Kousha Navidar

Host (Temporary)

Kousha Navidar appears in the following:

Your Go-To Meals to Nurse a Hangover in New York

Thursday, June 06, 2024

Summer in New York is a season made for late nights. If you drink alcohol, perhaps you'll wake up with more than one hangover this summer, in which case you'll probably be craving som...

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Yasmin Fahr's New Cookbook

Thursday, June 06, 2024

Cookbook author and globetrotting food writer Yasmin Fahr joins to discuss her latest book, Cook Simply, Live Fully, which features recipes for easy weeknight dinners and one-pot meal...

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Why Aren't Concert Tickets Selling?

Thursday, June 06, 2024

Following the tour cancellations from artists like Jennifer Lopez and The Black Keys and slow ticket sales for other artists like Future and Metro Boomin',  we investigate what's goin...

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Director Ron Howard's New Film spotlights the work of Jim Henson

Thursday, June 06, 2024

Generations have grown up with Kermit the Frog, Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird. Now Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard takes a look at the man behind the muppets, Jim Henson, in...

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Alan Braufman's 'Infinite Love Infinite Tears' (Listening Party)

Thursday, June 06, 2024

In the 1970s, Brooklyn-born saxophonist Alan Braufman released a cult classic free jazz album, Valley of Search. But for decades afterwards, Braufman was out of the spotlight, not rel...

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What's A Queer Film That Shaped You? (Pride on Screen)

Wednesday, June 05, 2024

Movies can serve as a vehicle to broaden our understanding of the world, and find empathy and meaning in our lives. This Pride Month, we ask our listeners: What's a queer film that sh...

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An Exhibit Devoted to Bling

Wednesday, June 05, 2024

From Golden Era of the 1980's to present day, jewelry has been a consistent part of hip hop style and fashion. A new exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History pays homage t...

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Hollywood’s Cruel Summer (So Far)

Tuesday, June 04, 2024

The Cannes Film Festival recently wrapped, and it gave a peek at some films that might be jockeying for Oscar nominations this season. New York Times pop culture reporter Kyle Buchana...

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A History of The Stone Pony, Where Springsteen Got His Start

Tuesday, June 04, 2024

The Stone Pony in Asbury Park has an almost mythical reputation in New Jersey music history. The beachside venue was where a young Bruce Springsteen first got his start, and it was a ...

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In 'Ezra,' a Struggling Comedian Bonds with his Autistic Son

Friday, May 31, 2024

In the new film "Ezra,"  Bobby Cannavale plays a standup comedian who is struggling with his ex-wife about the best way to raise their son, Ezra, who has autism. The film is directed ...

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Cooking While Camping; Traveling For Food; NewFest Pride Film Festival; Public Song Project; William Jackson Harper in Uncle Vanya

Thursday, May 30, 2024

Cooking While Camping; Traveling For Food; Newfest Pride Film Festival; Public Song Project; William Jackson Harper in Uncle Vanya

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Previewing the Public Song Project

Thursday, May 30, 2024

Submissions for All of It's Public Song Project are closed. To give a preview of some of the song submissions, and upcoming events, Producer Simon Close joins us in studio.  

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Strategies for a Painless Move in New York

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Tuesday after Memorial Day is known within the moving industry as "Crazy Tuesday," when moving companies have a high number of requests from clients moving homes around the country. M...

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Have You Moved to New York Recently?

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

May is National Moving Month, so today we're dedicating a whole hour of the show to moving. Chances are some of you have moved to New York recently. Jake Dobkin, Gothamist co-founder,...

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Michael McDonald on 'What a Fool Believes' Memoir

Friday, May 24, 2024

Way before Michael McDonald was Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and Grammy Award–winning musician with The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, and as a solo artist, he was a high school dropout fr...

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A New Cookbook About Salvadoran Culture and Cuisine

Thursday, May 23, 2024

Trained chef and food writer Karla Tatiana Vasquez's new cookbook features recipes and traditions within the Salvadoran diaspora. It's titled, The SalviSoul Cookbook: Salvadoran Recip...

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When Birding Was Cutthroat

Thursday, May 23, 2024

Scientific discovery is often a collaborative experience. But for a group of men in the early 1800s studying birds of North America, it was a messy and chaotic effort to identify and ...

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'Evil' Star Katja Herbers on the Show's Final Season

Thursday, May 23, 2024

The New York City-set drama "Evil" follows a scientist, a priest, and a psychiatrist tasked by the Catholic Church with investigating potentially demonic activity around the city. Kat...

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A Summer Music Preview

Thursday, May 23, 2024

It's almost time for a summer of new music: bangers, sweaty bops, anthems, and the annual "song of the summer" debate. With new releases approaching from Charli XCX, Khelani, Tems, an...

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Quitting Therapy, Claire Messud's New Novel, 'Girls5Eva' Season 3, Chef Edy Massih's Lebanese Cookbook

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Should I Quit Therapy?, Claire Messud's New Novel, Grils5Eva Season 3, Chef Edy Massih's Lebanese Cookbook

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