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One cold February night, musician Eric Hutchinson invited some friends over to his New York City apartment to listen to music. He was craving the old days of sharing music with people face to face. That night he and his friends turned the volume up loud and talked about our lives, the music and how it all fit together. The neighbors complained the next day, but it was worth it. "Songversations" was born. Hutchinson created this game to bring you closer to the people in your life and to help you share the music you love. The questions are about music but each one is an invitation to talk about memories, aspirations, likes and dislikes.

"Happy!" is based on New York Times best-selling author Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson’s graphic novel of the same name. The series follows Nick Sax (Christopher Meloni) – an intoxicated, corrupt ex-cop turned hitman – who is adrift in a world of casual murder, soulless sex and betrayal. After a hit gone wrong, his inebriated life is forever changed by a tiny, relentlessly positive, imaginary blue winged horse named Happy. Meloni and Patrick Fischler stopped by the studio to talk about the new Syfy series.

Not too long after the release of "Letting You In," The "American Idol" season 8 winner Kris Allen delivered his first full-length Christmas album, "Somethin' About Christmas." The album is a delightful combination of originals and Christmas classics. The originals on this album, such as “Somethin’ About Christmas Morning” (featuring Gabe Dixon) and “Peace and Happiness”, provide a jazzy and joyful feel, which is what Allen was wanting to create. For fans looking to get in the Christmas spirit, Allen has decided to hit the road this winter on "Somethin' About Christmas" Tour.

Ayad Akhtar returns to Lincoln Center Theater with his new play, "Junk." Set in the high-flying, risk-seeking, teetering financial world of the 1980s and inspired by the real junk bond kings of the day, this riveting story shows us from the inside how money became the only thing that mattered.

Told primarily in his own words, "The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee" is an intimate portrait of this formidable man, tracing his remarkable ascent from a young Boston boy stricken with polio to one of the most pioneering and consequential journalistic figures of the 20th century. Check out Bradlee's wife Sally Quinn, son Quinn Bradlee and director John Maggio as they discuss the documentary.

In 1958 New York, Midge Maisel's life is on track- husband, kids and elegant Yom Kippur dinners in their Upper West Side apartment. But when her life takes a surprise turn, she has to quickly decide what else she's good at - and going from housewife to stand-up comic is a wild choice to everyone but her. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is written and directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino ("Gilmore Girls"). Watch Rachel Brosnahan and Michael Zegen as they talk about the new Amazon series, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel."

"Daisy Winters" is about an eleven-year-old girl's unconventional, yet deeply loving relationship with her mother and what happens when this essential mother/daughter bond is harshly broken. Along her journey, including her quest to discover her father, the courageous, resourceful and precocious Daisy (Sterling Jerins) learns about how to embrace every moment with determination and an unrelenting belief in herself.

Comedian Christina Pazsitzky brings her brazenly honest sense of humor to her debut Netflix Original Stand-up comedy special, “Christina P: Mother Inferior.” Filmed in front of a packed house at The Showbox in Seattle, Pazsitzky discusses the taboos of motherhood, gleefully recalls the rage she felt towards her husband while having their child, unflinchingly reminisces on growing up with a crazy mom and a dad raised to show no feelings, as well as sheds light to why she thinks people hate millennials and how Gen X survived without selfies.

Joe Keery takes the BUILD stage to chat about the wildly popular Netflix series, "Stranger Things 2." The second season picks up in 1984 and the citizens of Hawkins, Indiana are still reeling from the horrors of the Demogorgon and the secrets of Hawkins Lab. Will Byers has been rescued from the Upside Down but a bigger, sinister entity still threatens those who survived.

With all the chest-thumping going on in Nashville today, where bluster and swagger have replaced heart and soul, you half expect some of country music's male stars to be sporting bruises. That's what makes Midland, a trio of friends based in Dripping Springs, Texas, so undeniably refreshing. Made up of singer Mark Wystrach, lead guitarist Jess Carson and bass player Cameron Duddy, Midland is the embodiment of Seventies California country, all smooth Eagles harmonies and heart-on-your-sleeve lyrics. Midland's debut album, "On the Rocks," excels at setting a mood, transporting the listener to another place and time. It's an album made for wide-open skies, endless deserts and wondering where the road is going to take you next. Midland stops by BUILD to talk about the album.