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Back to SearchJake & Abe Perform Live from their New Album, 'Finally!'
Episode 751
Keyboardist Jake Sherman and drummer and producer Abe Rounds became friends after joining the legendary Meshell Ndegeocello’s ace touring band. Now, Jake & Abe have released their first album as a du…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
One Month Left to See 'The Hills of California'
Episode 750
In the new play "The Hills of California," a group of four sisters are raised by their single mother in northern England to be a singing group like the Andrews sisters. Decades later, three of those …
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
'Slumlord Millionaire' Focuses on New Yorkers Fighting for Tenants' Rights (DOC NYC)
Episode 749
Rounding out our weeklong partnership with DOC NYC, we speak with the directors behind the new film "Slumlord Millionaire." The documentary follows New Yorkers from all different parts of the city fi…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
120 Years of the Subway Celebrated at the New York Transit Museum
Episode 748
How would you complete the sentence, "The subway is...?" A new exhibition from the New York Transit Museum, The Subway Is..., celebrates 120 years since the opening of the New York City subway by dis…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Directors Crystal Moselle and Derrick B. Harden on ‘The Black Sea’
Episode 747
In a new film,"The Black Sea," a young Black man from New York City finds himself stranded in a small Eastern European coastal town after losing out on a new job opportunity."The Black Sea" opens in …
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
The World of 'King Lear' According to Kenneth Branagh
Episode 746
[REBROADCAST FROM October 29, 2024] Kenneth Branagh, perhaps the world's most celebrated living Shakespearean actor, discusses starring as King Lear in the new production at the Shed running through …
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
'Drop Dead City: New York on the Brink in 1975' (DOC NYC)
Episode 745
The new documentary, "Drop Dead City: New York on the Brink in 1975," tells the history of New York City's fiscal crisis in 1975. Directors Peter Yost and Michael Rohatyn join us to discuss the film…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
The End of The Star-Ledger in Print
Episode 744
The Star-Ledger, the Pulitzer Prize-winning local New Jersey newspaper based in Newark, recently announced it will end print editions in 2025 and become an exclusively digital service. The news comes…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Dating is Comedy Gold
Episode 743
Ten years ago, Lane Moore turned her dating horror stories into a comedy show called "Tinder Live!" She is marking its anniversary with a national tour that comes to New York on November 22. She join…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
The World According to Award-Winning Songwriter Allee Willis
Episode 742
Hall of Fame songwriter and music producer Allee Willis gained recognition for co-writing songs such as Earth, Wind & Fire's hit "September," the score to "The Color Purple" musical, and the "Friends…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago