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The Brian Lehrer Show
November 26, 2009
Running is more popular than ever.
Dinner Party On!
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 26, 2009
Throwing a dinner party doesn't have to cause anxiety.
The Cult of the Butcher
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 26, 2009
The butcher is back.
Junior Omnivores
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 26, 2009
What do kids need to know about food?
Secret Ingredients
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 26, 2009
Do you ever wonder where flavors come from?
The Grand Armada
Studio 360: American Icons
November 27, 2009
Professor Elizabeth Schultz discusses her favorite passage from Moby-Dick, from the chapter titled "The Grand Armada." In it, Ishmael and his companions are dragged into the center of a huge pod of whales, and find peace in the midst of the bloody terror of whale-hunting.
He Rises
Studio 360: American Icons
November 27, 2009
The great fantasy and science fiction master Ray Bradbury was still relatively unknown when the director John Huston tapped him to adapt Moby-Dick for the big screen. He tells Kurt how he channeled Melville while writing the screenplay for the film, which starred Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab. Produced by Jonathan Mitchell.
Frank Stella
Studio 360: American Icons
November 27, 2009
In 1986, legendary sculptor and painter Frank Stella defied Melville's instruction not to paint the White Whale, and then spent the next twelve years chasing an artistic obsession that Stella says nearly destroyed him. Produced by Studio 360's Leital Molad and Edward Lifson.
Tony Kushner
Studio 360: American Icons
November 27, 2009
Playwright Tony Kushner ("Angels in America") tells us that Moby-Dick had the single greatest impact on his own writing.
Elizabeth Schultz
Studio 360: American Icons
November 27, 2009
Former University of Kansas Professor Elizabeth Schultz has been consumed both personally and professionally with her passion for Moby-Dick. According to Schultz, Melville would have appreciated David Ives's short play Moby-Dude -- Melville was something of a prankster himself.
Moby-Dude
Studio 360: American Icons
November 27, 2009
Studio 360 presents "Moby-Dude" from David Ives, the master of the short play. Mark Price plays a contemporary teenager who summarizes the great American novel for his English teacher...in two minutes flat. Produced by Jonathan Mitchell.
The Original Improvisor
Studio 360: American Icons
November 27, 2009
Music historian Stanley Crouch includes Moby-Dick in his lectures about jazz history at Juilliard, even though the novel was written over five decades before jazz developed. According to Crouch, Melville was an expert at improvisation. Produced by Ave Carrillo.
Call Me Ishmael
Studio 360: American Icons
November 27, 2009
The composer and performer Laurie Anderson was so taken with Moby-Dick, she composed a strange, cool, modern opera called Songs and Stories from Moby-Dick. Anderson tells us how Melville hooked her in the first few pages.
10-Story Glass Building to Go Up in Meat Packing District
November 25, 2009
The old Meatpacking District will soon be home to a new 10-story glass, mixed-use, retail and commercial building. The structure received the green light from the city to go 24 percent higher than c....
10-Year Slump
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 25, 2009
As the first decade of the 21st century draws to a close,
Clip from President Bush's last press conference on his biggest regrets.
Listening, Not Shopping
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 25, 2009
Learn how to preserve someone's story with master-listener
What's the best first question to start a family conversation? Comment below.
Bridging the Digital Gap
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 25, 2009
New Report: More New Yorkers Relying on Soup Kitchens
November 23, 2009
A new report from the New York City Coalition Against Hunger says the number of New Yorkers using soup kitchens or food pantries soared by 21 percent last year. Executive Director Joel Berg says ....
iPhone vs. Droid
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 23, 2009
The Motorola Droid is the latest smartphone to hit the market. Is it an 'iPhone killer'? To settle the issue, two WNYC producers, On the Media's
Adventures in London and the Wild West
Selected Shorts
November 22, 2009
“North by Northwest isn’t a film about what happens to Cary Grant, it’s about what happens to his suit. The suit has the adventures, a gorgeous New York suite threading its way through America.”—Todd McEwen, “Cary Grant’s Suit.”
An émigré wanders through London, looking for home, and Cary Grant’s suit travels America, pursued by villains, in “North by Northwest.”
