Today we'll investigate what happens when a single event captures the attention of the media. Do other important stories get ignored as a result? On the Media's Brooke Gladstone stops by to give us some perspective. Then, hear the latest development in an earlier huge news event: right-wing terrorist Eric Rudolph has just plead guilty. He bombed the Atlanta Olympics and then slipped away into the mountains for 5 years while the FBI launched a massive manhunt. Next, Billy Collins tells us about his mission to get people reading more poetry. Then, Adam Mansbach shares his new novel, Angry Black White Boy. And we’ll hear from Trisha Brown, Paul Kaiser, and Mark Downie about their new stage collaboration.
One Track Media?
The Terri Schiavo case was all over the TV and newspapers. Now, it's the Pope's death. Why does the media become so fixated on a story? Are other important events are being ignored? On the Media’s Brooke Gladstone joins us for a discussion of what happens when one story dominates ...
Into the Woods
Last Friday, Eric Rudolph pleaded guilty to bombing the Atlanta Olympics, a gay nightclub, and two abortion clinics in the late 1990s. Today we'll investigate his strange life and why the FBI just couldn't catch him. Leonard talks to CNN's Henry Schuster and Charles Stone of the Georgia Bureau of ...
Well Versed
Billy Collins served as the U.S. Poet Laureate in 2001. Now he’s working on getting more people to read poetry with a new collection of poems he finds particularly moving and accessible: 180 More.
Music: Laughing at Life, Milt Hinton: "Just Friends" / "Jon John"
Music: Laughing at Life, Milt Hinton: "Just Friends" / "Jon John"
Identity Politics
Adam Mansbach describes his unconventional approach to racial politics in his new novel, Angry Black White Boy.
Events:
Adam Mansbach will be reading and signing books on:
Tuesday, April 12th at 7pm
McNally Robinson Bookstore
52 Prince Street
Wednesday, April 13th ...
Events:
Adam Mansbach will be reading and signing books on:
Tuesday, April 12th at 7pm
McNally Robinson Bookstore
52 Prince Street
Wednesday, April 13th ...
How Long
Trisha Brown, Paul Kaiser, and Mark Downie tell us about their new collaboration, how long does the subject linger at the edge of the volume...The stage production combines dance with 3D projections of live motion-capture of the dance.
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» More on how long does the subject ...
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