Tuesday TV: Another Race Story from Boston
A city with a fraught racial history faces the issues anew when a Black woman who was bussed as a child to a hostile neighborhood, becomes Boston’s acting mayor ahead…
Capital Radio 8-12-24: The Tim Walz Playlist
We welcome Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as the Democratic vice presidential nominee with nine songs working the puns about his name, another handful employing his go-to GOP descriptor, weird; as…
Monday TV: Horrors of the Greek Life
Back to school means back to hazing at some sororities and fraternities, the dark side of which is collected in the new documentary series “Houses of Horror: Secrets of College…
Sunday TV: Olympic Closing Ceremonies
It will be hard to beat the opening ceremonies but the Paris 2024 Olympics Closing Ceremony (NBC, 3 p.m.) is expected to have performances from Billie Ellis, the Red Hot…
Saturday TV: Rise and Fall of Psychic ‘Miss Cleo’
Take your chance on the TV biopic “Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.), about the most famous member of the 1990s famed Psychic Readers Network, that took…
Friday TV: Damon, Affleck in ‘The Instigators’
Matt Damon and Casey Affleck star in the new thriller “The Instigators” (Apple TV+, streaming), about a father who joins an ex-con in an effort to rob a corrupt politician. All…
Thursday TV: Steph Curry in ‘Mr. Throwback’
Adam Pally stars as a down on his lock memorabilia dealer who reunites with a grade school pal, who just happens to be Steph Curry (playing himself), in the new…
Wednesday TV: Intrigue From South Korea
From South Korea comes the new series “No Way Out: The Roulette” (Hulu, streaming),about a notorious criminal who is released from prison after 13 years only to become the target…
Tuesday TV: ‘Biden’s Decision’ on ‘Frontline’
A two-hour look at the rise of President Joe Biden on “Frontline” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) now also has an ending in the report “Biden’s Decision” incorporates his…
Capital Radio 8-5-24: People Got to Be Free
The biggest prisoner exchange since the end of the Cold War, after six months of secret planning involving seven countries, resulted in last week’s release of 26 people, so we…