On today’s show, we’ll find out about America’s favorite addictive drug, caffeine. Charlotte Gainsbourg and Stellan Skarsgård talk about starring in Lars von Trier’s controversial new film, “Nymphomaniac.” We’ll also take a look at why, in the early 1920s, 1.2 million Greek Orthodox people were expelled from Turkey and 400,000 Muslims were expelled from Greece. Plus, this week’s Please Explain is all about medical marijuana.
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This week, three takes on superheroes. Kurt Andersen talks with Robert Rodriguez, who likes his characters “indestructible.” Now the film director is overseeing a new English language cable network for Latino audiences. A graphic novel brings to life the Boxer Rebellion, when peasants believed the gods would give them magical ...
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All sorts of different ensembles will play with our expectations of the "orchestra," for this New Sounds program, including Alexander Berne & the Abandoned Orchestra, where the traditional orchestral instruments have been abandoned and Berne invented his own. There's also music from the Asphalt Orchestra, a 12-piece guerrilla marching band whose spectacular antics, omnivorous repertoire, and brave arrangements invade streets via an exuberant new music parade.
