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The Life of Ted Kennedy
Episode 2557
[REBROADCAST FROM January, 2023] For an installment of our Full Bio series, we speak with John A. Farrell, author of the biography, Ted Kennedy: A Li…
4 days, 7 hours ago
Get Lit: Musical Guest They Might Be Giants
Episode 2558
[REBROADCAST FROM June 1, 2026] The musical accompaniment for this month’s Get Lit event was They Might Be Giants, who performed a playlist inspired …
4 days, 7 hours ago
Losing A Parent and Coming of Age in Tom Perrotta's 'Ghost Town'
Episode 2556
[REBROADCAST FROM June 1, 2026] Our May 2026 Get Lit book club selection was Ghost Town by Tom Perrotta. The story follows a 13-year-old boy in 1970s…
4 days, 7 hours ago
The Life and Times of Mike Tyson
Episode 2555
[REBROADCAST FROM July 31, 2025] We continue our week spotlighting memoirs and biographies with a look into the life of boxer and Brooklyn native Mik…
5 days, 8 hours ago
A Prosecutor and a Madam Take Down a Mobster in 'A Pair of Aces'
Episode 2554
[REBROADCAST FROM July 6, 2026] Set in 1930s New York, a historical fiction novel follows two women on opposite sides of the law, a prosecutor and a …
5 days, 8 hours ago
Colson Whitehead On 'Cool Machine'
Episode 2553
[REBROADCAST FROM July 22, 2026] Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead discusses the final installment in his Harlem Trilogy, Cool …
5 days, 8 hours ago
Advice for Sending Your Kid Off to College
Episode 2552
Late August is a time of year when many parents (including Alison!) are sending their kids off to college, which can be a stressful and emotionally d…
5 days, 8 hours ago
Restored and Rehoused Depression-Era Mural, 'Alice of Wonderland Visiting New York'
Episode 2551
In the 1930s, the artist Abram Champanier painted Alice of Wonderland Visiting New York, a series of murals that displayed Alice in Wonderland charac…
5 days, 9 hours ago
‘Ted Lasso’ Returns to Coach A Women’s Soccer Team
Episode 2550
Jason Sudeikis' character, Ted, returns to coach the Lady Greyhounds, Richmond's new women's soccer team in the fourth season of "Ted Lasso." New Yo…
5 days, 9 hours ago
How The Word "Influencer" Became a Gendered Insult
Episode 2545
After a small business in Nantucket posted a “no influencers” sign in its store, some creators accused those with anti-influencer sentiments of sexis…
6 days, 8 hours ago