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Back to SearchReginald Dwayne Betts New Poetry Collection 'Doggerel'
Episode 1540
[REBROADCAST FROM March 4, 2025] Legal Scholar and poet Reginald Dwayne Betts has just released his latest poetry collection Doggerel, which explores…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Isabel Allende's Latest Novel, 'My Name is Emilia del Valle'
Episode 1537
[REBROADCAST FROM May 5, 2025] Chilean novelist Isabel Allende discusses her latest novel, My Name is Emilia del Valle. The story follows a young jou…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Marking the 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
Episode 1533
This week marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the natural disaster the devastated the city of New Orleans. To mark the anniversary, we a…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Beaches New Album Drops Tomorrow
Episode 1535
[REBROADCAST FROM June 5, 2025] The rock band The Beaches hit it big with their 2023 song "Blame Brett." Their new album, No Hard Feelings, drops on …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Remembering Jazz Pianist Eddie Palmieri, A Nuyorican Original
Episode 1536
Legendary pianist and bandleader Eddie Palmieri died this month at his home in Hackensack. He was 88. Palmieri was celebrated for his innovations in …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Cronenberg's 'The Shrouds' On Criterion
Episode 1534
[REBROADCAST FROM April 16, 2025] Writer and director David Cronenberg's new film "The Shrouds" is partly inspired from the grief of losing his wife …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
A Twelve-Year-Old Girl Seeks a New Life In New Novel
Episode 1532
A new middle grade novel follows a 12-year-old Simi Singh's pursuit of a new place to call home and safety in the United States after leaving behind …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
'Love, Brooklyn’ from Director Rachael Holder and Actor Nicole Beharie
Episode 1531
A new film three longtime Brooklynites as they navigate love, loss, career and friendship as their neighborhoods change right in front of them. Direc…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Christian McBride's Big Band Returns With 'Without Further Ado, Vol. 1'
Episode 1530
You know Christian McBride as the voice of NPR's Jazz Night in America, on top of his Grammy-award winning work as a bassist, composer, and bandleade…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Brooke Baldwin on "Unraveling"
Episode 1529
Brooke Baldwin had the career of her dreams. She'd been a CNN anchor for more than a decade and one day she was let go. Her TED TALK and substack tit…
9 months, 2 weeks ago