-audio"> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/21/nx-s1-5304269/dont-call-him-a-sociopath-heres-how-andrew-scott-humanizes-ripley" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"television","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/21\/nx-s1-5304269\/dont-call-him-a-sociopath-heres-how-andrew-scott-humanizes-ripley","clickPosition":"2.5"}' >Don't call him a sociopath: Here's how Andrew Scott humanizes 'Ripley'</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/21/nx-s1-5304269/dont-call-him-a-sociopath-heres-how-andrew-scott-humanizes-ripley"><time datetime="2025-02-21"><span class="date">February 21, 2025  </span></time>Scott (aka the "hot priest" from <em>Fleabag</em>) is nominated for a SAG Award for his portrayal of a con man in the Netflix adaptation of <em>The Talented Mr. Ripley.</em> <em>Originally broadcast April, 8, 2024.</em></a></p> </div> <article id="resg-s1-50222" class="bucketwrap resaudio" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">Don't call him a sociopath: Here's how Andrew Scott humanizes 'Ripley'</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"nx-s1-5304269:g-s1-50222","available":true,"duration":2122,"title":"Don\u0027t call him a sociopath: Here\u0027s how Andrew Scott humanizes \u0027Ripley\u0027","audioUrl":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/fa\/2025\/02\/20250221_fa_01.mp3?d=2122262&e=nx-s1-5304269&sc=siteplayer","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/21\/nx-s1-5304269\/dont-call-him-a-sociopath-heres-how-andrew-scott-humanizes-ripley","slug":"Television","program":"Fresh 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ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC have launched new series that adopt familiar formats – cop shows, lawyer shows, doctor shows – but each has something special to recommend it. 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Discovery </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Ryan Muir/Warner Bros. 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See freeze-frame highlights from the 21st edition of the Puppy Bowl. </a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 4658; --source-height: 2620; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/08/nx-s1-5290114/puppy-bowl-time-how-to-watch"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4658x2620+0+242/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb5%2F2a%2F632093624beba17d41d4e629d35e%2Fabigail-beethoven-sarge.JPG" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4658x2620+0+242/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb5%2F2a%2F632093624beba17d41d4e629d35e%2Fabigail-beethoven-sarge.JPG" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4658x2620+0+242/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb5%2F2a%2F632093624beba17d41d4e629d35e%2Fabigail-beethoven-sarge.JPG" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4658x2620+0+242/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb5%2F2a%2F632093624beba17d41d4e629d35e%2Fabigail-beethoven-sarge.JPG" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4658x2620+0+242/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb5%2F2a%2F632093624beba17d41d4e629d35e%2Fabigail-beethoven-sarge.JPG" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4658x2620+0+242/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb5%2F2a%2F632093624beba17d41d4e629d35e%2Fabigail-beethoven-sarge.JPG" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4658x2620+0+242/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb5%2F2a%2F632093624beba17d41d4e629d35e%2Fabigail-beethoven-sarge.JPG" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4658x2620+0+242/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb5%2F2a%2F632093624beba17d41d4e629d35e%2Fabigail-beethoven-sarge.JPG" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4658x2620+0+242/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb5%2F2a%2F632093624beba17d41d4e629d35e%2Fabigail-beethoven-sarge.JPG" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Abigail (left) and Sarge (right) team up for a defensive squeeze on Beethoven. Puppy Bowl XXI 2025 Unit" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Abigail (left) and Sarge (right) team up for a defensive squeeze on Beethoven during this year's pre-taped Puppy Bowl. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Ryan Muir/Warner Bros. Discovery </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Ryan Muir/Warner Bros. 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