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Louis C.K. On Life And Stand-Up: 'I Live In Service For My Kids'

Louis C.K. remembers getting "really big laughs" during his third try at stand-up. "I was so excited that I had a little foot in the door," C.K. says. He's pictured above in his FX series Louie. KC Bailey/FX hide caption

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Louis C.K. On Life And Stand-Up: 'I Live In Service For My Kids'

Fresh Air

The star of the FX series Louie talks about the pain of his first-ever open mic experience and the "massive gift" of taking care of others before himself.

Louis C.K. On Life And Stand-Up: 'I Live In Service For My Kids'

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Monday

Canadians Love Poop, Americans Love Pizza: How Emojis Fare Worldwide

SwiftKey analyzed more than a billion pieces of emoji data, organized by language and country. The poop emoji was most popular in Canada. Unicode/Apple hide caption

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Canadians Love Poop, Americans Love Pizza: How Emojis Fare Worldwide

A study analyzes more than a billion pieces of emoji data across 16 languages and regions to gauge how different nations communicate. Most emojis sent are happy faces and other positive symbols.

Canadians Love Poop, Americans Love Pizza: How Emojis Fare Worldwide

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Friday

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Food In Pop Culture And Going Back To College
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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Food In Pop Culture And Going Back To College

On this week's show, we talk about competitive cooking shows, delicious food in the movies, and all the things we've learned about pop culture representations of college.

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A Look At 'Blackbird,' The First Film On The New 'Black Netflix'

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A Look At 'Blackbird,' The First Film On The New 'Black Netflix'

The Urban Movie Channel, created by BET founder Robert L. Johnson, is being touted as the black Netflix. Its first original movie, Blackbird, is about a gay interracial romance in the Deep South.

A Look At 'Blackbird,' The First Film On The New 'Black Netflix'

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Wednesday

'Last Man' Will Forte On Beards, Comedy And Bruce Dern's Acting Advice

A man and his beard: Will Forte plays a man seeking companionship in a world wasted by disease in The Last Man on Earth. Jordin Althaus/Fox hide caption

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'Last Man' Will Forte On Beards, Comedy And Bruce Dern's Acting Advice

Fresh Air

Forte tells Fresh Air about landing a job on Saturday Night Live and learning on the set of Nebraska that acting is "all about commitment."

'Last Man' Will Forte On Beards, Comedy And Bruce Dern's Acting Advice

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Ben Affleck (Kinda) Apologizes For Asking PBS Program To Hide Slave-Owning Ancestor

"We deserve neither credit nor blame for our ancestors and the degree of interest in this story suggests that we are, as a nation, still grappling with the terrible legacy of slavery," Affleck wrote. John Shearer/AP hide caption

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Ben Affleck (Kinda) Apologizes For Asking PBS Program To Hide Slave-Owning Ancestor

The Academy Award-winning actor has been at the center of a media storm after the release of hacked emails showing he asked a TV show about genealogy to avoid mentioning an ancestor who owned slaves.

Ben Affleck (Kinda) Apologizes For Asking PBS Program To Hide Slave-Owning Ancestor

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Monday

Media

Small South Carolina Newspaper Takes Home Top Pulitzer Prize

The winners of this year's Pulitzer Prizes in journalism, fiction, poetry, drama, music, biography, history and nonfiction were announced Monday at Columbia University in New York.

Small South Carolina Newspaper Takes Home Top Pulitzer Prize

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Sunday

Media

When Video Games Are 'Patched,' Gamers Lose Trust In Reviews

Video games are now being patched for problems after they are released, which makes reviewing them difficult. NPR's Arun Rath interviews Chris Kohler of Wired about how to keep game reviews relevant.

When Video Games Are 'Patched,' Gamers Lose Trust In Reviews

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