Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRemembering musical theater historian Robert Kimball
Kimball, who died July 2, was artistic advisor to Ira Gershwin. He wrote books about the Gershwins, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin, and helped unearth…
1 week, 5 days ago
Guitarist Lenny Kaye on Patti Smith, Nuggets, and his solo debut
Kaye's collaboration with Patti Smith began in 1971 and continues to this day. He says she taught him to trust his musical sensibilities — and to alw…
1 week, 6 days ago
A look at new barriers at the ballot box
The rules of the midterms are being rewritten, from redistricting to campaign money. Mother Jones journalist Ari Berman explains why President Trump …
2 weeks ago
Legendary record producer & manager Peter Asher
Asher remembers when Paul McCartney and John Lennon played “I Want to Hold Your Hand” for him for the first time. “I thought, am I losing my mind, or…
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Writer Rachel Aviv explores the complexity of the mother-daughter bond
‘New Yorker’ staff writer Rachel Aviv spent years reporting stories about mothers and daughters searching for each other. When she became a mom, she …
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Best Of: Tennis stars Chris Evert & Martina Navratilova / American Culture Wars
The two most famous women’s tennis champions of their generation, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, talk about being friends and rivals. After the…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Steven Spielberg
After making ‘ET’ and ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ in the ‘70s and ‘80s, Steven Spielberg returns to the theme of extraterrestrials in his ne…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Writer Kennedy Ryan uses romance novels as a vehicle for discourse
The romance books Kennedy Ryan read growing up rarely included characters who looked like her. Now she deliberately centers people the genre has left…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
The “bullies of the tick world” are on the hunt
The lone star tick seeks out its blood meal and transmits a potentially dangerous allergy to red meat. ‘New Yorker’ staff writer Burkhard Bilger talk…
3 weeks ago
Banned books, shocking art & the birth of the culture wars
“The culture wars have completely eaten America,” says author Isaac Butler. His new book, ‘The Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art, and the Birth of Americ…
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