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Soaking up the secrets of late-night hosts 

In yesterday's premiere of The Story of Late Night, we discovered how late-night became an enduring television staple, starting with Steve Allen’s zany spontaneity and evolving with comedy giants Jack Paar and Johnny Carson.

• Read: Bill Carter on what it really takes to be a late-night host.
• Watch: A bonus scene on Steve Allen's fight to include Black artists as guests and the post-screening conversation featuring our comedy panel: Merrill Markoe, Amber Ruffin and Madeleine Smithberg. 
• Listen: The latest episodes of Behind The Desk: The Story of Late Night, in which Amber Ruffin, Dick Cavett and Alison Silverman take you inside the late-night writer’s room and Jimmy Kimmel reveals that he’s part star, part crisis manager (who knew?!) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.  

Catch up on the premiere via CNNgo (or your cable provider) and tune into the second episode on Sunday, May 9 @ 9 PM ET to find out how Carson became "The King of Late Night". 

From the Bay to the ATL

In United Shades of America's season premiere, host W. Kamau Bell traveled to his hometown of Oakland, California and the Bay Area to discuss the current state of policing. He spoke with activists, organizers, politicians, victims and current officers to get their diverse perspectives on the history of policing and the path forward. Check out his episode commentary, and if you missed it, you can find the full, extended episode via your cable provider or CNNgo. Then keep the conversation going: 

• Watch: A bonus scene conversation between W. Kamau Bell and Vallejo Chief of Police Shawny Williams.
• Read: This CNN Politics analysis on what Congress could accomplish on police reform.
• Visit: OpenVallejo.org to learn more about “Policing the Police” contributor Geoffrey King’s work.

Next up, United Shades heads south to Atlanta as W. Kamau Bell explores the lack of equity and representation in science, tech, engineering and math. Watch the second episode on Sunday, May 9 @ 10 PM ET. 

Celebrating AAPI Month by revisiting US roots 

May brings us Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a time to celebrate diverse traditions and communities. But with a surge of anti-Asian attacks in the US and abroad, it's also a moment for education and empathy. When watching This is Life, it's clear that host Lisa Ling has those tools in mind with each episode's interviews. We're kicking off May by rewatching an episode from season 4 when Ling became part of the story. 

In "Chinese in America", Ling traces her own family's roots as she explores the massive and economically diverse Chinese immigrant community. Watch it on demand via CNNgo.