Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCelebrating Jane Austen's 250th Birthday with Jennifer Egan and Helen Fielding
Episode 1096
This year marks the 250th birthday of Jane Austen, whose novels have been beloved, riffed on, and adapted for centuries. We discuss her work and lega…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Artist Jack Whitten's New Major MoMA Retrospective
Episode 1095
MoMA has just opened a major retrospective of artist Jack Whitten. “Jack Whitten: The Messenger” features more than 175 works spanning the 1960s to t…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
The Life and Times of Folk Legend Janis Ian
Episode 1094
A new film chronicles the life of folk legend Janis Ian — from jamming in '60s Greenwich Village and rising to fame in the '70s, to facing financial …
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Exploring the Mind of Groundbreaking Performer Andy Kaufman
Episode 1093
The new documentary “Thank You Very Much” takes a look at the life of groundbreaking comedian and performer Andy Kaufman, a man whose work has always…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
What's the Reason Women Don't Play Baseball?
Episode 1092
Tomorrow is Opening Day for the 2025 Major League Baseball season. Kaitlyn Tiffany, staff writer at The Atlantic, is a big baseball fan, but she's in…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Equalizers: Engineer and Producer Trina Shoemaker
Episode 1091
Trina Shoemaker is a multiple-Grammy-winning engineer and producer. Her work on Sheryl Crow's The Globe Sessions made her the first woman to win the …
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Amor Towles' Short Stories In 'Table For Two'
Episode 1090
[REBROADCAST FROM April 23, 2024] Best-selling author Amor Towles, has a short story collection, Table For Two, featuring six stories he wrote in New…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Colum McCann's New Novel 'Twist'
Episode 1089
Kirkus Reviews says Colum McCann's latest novel, Twist, is "another astounding novel from a fiction master." The story follows an Irish writer who is…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Elizabeth Olsen on 'The Assessment's' Dark Sci-Fi Vision of Parenthood
Episode 1088
A new sci-fi thriller starring Elizabeth Olsen is set in the not-so-distant future, where a couple hoping to have a child must undergo a seven-day ev…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
A Visual History of Nuclear Debate
Episode 1087
A new exhibition at Poster House explores the history of nuclear technology, showcasing both advocacy and opposition from the 20th century. Chief Cu…
10 months, 4 weeks ago