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February 2005

A Man and a Woman and a Blackbird Are One

Friday, February 25, 2005

Perspectives on the voices coming out of the radio and how they got there. Also, a close reading of a Wallace Stevens poem - brought to you by a group of sometimes restless, but more often captivated, fifth graders. And jazz piano from musical guest Kenny Barron.


Who Had the Keys

Friday, February 18, 2005

The story of an asylum for the mentally ill, and the town that grew up around it. Also, Sam Waterston’s recreation, on location, of Abraham Lincoln’s famous Cooper Union speech. And the band Barbez, crossing genres and boroughs.


I Would Call It Love, Really

Friday, February 11, 2005

A true love story involving a pianist and a violinist who, after a thirty year separation, rediscover one another in the corridor of a train station. Also, the U.S. premiere of a Handel opera. And love as it appears (or doesn’t) in translation, and in arguments.


What Could Be Done Differently

Friday, February 04, 2005

The relationship between birds and humans, as contemplated by essayist Frank Burroughs. Radio adventures, first with comedian Jonathan Katz, and next with writer Rick Moody and actor John Lurie. Music on the phone, and in the living room of the band "White Magic." Word play with writer Francesca Lia Block. And ice fishing.



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