Arts & Life 'Somebody Somewhere' is about finding your people: Here’s how Bridget Everett found hers Everett never felt like she fit in her hometown of Manhattan, Kan. After moving to New York City and developing a cabaret show, she returned to Kansas for her HBO show Somebody Somewhere. Terry Gross
Television Some suggestions for television viewing for Halloween The vampire mockumentary "What We Do in the Shadows" enters its sixth and final season this week. Meanwhile, Kathryn Hahn stars as a witch trying to regain her powers in Marvel's "Agatha All Along." Glen Weldon A Martínez
Television Reba McEntire on mentors, bridging generations and her TV return with 'Happy's Place' NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with country music icon Reba McEntire about her new NBC sitcom Happy's Place, about a woman who inherits her father's restaurant with a half sister she's never met. Ari Shapiro Gus Contreras Patrick Jarenwattananon
Arts & Life Sterlin Harjo says 'Reservation Dogs' gives audiences permission to laugh Harjo was recently named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow. His TV show Reservation Dogs focused on group of teenagers living on a Native reservation in rural Oklahoma. Originally broadcast Sept. 19, 2022. Terry Gross
Television How a TV channel in Afghanistan operates freely despite Taliban restrictions NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Saad Mohseni, CEO of a media company in Afghanistan. His new book is called "Radio Free Afghanistan: A Twenty-Year Odyssey for an Independent Voice in Kabul." Steve Inskeep
Arts & Life Victoria's Secret fashion show returns following a 6-year hiatus Winged Victoria's Secret models will once again take the runway for the first official show since 2018. Alana Wise
Television A new PBS series shows the history of Muslims in America NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with NPR White House correspondent Asma Khalid about "American Muslims," a new PBS series she hosts. Ayesha Rascoe
Arts & Life Remembering legendary British actor Maggie Smith Smith, who died Sept. 27, was best known to American audiences for her roles in the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey. She won two Academy Awards in a career that spanned nearly seven decades. Dave Davies
Television FX-Hulu series 'English Teacher' finds comedy in a Texas high school's culture wars NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Brian Jordan Alvarez, creator and star of the new comedy series "English Teacher," about his story of a gay educator navigating culture wars at a Texas high school. Leila Fadel
Arts & Life Sweet but sharp, 'Nobody Wants This' could set the rom-com standard for a new age Netflix's 10-part series features Adam Brody and Kristen Bell as 30-something singles who meet and are attracted to one another, despite the fact that he's a rabbi and she's not Jewish. David Bianculli