Henry Alford

Humorist; New York Times food writer

Henry Alford appears in the following:

Call-In Special: Pass the Politics

Friday, November 18, 2016

With less than a week before Thanksgiving, Brian Lehrer takes calls and counsel on how to handle potentially charged discussions.

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The Truth About Kids & Blogs

Friday, July 27, 2012

Planet Tad, a new kids’ book by Daily Show head writer Tim Carvell, is about a 12-year-old who starts a blog in hopes of attracting the attention of Natalie Portman. He struggles wi...

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Dirty Art

Friday, March 30, 2012

Every piece in Swept Away, an exhibition at New York’s Museum of Arts and Design, is made up made of dirt, dust, trash, or pollution: “Stuff we leave behind, or deem unclean, or str...

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Sarah Jessica's Next Great Artist

Friday, May 28, 2010

Sarah Jessica Parker tells Kurt about her passion for art, how much she admired the paintings of her late mother-in-law, and how that led her to create the reality series "Work of Art: the Next Great Artist" (premiering June 9th on Bravo). And last summer, during the series' ...

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Bonus Track: Radiator Symphony

Friday, February 26, 2010

Henry and Pejk’s musical composition created from radiator sounds.

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Renovating The Classics

Friday, October 02, 2009

A "restored edition" of Hemingway's A Movable Feast was made by his grandson, Sean. The writer Henry Alford asked some fellow writers to share their own revisionist editing fantasies.

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America's Next Top Artist

Friday, August 14, 2009

The Bravo network is planning a new reality series that pits artist against artist in a competition for a national gallery tour. We sent Henry Alford to a casting call to talk strategy with the art star hopefuls. With production by Owen Agnew.

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Reincarnating Dinner: The Art and Etiquette of Leftovers

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

You're staring into the refrigerator, wondering what to serve for dinner, and you see it: leftover meatloaf. Can you proudly offer your guests meatloaf sandwiches? Or do you need to k...

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An Old Wise Man Once Said

Friday, February 27, 2009

Writer Henry Alford has a new book called How to Live: A Search for Wisdom from Old People (While They Are Still on This Earth). We sent Alford to Washington Square Park to ask strangers to share their hopes and fears about growing old.

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Life Lessons

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Henry Alford, author of How to Live: A Search for Wisdom from Old People (While They Are Still on This Earth), talks about his mission to glean wisdom from elders.

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Life Lessons

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

For his new book, Henry Alford interviewed Americans over 70 to gather valuable wisdom about life, love, and happiness, as well as how to survive tough times. Plus, Your Uncommon Economic Indicators continues with a highlight of some of the bright spots listeners reported. Your Uncommon ...

MacAlford Colony

Friday, August 22, 2008

Henry Alford is a writer who has never been to MacDowell. And he doesn’t really want to. No, what Henry wants to do is run the place. We give him a chance to try out for the job. Produced by Owen Agnew.

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Sex, Books and Trains

Sunday, November 17, 2002

Host Dean Olsher posits the theory that three disparate realms — the romantic, the literary, and the transit — have a remarkable tendency to collide. As evidence, he offers: an interview with romance novelist Eloisa James, a short story by Mark Strand, and the voices of New York City straphangers. ...

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Big Fish in Small Ponds

Sunday, June 09, 2002

We talk to big fish in small ponds - this year's Mrs. Asparagus; a supermarket check-out celebrity; one of the inventors of books-on-tape; and, last but not least, the winner of this week's "Five Sounds in Search of an Author" contest.

What's the Next Big Thing? ...

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Amateurs

Saturday, May 11, 2002

This week we've got a collection of unflappable amateurs - astronomers, would-be models, record collectors and mah jong players. Not to mention the brave souls who put their writing to the test in this month's "Five Sounds in Search of an Author" contest.

What's the Next Big ...

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May 4, 2002

Saturday, May 04, 2002

It's a dose of musical drama, real and fictive, in Mississippi and on New York City street corners. Plus Jesse Green's back to invite submissions to our latest Five Sounds in Search of an Author contest.

Bush Whacking
What exactly is President Bush's position on environmental ...

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