HARI SREENIVASAN: Not every musician makes a living solely from playing music. In Chicago, a punk rock band called The Bollweevils has been balancing their conventional day jobs with their unconventional hobby for over two decades. Reporter Jay Shefs...
WILLIAM BRANGHAM: Finally tonight, we close with a remembrance of the great singer Nancy Wilson, who died yesterday. Wilson was a legend who crossed so many different styles and won over a generation of fans. Wilson released more than 60 albums in a...
JUDY WOODRUFF: A new play on Broadway is drawing lots of attention this winter, and not just because of its famous leading star. It's a new drama that explores big issues about race, class, criminal justice, and what it's like to raise a black son in...
JUDY WOODRUFF: The Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci died at his home in Rome earlier today. Jeffrey Brown has this look back at his career spanning more than 50 years. JEFFREY BROWN: Bernardo Bertolucci made films that both followed and defied t...
JOHN YANG: And, finally, another in our occasional series My Music. The group Nathaniel Rateliff amp; The Night Sweats has been hitting its stride with soulful rhythm-and-blues and front man Rateliff's lyrics. Before a recent show at the Anthem in Wa...
John Yang: PJ Morton is the keyboardist for the band Maroon 5. He released the solo album Gumbo last year. And his album Christmas with PJ Morton is streaming now. In tonight's Brief But Spectacular episode, he talks about growing up the son of a pre...
JUDY WOODRUFF: Now: An acclaimed director puts his own mark on a much-loved film genre. Jeffrey Brown continues his fall film series from the Toronto International Film Festival. ACTOR: You have no idea what, do you? Or did you choose not to know? JE...
JUDY WOODRUFF: Our fall film series continues tonight with a movie tackling the controversial topic of gay conversion therapy. Jeffrey Brown has our look. JEFFREY BROWN: Boy Erased is the story of just that. LUCAS HEDGES, Actor: I think it's true abo...
JUDY WOODRUFF: Now: remembering a man who had a big impact on the movies by the legendary comic book characters he helped create. William Brangham has the story. WILLIAM BRANGHAM: He's credited with bringing to life some of the biggest, baddest, most...
Amna Nawaz: Let's end this week with a little inspiration: the unlikely story of Robert Finley. In just over three years, the 64-year-old blues guitarist and singer went from working as a carpenter to performing across the country, including a recent...
