Actor Sterling K. Brown co-stars in the new film American Fiction. We'll talk about his role in that, as well as playing O.J. Simpson prosecutor Christopher Darden. Also, we'll hear from Paul Giamatti. He just won a Golden Globe for his role in The Holdovers, as a pompous and disliked teacher at a boys boarding school. The Holdovers is the second collaboration between Giamatti and director Alexander Payne. The first was the surprise hit movie Sideways. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
On the Ted radio hour, linguist Ann Curzan says she gets a lot of complaints about people using the pronoun they to refer to one person.
I sometimes get into arguments with people where they will say to me, but it can't be singular.
And I will say, but it is.
The history behind words causing a lot of debate.
That's on the Ted radio hour from NPR.
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Actor Sterling K.
Brown in the miniseries the people versus OJ Simpson.
Brown played prosecutor Christopher Darden.
He was one of the stars of this is us and was in Black Panther.
He now co stars in the new film american fiction, which is on a lot of critics best of 2023 lists.
Also, we'll hear from Paul Giamatti.
He just won a Golden Globe for his role in the Holdovers as a pompous and disliked teacher at a boys boarding school.
The Holdovers is the second collaboration between Giamatti and director Alexander Payne.
The first was the surprise hit movie Sideways.
He asked Paine how his acting had changed over the past two decades.
I'm like, was I better?