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Musician and filmmaker Questlove follows his Oscar-winning “Summer of Soul” documentary with one on funk legend Sly Stone, in “Sly Lives! AKA The Burden of Black Genius.”

Today is the 25th anniversary of the death of “Peanuts” creator Charles Schulz. He drew Charlie Brown, Snoopy and friends for 50 years before his death in 2000, and they still remain very popular.

How do you adapt an “unadaptable” book? Today, host Brittany Luse finds out with RaMell Ross, director of the Oscar nominated adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys.

The story, set in the Jim Crow South, follows two Black boys doing everything they can to survive their tenure at the abusive Nickel Academy in Tallahassee, Florida. The film brings us a new perspective on Black life and complicates the discourse surrounding Black films.

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Stan’s up for an Oscar for his portrayal of the president early in his career, when Roy Cohn was his lawyer and mentor. Stan says Cohn schooled Trump in “denying reality and reshaping the truth.”

If an alleyway is dimly lit, you’re about to star in an episode of “Dateline.”

Sex and relationship experts share wise words of wisdom on love’s thorniest topics, including what to do if a partner cheats and how to talk to your partner about your sex life.

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Reality TV is full of dating shows, but a new program is employing a very old tradition: “Muslim Matchmaker.” Morning Edition’s Leila Fadel speaks with the hosts – Hoda Abrahim and Yasmin Elhady – about their rules and the challenges of pairing up American Muslims.

We welcome director Mike Lee back to the show. He talks with us about his recent film Hard Truths and what it was like to reunite with actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste on the project. He also tells us about how he reacted to reading one of the first rave reviews he received as a filmmaker.

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In the age of streaming content and “Prestige TV” it’s easy to forget that old school TV networks are still out here, pumping out television shows. 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. So we’re talking about St. Denis Medical, Doc, Doctor Odyssey, Matlock and High Potential.

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In SLY LIVES!, Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the pressure Sly felt as a Black artist. “Sly will be … the first domino in a long list of people that will self-sabotage.”

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