The Wu-Tang Clan was one of the ground-breaking rap groups of the 1990’s. The RZA (born Robert Diggs) talks about how his interests in music, martial arts and mysticism have taken him from Staten Island to a Shaolin temple to composing movie scores for Quentin Tarantino. After a decade of albums, the group has a manual to go with their hip-hop infused philosophy.
Rangel's Angle
Charles Rangel, Congressman (D-NY-15th District-Upper Manhattan and Queens)
- on his support for the West Side stadium proposal
» Congressman Rangel
Andrea Bernstein, WNYC Reporter
- on the latest developments in the bidding war for the Hudson railyards
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- on his support for the West Side stadium proposal
» Congressman Rangel
Andrea Bernstein, WNYC Reporter
- on the latest developments in the bidding war for the Hudson railyards
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Humor vs. Humour
Bob Thompson, Director of the Center for the Study of Popular Television and Professor of Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University, and author, Television in the Antenna Age (Blackwell 2005)
- on British humor and how it translates for American television audiences
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- on British humor and how it translates for American television audiences
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Last Word
Navah Harlow, Director of the Center for Ethics in Medicine at Beth Israel Hospital Center,
- on New York State legal requirements for end-of-life issues
» Living Will and Health Care Proxy forms
» Navah Harlow bio
- on New York State legal requirements for end-of-life issues
» Living Will and Health Care Proxy forms
» Navah Harlow bio
More on the Schiavo Case
Gary Fineout, reporter at the Tallahassee bureau for the Miami Herald,
- on the latest from Florida on the Terri Schiavo case
» Miami Herald
- on the latest from Florida on the Terri Schiavo case
» Miami Herald
Wu Goes There
- on the Eastern philosophy and spirituality of the Wu
» The RZA's IMDB entry
» Wu-Tang manual publisher site
Fearing Irony?
After yesterday's interview with Wole Soyinka, a listener wrote in to tell us about a website where you can read the full text of Soyinka's series of lectures on fear, upon which his book is based.
Today's discussion of American and British humor provoked quite a few ...