Kousha Navidar

Short story writer Kelly Link has written a new debut novel about a group of high school students who return home after a year of being missing.

Dorsay Alavi joins us to discuss the series, titled "Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity," which begins streaming on Prime Video on August 25.

As we head into the weekend, we have some fun with something that has caused a debate thanks to a classification by the NY State tax code which designates a hot dog as a sandwich.

Edan Lepucki's latest novel, Time's Mouth, follows a woman who discovers an ability to time travel, which she then hones and transmits to other women.

Onetime Fugees frontwoman Lauryn Hill released her solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, on August 25, 1998.

'Landscape with Invisible Hand' is a new sci-fi comedy-drama of an alien invasion that changes the U.S economy.

A new graphic memoir tells the story of a New Yorker cartoonist's decision to move with his wife from San Francisco to rural Idaho.

Canadian pop star Charlotte Cardin joins us in studio to preview her new album, out this Friday.

A new book from author and scholar Farah Karim Cooper examines the role of race in Shakespeare's work. 

“Command Z” is a new series from writer Kurt Andersen and director Stephen Soderbergh, released as a surprise last month and available to stream only on Soderbergh’s website.

Evelyn Battaglia, contributing writer for Brick Underground, has written a few pieces this summer about the roommate search, and she joins to give some tips on the search process.

On September 1, the pandemic student loan relief will expire, meaning millions will need to begin paying their student loans again so we talk about how to plan repayments.

Cass McCombs and his friend Mr. Greg have teamed up to make a new children's album. 

A new documentary looks at the history and culture of telemarketing.

Regina Spektor performs live in our studio.

'The Inventor' is a new animated feature about the inventive life of Leonardo da Vinci