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'Downsizing' actress Hong Chau; 'Star Wars' as radio drama; girls review 'The Last Jedi'
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Episode 17468
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'Downsizing' actress Hong Chau; 'Star Wars' as radio drama; girls review 'The Last Jedi'

Meet Hong Chau, the actress from Alexander Payne's movie "Downsizing," who's grabbing attention even before the film opens; how the radio drama version of "Star Wars" helped put NPR on the map; and three film critics (who happen to be under the age of 10) weigh in on "The Last Jedi."
Hong Chau plays Ngoc Lan Tran and Christoph Waltz plays Dusan Mirkovic in Downsizing from Paramount Pictures.
Hong Chau plays Ngoc Lan Tran and Christoph Waltz plays Dusan Mirkovic in Downsizing from Paramount Pictures.
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Meet Hong Chau, the actress from Alexander Payne's movie "Downsizing," who's grabbing attention even before the film opens; how the radio drama version of "Star Wars" helped put NPR on the map; and three film critics (who happen to be under the age of 10) weigh in on "The Last Jedi."

Did you know 'Star Wars' was once an NPR radio drama?
Listen • 7:21
George Lucas sold the rights to "Star Wars" in 1981 to KUSC for the grand total of $1. The station went on to produce one of the most popular NPR broadcasts ever.
'Downsizing' star Hong Chau: 'This character is not 2D. She was a dream'
Listen • 11:32
Chau plays a Vietnamese activist who is “downsized” against her will by the Vietnamese government, and who later befriends Matt Damon’s character.