Best Of: Mahershala Ali / Writer Yiyun Li
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Best Of: Mahershala Ali / Writer Yiyun Li

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 17, 202648 min
  • Interview
  • Arts & culture

In his new film, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, Oscar-winning actor Mahershala Ali plays a devout Muslim father and hit man whose life is upended when he suddenly has to care for his children on his own. The role brings together a lot of what has shaped Ali as an actor, including an attraction to characters who live in morally complicated places. “That’s why I think someone like myself signs up to do a part like this,” he tells Tonya Mosley. “Because it isn’t simple. It isn’t easy. It’s a little nasty. It’s a little gray. But...

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This week on Consider This, an investigation into widespread complaints about sales tactics at mall skincare kiosks led NPR to a company in California. Am I being recorded? Yeah.

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Okay, delete that and we're not interviewing. If you need anything, you can contact our legal department. We investigate a group that supplies mall skincare stores that left customers with thousands of dollars in bills.

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And listen now on Consider This from NPR. From WHYY in Philadelphia, this is Fresh Air Weekend. I'm Tanya Mosley in Los Angeles. Today, Mahershala Ali. In his new film, Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother, Ali plays a devout Muslim father and professional killer whose life is upended when he

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