Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAnnouncing the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge
Episode 1344
This summer, from June 23rd to the end of Labor Day weekend, we are challenging YOU, our listeners, to complete our second summer reading challenge. …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Best Album Covers of All Time
Episode 1343
Earlier this month, the Recording Academy announced that next year's Grammy Awards will include a category for Best Album Cover. Joe Lynch, East Coas…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Bill Sherman's Behind Some of You and Your Kid's Favorite Songs
Episode 1342
Bill Sherman wears many hats, including as the music director of "Sesame Street," orchestrating and arranging Broadway productions like "& Juliet," a…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Juneteenth Weekend: John Lewis's 'Good Trouble'
Episode 1340
[REBROADCAST from Nov. 2024] Our November 2024 Full Bio selection was John Lewis: A Life, written by author David Greenberg. Greenberg interviewed Le…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Juneteenth Weekend: Shirley Chisholm's Life and Trailblazing Career
Episode 1341
[REBROADCAST from March 2023] For our Full Bio selection in March 2023, in honor of Women's History Month, we learned about political trailblazer, Ne…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Juneteenth Special: A Biography of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Episode 1339
[REBROADCAST FROM June 2023] On Juneteenth, listen to our special presentation of all six installments of a Full Bio conversation about King: A Life,…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
S.A. Cosby's New Thriller 'King of Ashes'
Episode 1338
Writer S.A. Cosby discusses his latest thriller, King of Ashes. It follows a man named Roman who returns home to try and save his family from the rev…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Love and Lust Without Limits: The Rise of Queer Romance Novels
Episode 1337
Romance novels are experiencing a surge in popularity, and the sales of LGBTQ+ novels in particular are taking off. Leah Koch is the owner of the Rip…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Artist Ben Shahn Embraced Nonconformity
Episode 1336
This summer, The Jewish Museum is examining the life and work of a local artist who dared to be different. Ben Shahn was born in present day Lithuani…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Radiolab Marks 50 Years of 'Jaws' With Shark Stories
Episode 1335
This summer marks the 50th anniversary of when "Jaws" first terrorized a generation of children in the movie theater. Radiolab is commemorating the a…
6 months, 3 weeks ago