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Following Footprints
On today’s show, guest host Daljit Dhaliwal speaks to Reza Aslan about the ideology fueling al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and militants throughout the Muslim world. Then, Anthony Rudel on the dawn of American radio. And, one man's story of growing up with an Iranian national father and a Jewish American mother who were dedicated to the cause of socialist revolution. Plus, Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons talks about his efforts to reduce the carbon footprints of US universities.
How to Win a Cosmic War
Reza Aslan provides an in-depth study of the ideology fueling Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, militants through the Islamic world and explores violence in the Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities in his book How to Win a Cosmic War.
Event: Reza Aslan will be speaking with Ari Folman, director of the film "Waltzing with Bashir
Friday, April 24, 7:00 pm
New York Public Library
Celeste Bartos Forum
Fifth Avenue, at 42nd Street
Early Radio
In his book Hello, EverybodyAnthony Rudel traces the birth and early days of radio with an emphasis on the people who saw the medium's potential.
Event: Anthony Rudel will be in conversation with Arthur Yorinks, Artistic Advisor of A New Theater of Sound, WNYC’s The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, moderated by David Brancaccio, Host of PBS's NOW
“Radio Theater: From Its Roots to the Future”
Wednesday, April 22, at 6:30 pm
Paley Center for Media
52nd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues
Tickets are $20; $15 for Paley Center members
More information here.
When Skateboards Will be Free
Said Sayrafiezadeh didn't have a typical upbringing. His father was an Iranian national and his mother an American Jew who were both dedicated members of the Socialist Workers Party. He recounts his life, and a childhood spent hearing the promise of a "workers revolution," in his memoir When Skateboards Will be Free.
Event: Said Sayrafiezadeh will be reading with Jonathan Safran Foer and signing books
Wednesday, April 22, at 7:30 pm
PS 107 in Park Slope, Brooklyn
8th Avenue at 13th Street, 4th floor
Tickets are $15
Russell Simmons
Record promoter and mogul Russell Simmons has been a part of some of the biggest acts in hip-hop, including The Beastie Boys and Run DMC. But his latest passion is reducing the carbon footprints of America's college campuses. To meet that goal he's running a contest called America's Greenest Campus. You can also visit Global Grind.
Hear Russell Simmons' 2003 Survival Kit here.
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Tributes: Jeanne-Claude
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Jeanne-Claude created environmental works of art with her husband and fellow-conspirator/collaborator Christo. Together, they wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin, the Pont-Neuf in Paris, and created The Gates, with billowy orange drapes, in Central Park. Jeanne-Claude just died at the age of 74. You can hear Leonard Lopate’s last interview with them both, from July 19, 1999.
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Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award
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