Culture Crash: The Internet’s Favorite Song Isn’t On Streaming

Welcome to Culture Crash, where we examine American culture – what’s new and old in entertainment… In September of last year, the band Twenty One Pilots released their album Breach, an alt pop rock offering from the hitmakers behind “Stressed Out,” “Ride,” and “Car Radio.” The album is a total force with an electricity and an urgency that’s potently felt in songs like “Drum Show” and “Center Mass.” One thing notably absent on the main album is its biggest social […]

February 21, 2026

Viewpoints

Viewpoints Explained: The Showdown At The Federal Reserve

This is Viewpoints Explained… President Donald Trump has been publicly clashing with the federal reserve and has made it clear he wants a different person in charge. The president has repeatedly criticized current fed chair Jerome Powell arguing that interest rates should be lower and that the fed’s apprehensive approach is holding back economic growth. That tension shines a light on topics that most people don’t think about very often: the broad power the fed has to shape our economy, […]

February 21, 2026

Viewpoints

When Family And Money Collide

Helping an adult child can feel like love in action until it quietly turns into dependence. We speak with financial psychologist Blad Klontz to understand how financial support – even when rooted in good intentions – can blur boundaries, strain relationships and create a long-term cycle that’s harder to break than most parents expect. Guests: Brad Klontz, financial psychologist, co-author of Start Thinking Rich. Living together in this day and age isn’t the problem and shouldn’t be seen as a […]

February 21, 2026

Viewpoints

How Artists Helped Camouflage The Military

Camouflage wasn’t just engineered. It was designed. From World War I “dazzle ships” to today’s complex digital patterns, we trace how creative artists reshaped the look of warfare and changed the way the military thinks about perception, illusion and survival. Guests: Roy R. Behrens, artist, camouflage researcher. When the U.S. entered the war, it adopted dazzle camouflage too, and quickly expanded it. The navy turned to artists called camoufleurs to re imagine its ships. Within eight months, more than one […]

February 21, 2026

Music

Barry Manilow postpones arena dates as he continues to recover from cancer surgery

Singer Barry Manilow performs onstage during the "Manilow: The Last Seattle Concert" at Climate Pledge Arena on July 12, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images)Barry Manilow has been forced to postpone more shows as he continues to recover from surgery he had in December to remove a cancerous spot on his left lung.The singer shared in a post on social media that his doctor advised him he wouldn’t be healthy enough to headline his upcoming arena shows.“Just […]

February 20, 2026

Music

‘MacArthur Park’ songwriter ‘proud’ to play role in figure skater Alysa Liu’s gold medal win

Gold medalist Alysa Liu of Team United States poses for a photo during the medal ceremony for the Women's Single Skating on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)American figure skater Alysa Liu won the gold medal Thursday skating her long program to Donna Summer’s classic tune “MacArthur Park,” and the song’s writer, Jimmy Webb, couldn’t be happier.“Alysa Liu’s energy and […]

February 20, 2026

Entertainment

Anna Sawai says Sam Mendes’ Beatles films will include Yoko Ono’s ‘side of the story’

Anna Sawai attends the world premiere of Apple TV's “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” Season 2 at TCL Chinese Theatre on February 19, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Brianna Bryson/WireImage)Shōgun star Anna Sawai is set to play Yoko Ono in Sam Mendes’ Beatles films, The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event. She tells Variety she hopes fans will come away with a better understanding of Ono, who married John Lennon in 1969 and has often been accused of breaking up […]

February 20, 2026

Entertainment

Eric Dane’s final interview captured in Netflix’s ‘Famous Last Words’

Eric Dane in 'Famous Last Words.' (Netflix)Netflix has shared a brand-new interview with the late Eric Dane.The streaming platform has released Dane's final interview before his death, which is part of the posthumous interview series Famous Last Words.Dane died Thursday at age 53, almost 10 months after revealing his ALS diagnosis in April 2025.According to Netflix, Famous Last Words "gives audiences around the world the opportunity to hear from a cultural icon after they’ve passed away. The intimate, in-depth interviews […]

February 20, 2026

Music

Heart’s ‘Dreamboat Annie’ gets limited-edition Vinylphyle pressing

Cover of Heart's 'Dreamboat Annie' (UMe/Capitol Records)Heart’s debut album, Dreamboat Annie, is getting an audio upgrade.The album, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2025, is set to be released as part of UMe’s Vinylphyle audiophile series.The release, mastered from the album’s original 1975 Can-Base Studios tapes, has an initial pressing of just 3,000 copies and will come with liner notes from veteran music writer Rick Florino.The Dreamboat Annie Vinyphyle release is available now.Released in September 1975, Dreamboat Annie was a top-10 hit for […]

February 20, 2026

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