Wednesday TV: The World of Teal Swan
A new four-part documentary series about the work of wellness and spiritual influencer Teal Swan (pictured), a survivor of severe childhood abuse, tends to think she instead leads a cult,…
Capital Radio, 5-2-22: A Long Walk in May
Because I was rushing out the door at the end of my last show, I didn’t have time to post the archived show until now, when you now determine whether…
TV Eye Closes Briefly
We're not one to take many days off here, but we do so now for a brief hiatus through May 17. I'm sorry I'll miss the Yvette Mimieux retrospective Wednesday…
Tuesday TV: A ‘Spring Awakening’ Reunion
The original cast of the Tony-winning “Spring Awakening,” including Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele and John Gallagher Jr., reunites after 15 years with a one-time concert event, captured in the documentary…
Monday TV: Scholastic Pressure Cooker
As per the masters degree in public administration, the stressful college application for high-achieving Asian-American students at a San Francisco high school is examined on the documentary “Try Harder!” making…
Sunday TV: Vanessa Bayer’s New Comedy
“SNL” vet Vanessa Bayer stars in her own new show, “I Love That for You” (Showtime, 8:30 p.m.), about a woman bent on getting a hosting slot on a home…
Saturday: Correspondents Dinner Returns
Trevor Noah hosts the first live White House Correspondents’ Dinner (CSPAN, CNN, 7 p.m.) live from the Washington Hilton in D.C. The bigger news is that a president will once…
Friday TV: Elisabeth Moss in ‘Shining Girl’
The latest series starring Elisabeth Moss, “Shining Girl” (Apple TV+, streaming) is based on a 2013 novel about a reporter assaulted by what turns out to be a time-traveling serial…
Other Things I’ve Written Lately
A report on theKennedy Center's Mark Twain Award to Jon Stewart.Looking at the 50th anniversary Watergate exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.An interview with the new head of content for…
Thursday TV: ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’
Jon Krakauer’s Mormon crime classic “Under the Banner of Heaven” (Hulu, streaming) can’t be easy to adapt into a new series. But with Andrew Garfield on board as a detective…