David Oyelowo on embracing dark stories, portraying a controlling architect - a podcast by KCRW

In “The Girl Before,” David Oyelowo plays a brooding and controlling architect. “I'm looking to tell redemptive stories … that don't shy away from the darkness,” he says. 

Olympic skier Mikaela Shiffrin is rekindling conversations about mental health. Kathy Kreiner-Phillips, who won gold at the 1976 Olympics, says we need to see elite athletes as human beings.  

Canadian truck drivers and their supporters have moved their anti-vax protests to a key automotive artery connecting the Great White North to the U.S. 

Facebook’s parent company Meta has dramatically lost value this year, which is fueling questions about the company’s future and plans to build a new internet. 

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