Happy Birthday Mom tells the story of a mother whose son is arrested by ICE and her frantic search to find him.

Senate Bill 22, which passed the Texas Legislature earlier this year, allocates $300 million towards the state's film incentive program every two years for the next decade. The recent increase in funding is thanks in part to stars like Matthew McConaughey and Taylor Sheridan who took the cause to the Capitol.

How did a word that simply referred to a millennia-old beverage come to be the latest iteration of "what's up?"

The African American Museum in Dallas will use $3 million from the Texas Historical Commission and Google to protect its 50-year-old collection and share it online.

Scrawled in pencil on a scrap of yellow legal paper by lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, the artifact is among dozens of treasures from The Wizard of Oz donated by composer Harold Arlen's sister-in-law Rita Arlen.

The creator of the “Fargo” TV series is now bringing the “Alien” franchise to the small screen for the first time. He told us why he loves working in television, what inspired him most in the first two “Alien” films, and how he found playfulness amidst terror.

This one is for all the lonely voices out there. We’ve got a podcast crossover on this episode. Peter Orner from The Lonely Voice podcast joins Yvette Benavides on Book Public to discuss his already critically acclaimed novel, The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter. A little noir, a little true crime, some family drama, friendship—and other kinds of love stories. Peter Orner has been called "the most daring and original narrative voice in contemporary American fiction.”

The Roots drummer and Oscar-winning filmmaker uncovers the connections between his recent Sly Stone documentary and his own life story.

The recent report, A Matter of Justice: The Uninvestigated Homicides of La Matanza, aims to pursue justice for the victims of la matanza.

The classical music scene wasn’t left untouched by cultural and technological shifts of the 1960s, and composer Terry Riley, who turned 90 this summer, combined classical, jazz, and rock in surprising ways. "The Columbia Recordings" collects four classic albums that inspired many prominent musicians like Philip Glass, Brian Eno, and Pete Townshend. TPR's Nathan Cone has a review.