Author Stephen Maitland-Lewis joins Ross Crystal on "UpFront" to talk about his new international thriller "Legacy of Atonement." The award winning author also tells us how at 12 years old he became a pen-pal of the great Louis Armstrong that grew into a very special friendship for many years.

Steve Dildarian…creator, writer and lead voice for the animated series 'Ten Year Old Tom.'…now in Season Two on Max, talks about how he created the series and a variety of topics including his thoughts on the Writers Guild Strike, as he joins Ross Crystal for this edition of 'Showbiz UpFront.'

Memorial Day is behind us…but the Writers Guild Strike against the studios continue. We get caught up on the latest efforts regarding those negotiations as well as a look at the current talks now happening with The Directors Guild and the looming possibility of a strike from SAG-AFTRA. Entertainment attorney Jonathan Handel is back giving Ross Crystal his perspective and word of what's happening from his sources on this edition of 'Showbiz UpFront.'

As the Writers Guild Strike continues we take a deep dive into the causes and the effects of the walkout. Veteran Hollywood Entertainment Attorney Jonathan Handel joins Ross Crystal on this edition of 'Showbiz UpFront.'

She's one of the brightest cartoonists in the country. You see her work regularly in The New Yorker Magazine and you'll hear from the very talented Liza Donnelly when she talks with Ross Crystal on this edition of Showbiz UpFront.

Brendan Fraser, Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis, are among the winners of the 95th Academy Awards and we hear from these extraordinary people in this edition of 'Showbiz UpFront: Backstage at Oscars 95'

Writer, podcaster and best selling author Toure' joins us on 'Showbiz UpFront' to talk about the new program, 'Masters of the Game that he hosts on Byron Allen's The Grio Television Network.

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Steven Spielberg on His New Film 'The Fablemans'

NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans joins Ross Crystal in this edition of 'Showbiz UpFront' as they discuss everything from the state of cable to streaming...award shows to latenight talk and the impact news channels and broadcast networks are now having on all of us. That, and more on 'Showbiz UpFront.'