Lakers coach Phil Jackson relives his team’s notorious 2003-2004 season in The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul. Then, Kay Redfield Jamison, Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, studies the symptoms and side effects of exuberance—from creativity to risk-taking—in Exuberance: The Passion for Life. Next, Award-winning Filipino American novelists Jessica Hagedorn and Han Ong join us for a discussion of their work. And acclaimed director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amelie) discusses his disturbing new film set during WWI: A Very Long Engagement.
Phil Jackson
Coach Phil Jackson reminisces about the Lakers in The Last Season.
Kay Redfield Jamison
Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Kay Redfield Jamison studies the psychological condition of Exuberance: The Passion for Life.
Music: Jump Start and Jazz, Wynton Marsalis: "Boogie Woogie Stomp" / "Slow Drag"
Music: Jump Start and Jazz, Wynton Marsalis: "Boogie Woogie Stomp" / "Slow Drag"
Jessica Hagedorn and Han Ong
Filipino American authors Jessica Hagedorn (Dream Jungle) and Han Ong (The Disinherited) compare notes.
Music: Soundtrack to Iris, music by James Horner: "Part 7"
Music: Soundtrack to Iris, music by James Horner: "Part 7"
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Jean-Pierre (Amelie) Jeunet on his latest film, A Very Long Engagement.
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Music: Soundtrack to Charlotte Gray, music by Stephen Warbeck: "The Train"
» More on the film
Music: Soundtrack to Charlotte Gray, music by Stephen Warbeck: "The Train"
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