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Leaders of a Baptist church in North Carolina ousted the pastor after congregants started leaving. A secret tape provides a rare look at the debate when a message threatens a business model.

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Robell Awake is a chairmaker and scholar based in Atlanta, Georgia. He speaks with NPR’s Michel Martin about his new book, “A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects.”

We watched many films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Today, we’re recommending some of the best things we saw, including a thrilling debut from a writer on The Bear, a timely doc about the wave of book bans across America, and a bizarro horror comedy starring Alison Brie and Dave Franco.

For a complete list of the movies we loved at Sundance, Pop Culture Happy Hour on Letterboxd

Stanley Tucci is handsome, a great cook, a killer dresser and, of course, an excellent actor. Most recently, he stars in the Oscar nominated drama Conclave. He also had a part in the mega budget action series Citadel – a show he told us he had a lot of fun working on.

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Sarah Wildman’s daughter Orli died at age 14. “She would sometimes ask me, ‘What do you think I did to deserve this?’ And of course, that’s not an answerable question,” Wildman says.

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This year’s Grammys was a huge night for Beyoncé, who finally won album of the year for Cowboy Carter. Kendrick Lamar picked up record and song of the year for “Not Like Us.” And Chappell Roan edged out a crowded field to win best new artist.

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At the East Wind Foundation, in the heart of Los Angeles’ Chinatown, young people dedicate their after-school hours and weekends to practice the traditional folk art of lion dancing.

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