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(Miss Subways contest poster (Kevin Walsh))
What makes someone a loyal fan – of, say, a long-forgotten essayist, a losing baseball team, the New York City Subway, or the synthesizer? We explore this question with the help of writer Nicholas Dawidoff, cultural critic Harold Bloom, journalist Allan Jalon, pianist Geri Allen and others. Also this week, sex columnist Dan Savage shows his stuff to activist lexicographer Erin McKean.
Meet Miss Subways
As part of the New York City subway centennial celebrations, the MTA is bringing back the "Miss Subways" contest begun in the 1940s. Host Dean Olsher catches up with several of the original title bearers. Produced by Julie Subrin.
Why Talk About Randolph Bourne?
Use It Or Lose It, Part 2
It’s time for sex columnist Dan Savage to show Erin McKean if he is up to the task of rescuing words on the verge of extinction. Will "esprise," "lovertine," and "kakistocracy" make it into next week’s column? Produced by Julie Subrin.
A Meditation on Fandom
A considerable number of ardent Boston Red Sox fans live, of all places, in New York City -- the belly of the beast - which made author Nicholas Dawidoff wonder: what do fans get from all the hours they spend watching and listening to ballgames? Something, perhaps, not directly related ...
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