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Chris Hayes: From 'Up' In The Morning To 'All In' At Night

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Chris Hayes: From 'Up' In The Morning To 'All In' At Night

Fresh Air

After hosting his Sunday morning show on MSNBC for the past year and a half, Hayes is making the move to a weeknight news show that premieres April 1. At 34, Hayes will be the youngest prime-time anchor on any of the major cable news channels.

Chris Hayes: From 'Up' In The Morning To 'All In' At Night

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'American Winter' Families Struggle To Survive Fall From Middle Class

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National

'American Winter' Families Struggle To Survive Fall From Middle Class

Diedre Melson, John Cox and Pam Thatcher are college-educated parents who once considered themselves part of the middle class. Then the Great Recession hit. A new HBO documentary shows their families desperately trying to make ends meet.

'American Winter' Families Struggle To Survive Fall From Middle Class

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Why Are TV Remotes So Terrible?

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All Tech Considered

Why Are TV Remotes So Terrible?

While the quality of TVs and technology seems to be at an all-time high, the devices we use to access the living room screen are as confusing as ever. But tablets and apps offer hope of simplifying the process of finding shows to watch — and even interacting with other viewers.

Why Are TV Remotes So Terrible?

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Monday

How Ellen DeGeneres Helped Change The Conversation About Gays

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Same-Sex Marriage And The Supreme Court

How Ellen DeGeneres Helped Change The Conversation About Gays

In 1997, DeGeneres chose a very public forum — her television sitcom — to announce, "I'm gay." The entertainer's career has tracked the seismic shift in public opinion on gays and same-sex marriage.

How Ellen DeGeneres Helped Change The Conversation About Gays

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Friday

Drawing Artistic Inspiration From C-SPAN's Talking Heads

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The Picture Show

Drawing Artistic Inspiration From C-SPAN's Talking Heads

Michael McCutcheon draws sketches of C-SPAN's morning guests and posts them on his website. The 73-year-old retiree says he isn't particularly interested in the guests, but simply does it to occupy his morning hours.

Drawing Artistic Inspiration From C-SPAN's Talking Heads

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Thursday

Wednesday

'Tonight Show' Reportedly Moving To New York In 2014 With Fallon As Host

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The Two-Way

'Tonight Show' Reportedly Moving To New York In 2014 With Fallon As Host

Jimmy Fallon is on track to replace Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show on NBC in 2014, according to reports in The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter.

'Tonight Show' Reportedly Moving To New York In 2014 With Fallon As Host

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You Can't Trust HBO's 'Phil Spector,' But You Can Enjoy It

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Opinion

You Can't Trust HBO's 'Phil Spector,' But You Can Enjoy It

Fresh Air

David Mamet, the writer and director of the new HBO movie Phil Spector starring Al Pacino and Helen Mirren, includes a disclaimer at the beginning of the film: While the movie might be based on the controversial music producer, "This is a work of fiction. It's not 'based on a true story.' "

You Can't Trust HBO's 'Phil Spector,' But You Can Enjoy It

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Tuesday

A Measured Look At Roth As The Writer Turns 80

A new documentary about Philip Roth premieres on PBS next week as part of a slew of celebrations in honor of the novelist's 80th birthday. PBS hide caption

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A Measured Look At Roth As The Writer Turns 80

Fresh Air

The celebration of Philip Roth's career reaches its peak in a new documentary — Philip Roth Unmasked — that will screen on PBS next week as part of the American Masters series. There's no doubt that Roth is a master, and not just an American one, but the film tiptoes around the novelist's dark ferocity.

A Measured Look At Roth As The Writer Turns 80

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Monday

Two New TV Dramas Look Below The Surface

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Opinion

Two New TV Dramas Look Below The Surface

Fresh Air

Jane Campion directs a new Sundance Channel miniseries, Top of the Lake, about a young New Zealand detective played by Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss. Meanwhile, producers from Lost and Friday Night Lights team up to create a prequel to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, called Bates Motel.

Two New TV Dramas Look Below The Surface

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'The Simpsons' Better Than 'Cheers'? It Is To Laugh

Ted Danson, playing the role of bartender Sam Malone, keeps Rhea Perlman, playing waitress Carla Tortelli, under control as Shelley Long, portraying Diane Chambers, left, returns to the set of Cheers during taping of the final episode in 1993. Mark Terrill/AP hide caption

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Opinion

Pop Culture Happy Hour

'The Simpsons' Better Than 'Cheers'? It Is To Laugh

A recent effort to name the greatest sitcom of the last 30 years settled on The Simpsons. We beg to differ.