Kurt Andersen

Studio 360

Public radio's smart and surprising guide to what's happening in pop culture and the arts.

The art of the finale

How do you craft the perfect finale? The showrunners from “Veep” and “Law & Order” compare notes.

The art of the finale

Kurt Andersen’s exit interview with Alec Baldwin

Kurt Andersen’s exit interview with Alec Baldwin

Rosanne Cash bids us farewell

Rosanne Cash bids us farewell

American Icons: ‘The Migration Series’ by Jacob Lawrence

American Icons: ‘The Migration Series’ by Jacob Lawrence

Aural History: How Studio 360 began

Aural History: How Studio 360 began

Angie Thomas on how a TLC lyric saved her life

Bestselling Young Adult author Angie Thomas on how the late TLC performer Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes spoke to her at a very troubling point in her life.

Angie Thomas on how a TLC lyric saved her life

American Icons: ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’

How Maya Angelou’s first book came to be loved — and banned — so much.

American Icons: ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’

Public Enemy’s ‘It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back’

How Public Enemy brought the noise and revolutionized hip-hop.

Public Enemy’s ‘It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back’

New York Icons: Kaufman Astoria Studios

The film studio that dates back to when New York was the movie-making capital — and is still thriving.

New York Icons: Kaufman Astoria Studios

Guilty Pleasure: ‘Sweet Valley High’

How “Sweet Valley High,” a series of YA novels about blonde twins in California, made an impact on a schoolgirl in Nigeria.

Guilty Pleasure: ‘Sweet Valley High’

The secret of Yanni’s surprise success: viewers like you

How Yanni, John Tesh and others discovered an ingenious vehicle to ’90s stardom: the PBS pledge drive.

The secret of Yanni’s surprise success: viewers like you

Calling the queen of sappy love songs

Lovesick? Call Delilah, radio’s love doctor. She’s got a pop prescription.

Calling the queen of sappy love songs

Antonio Banderas rises to the challenge

From “Puss in Boots” to heroin addict and everything in between.

Antonio Banderas rises to the challenge

Mr. Clean

An unsung frickin’ hero: the actor who overdubs Brad Pitt’s profane lines for broadcast television.

Mr. Clean

Quentin Tarantino: Once upon a time… in cinema

Why the “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” director is in love with movies.

Quentin Tarantino: Once upon a time… in cinema

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The final episode