Arts and Ideas
Some Enchanted Evening
The Leonard Lopate Show
Airs weekdays at noon
We look at the hit revival of “South Pacific,” the first since its debut in 1949. Also: John Turturro and Max Casella, now starring in Beckett's “Endgame” at BAM. A States of the Union update on West Virginia. A new novel about werewolves in East L.A. And Please Explain is all about farm subsidies!
Charles Boyer
The Fishko Files
Actor Charles Boyer had a continental flavor that went over big in the U.S. Ten of his most engaging films will be screened in New York this month. Sara Fishko asks why...in this edition of the Fishko Files...
Remembering Columbia, 1968
by Dorian Merina
April 27, 2008
This week marked the 40th Anniversary of the student protests at Columbia University. Dorian Merina spoke with some of those who took part in the protests and filed this report.
Colombian Author is Also Food Market "Delivery Guy"
by Kathleen Horan
April 23, 2008
The city sponsored Immigrant Heritage Week last week but really in New York it's possible to mark the immigrant experience and its effect every day. Writer Joaquin Botero is originally from Colombia. His book "El Jardin en Chelsea" describes working at the Garden of Eden food market on 23rd Street.
Dancing Up a Storm
Rockwell Matters
Multiculturalism is heating up the dance communities, with performers of far-ranging descents bringing their traditions and styles to bear on our American scene. Commentator John Rockwell considers two excited cases: Taiwanese-born, Martha Graham-technique trained Fang-Yi Sheu and London-born, but of Bangladeshi-descent, Akram Khan.
Tribeca Film Festival Opens
by Soterios Johnson
April 22, 2008
The Tribeca Film Festival gets underway tomorrow. This year, its hosting 120 features selected from over two thousand submissions from 41 countries. Bilge Ebiri covers film for New York Magazine.
He came by the studio to discuss this year's offerings.
See trailers and find out more on WNYC's film blog
Celebrating Philip Roth’s 75th Birthday
Listen On Demand
Friends and colleagues of novelist Philip Roth marked his 75th birthday on Friday, Aprill 11, with a tribute before a capacity crowd at Columbia University's Miller Theater.
Listen to the event online, or download it for your MP3 player.
(So-Called) Life
Radio Lab
Airs Thursday at 3PM on 93.9 FM
What are the consequences when humans start playing with life? The human imagination has always dreamed up fantastic creatures, but now biotechnology is making it easier and easier for us to actually create forms of life that have never existed before.
Firecracker vs Confetti Tubes
Lunar New Year
Watch our movie to see how these tubes match up against firecrackers when it comes to celebrating the traditions of Lunar New Year. Plus Winnie Yang, editor for “Slow Food,” explains why noodles are forever. Explore the music, food, culture and spirituality of New York's Asian communities through our Lunar New Year Blog and New Moon Rises musical festival.
Blog: Lunar New Year
Video: Firecracker vs Confetti Tube
New Moon Rises Music Festival on WNYC
Map: Lunar New Year Events
Strange Genius:
Tesla + New York
Nikola Tesla arrived in New York City in 1884 with four cents in his pocket and went on to become one of the most revolutionary and controversial scientists of the age. A new book offers a fictional account of his last days and an interactive map explores Tesla’s life in the city during his years of discovery.
Tesla Map
Studio 360: Tesla's New York
Blog: Tesla Author Samantha Hunt
Book excerpt The Invention of Everything Else
Video: Men + Pigeons
Podcast: Get the complete Tesla narrative
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Listen online to the Fishko Files and other Sara Fishko specials
- The Brian Lehrer Show: Meet Johnny Bunko (May 06, 2008)
- The Brian Lehrer Show: Private Apples, Public Teachers (May 05, 2008)
- The Brian Lehrer Show: A Gut Feeling About China (May 08, 2008)
- The Leonard Lopate Show: Bill Clinton in Exile (May 08, 2008)
- The Leonard Lopate Show: John Turturro and Max Casella in “Endgame” (May 09, 2008)