Jim Henson’s daughter, Cheryl Henson, and puppeteers Basil Twist and Kevin Clash (the man behind Elmo), talk about BAMcinematek’s “Puppets on Film” festival. Philip Glass discusses the Metropolitan Opera’s production of his "Satyagraha." James Curtis tells us about the life and acting career of Spencer Tracy. Plus, the gurus of how-to, Alvin and Larry Ubell, answer your questions about home repair!
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New York Times advice columnist Philip Galanes takes your calls on the most confusing social problems and how to handle those awkward situations. Stockard Channing and Rachel Griffiths talk about starring in the hit Broadway production of “Other Desert Cities.” Colson Whitehead discusses his new novel about zombies, Zone One. On Backstory, Arundhati Roy tells us about the violent Maoist insurgency in India. And we’ll also look at spending in judicial elections.
Writer John Jeremiah Sullivan has penned eloquent profiles about pop’s eccentric heroes, from Michael Jackson to Axl Rose. Today on Soundcheck: A conversation with the Paris Review's Southern editor about his new essay collection, called “Pulphead.” Plus: A live performance and a song debut from chiptune rock band Anamanaguchi.
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The Hidden World of Girls gathers stories from around the world of girls and the women they became; of coming of age, rituals and rites of passage, secret identities of women who crossed a line, blazed a trail, and changed the tide. Hosted by actress and comedian, Tina Fey, The ...
Writer John Jeremiah Sullivan has penned eloquent profiles about pop’s eccentric heroes, from Michael Jackson to Axl Rose. Today on Soundcheck: A conversation with the Paris Review's Southern editor about his new essay collection, called “Pulphead.” Plus: A live performance and a song debut from chiptune rock band Anamanaguchi.
This New Sounds is full of new music from Poland. We’ll hear from the klezmer and Balkan-inflected jazz-ish strains of Kroke, along with “hardcore folk” from the Warsaw Village Band, whose driving fiddle and trumpets take wedding songs or Balkan Jazz and layer them with “white voice” singing (a lyrical screaming used by Polish shepherds).
