Eric Deggans
Stories
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The best (and worst) Super Bowl commercials this year
At a time when every news alert seems to deliver a seismic jolt about the world, these ads mostly touch on safe subjects we expect in Big Game commercials: Nostalgia. Comedy. Celebrities. Patriotism. Poignant humanism.
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Behind Netflix's record-setting quarter
Netflix announced record-setting growth in the fourth quarter of 2024, adding 19 million subscribers. This came when it had popular programming like the second season of Squid Game and NFL games.
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The second season of 'Severance' manages to be even weirder than the first
The Apple TV+ series emerged as an engrossing puzzle box of a show when it first debuted three years ago. And it just got even more surreal.
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New TV shows are premiering this month. What should you watch?
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FBI investigates New Orleans attack as terrorism, Las Vegas motive remains unclear
The FBI is investigating the Jan. 1 attack in New Orleans as an act of terrorism while the motivation for the Jan 1. truck explosion in Las Vegas is still unclear but appears to be mental illness.
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House and Senate majority leaders set the agenda for early weeks of a new Congress
The new Republican majorities in the House and Senate plan to move border legislation and cabinet confirmations first, with tax bills coming later this year.
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Saturday Sports: NFL last week, college football, Magnus Carlsen clothing controversy
NPR's Eric Deggans talks with Michele Steele of ESPN about the last week of the NFL regular season, the college football playoff semifinals, and a clothing controversy in chess.
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Bassist Tony Levin discusses his recently completed King Crimson tour and solo project
Influential bassist Tony Levin speaks with NPR's Eric Deggans about Levin's work with the experimental rock band King Crimson.
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The Golden Globes kick off award season on Sunday. Here are the top contenders
The Golden Globes are Sunday. NPR's Eric Deggans and Bob Mondello talk to BlackFilmandTV.com's Wilson Morales about movies favored to win and criticism of the awards.
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Potential fraud could have earned insurance companies billions off of Medicare Advantage
NPR's Eric Deggans talks to Wall Street Journal reporter Christopher Weaver about the newspaper's yearlong investigation into potential fraud in the Medicare Advantage program.
