Leonard starts today's show off with his annual Good Friday and Easter Gospel tribute. Then, the Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka stops by. And on this week's Please Explain: everything you knead to know about bread.
Great Easter Gospel Songs
Leonard celebrates this Good Friday with some great Easter Gospel songs.
Easter Gospel Playlist:
“The Sun Didn’t Shine,” The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet (The Gospel Sound)
“When He Spoke,” Clara Ward & the Famous Ward Singers (I Feel the Holy Spirit)
“One Day,” The ...
Easter Gospel Playlist:
“The Sun Didn’t Shine,” The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet (The Gospel Sound)
“When He Spoke,” Clara Ward & the Famous Ward Singers (I Feel the Holy Spirit)
“One Day,” The ...
The Power of the Pen
In 1986, Wole Soyinka became the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. On today’s show, he explains how his drive to write survived imprisonment, and exile from his homeland of Nigeria. His new memoir is titled You Must Set Forth at Dawn.
Events: Wole Soyinka ...
Events: Wole Soyinka ...
Poetry Off the Shelf: Kay Ryan
In honor of National Poetry Month, we're airing a poem by Kay Ryan called "Houdini." It's read by Anne O'Sullivan.
This piece is part of the Poetry Off the Shelf series, produced by the »Poetry Foundation. The Poetry Foundation is also delivering daily »poetry podcasts, produced ...
This piece is part of the Poetry Off the Shelf series, produced by the »Poetry Foundation. The Poetry Foundation is also delivering daily »poetry podcasts, produced ...
Please Explain: Bread
On this week's edition of Please Explain, baker Amy Scherber of Amy's Bread, and bread historian Steven Kaplan (a history professor at Cornell University whose most recent book is Cherchez le pain: The 100 Best Bakeries In Paris) rise to the occasion to answer your questions about bread. ...
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