Kousha Navidar

It's Mother's Day Weekend! We talk about some of the things happening around the city such as the African Film Festival, the Tony-nominated musical Stereophonic, and the Kelly Reichar...

The final day to send a song into the Public Song Project is this Sunday, May 12! Producers Simon Close and Zach Gottehrer-Cohen explain how to submit, talk about how to think about a...

In the last few weeks, hip-hop fans have been following Drake and Kendrick Lamar in a beef for the ages. Vulture critic Craig Jenkins helps us understand where the feud between the tw...

When couples plan a celebration, one of the key decisions they have to make is about what songs to play to get people to dance. DJ Karin Fjellman has guided couples from the first dan...

The new play "Stereophonic" recently became the most Tony Award-nominated play ever, receiving 13 nominations. It follows the story of a band recording a new album as their relationsh...

[REBROADCAST FROM March 11, 2024] Emmeline Clein's new collection of essays, Dead Weight, explores the writer's relationship with disordered eating, and provides a much-needed comment...

[REBROADCAST FROM March 25, 2024] Amy Lin was newly married when her husband collapsed suddenly while running a half-marathon, and died. In her new memoir, Here After, Lin writes abou...

[REBROADCAST FROM March 6, 2024] April showers bring May flowers...and allergy season. We speak to two experts, Kenneth Mendez, the CEO of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America...

Pulitzer Prize finalist Tommy Tomlinson's new book, Dogland, is an inside account of the iconic Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. In the book, Tomlinson explores the question: Are tho...

Celebrated young writer Leila Mottley has followed up her debut novel with her debut poetry collection. She joins us to discuss Woke Up No Light, and read some poems in honor of Natio...

New York is always changing. As a result, buildings, institutions, and cultural spaces that were considered iconic in their time can sometimes be lost. A new exhibition at the New Yor...

Best-selling author Amor Towles (The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow), has just published a new short story collection, Table For Two, featuring six stories he wrote in the las...

The new documentary "26.2 to Life" follows a group of incarcerated men at San Quentin Prison who are training to run a marathon within the prison's walls. Director Christine Yoo joins...

From the time Patric Gagne was a kid, she knew there was something about her that was different from other kids. Later, she was diagnosed a sociopath. Gagne decided to work to destigm...

In honor of Earth Day, we discuss ways to use less energy, create less waste and "green" your life with Wirecutter sustainability editor Katie Okamoto. Plus, we take your calls.*This ...

A new graphic memoir follows the life of Eddie Ahn, an environmental justice lawyer and activist fighting for diverse communities in San Francisco. Many of the people Ahn represents a...

[REBROADCAST FROM April 3, 2024] "Dead Outlaw" is a new musical about the real-life American outlaw Elmer McCurdy and the larger-than-life image he gained after his death. The show's ...

[REBROADCAST FROM March 14, 2024] A new book explores the science of food, and explains how concepts from chemistry, biology and psychology can help bring more flavor and flexibility ...

Rabbi Matt Green, Associate Rabbi of Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope, discusses the story behind the Jewish holiday, and how its lessons about justice and liberation might be a...