Scott Turow's 'Testimony' by WNYC

Bestselling author Scott Turow joins us to discuss his new book, Testimony. The book follows a bottomed out prosecutor who is selected by the International Criminal Court to investigat…

Paula Hawkins Dives 'Into The Water' by WNYC

Paula Hawkins, author of the bestselling novel The Girl on the Train, joins us to discuss her new novel, Into the Water: A Novel, which tells the story of a town in England where women…

Uncorking The Secrets Of Wine Sommeliers by WNYC

Journalist Bianca Bosker joins us to discuss her latest book, Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to …

The Violin That Changed Min Kym's Life by WNYC

Min Kym joins us to discuss her memoir, Gone: A Girl, a Violin, a Life Unstrung. Kym was a violin prodigy who won her first international prize at age 11. After she purchased a 1696 Strad…

Barbra Streisand Comes Home to Brooklyn! by WNYC

Barbra Streisand joins us to discuss her upcoming live performances at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on May 4th, and at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on May 6th. This is Streisand'…

Christine Ebersole Still Knows the Lyrics to Her SNL Commercial Parody by WNYC

The Leonard Lopate Show: Why 'Les Misérables' Still Matters by WNYC

Live From The Greene Space! Christine Ebersole, Kelli O'Hara, Bill Irwin, Anthony Bourdain And Jeremiah Tower! by WNYC

Christine Ebersole, Doug Wright, and  Scott Frankel on the new Broadway musical, "War Paint." David Bellos joins us to discuss why Victor Hugo's classic novel Les Misérables�…

Christine Ebersole Puts On 'War Paint' by WNYC

Christine Ebersole joins us to discuss her starring role in the new Broadway musical, "War Paint." She is joined by Doug Wright, who wrote the book. The musical focuses on the rivalry …

Bonus Weekend Podcast: Yevgeny Yevtushenko, James Rosenquist, Timothy Pigott Smith by WNYC

Over the past few weeks, we were saddened to learn that three former guests of the show had passed away. Yevgeny Yevtushenko was a rock star of a poet " who used his work and acclaim as a me…

Coming Home In "Sundown, Yellow Moon" by WNYC

Playwright Rachel Bonds discusses her show, "Sundown, Yellow Moon." The play explores the relationships between twin sisters Ray and Joey and their father. The sisters return to their small-…

Targeting NYC Architecture In 'Gargoyle Hunters' by WNYC

John Freeman Gill, architecture and real estate editor of Avenue Magazine, discusses his debut novel, The Gargoyle Hunters. Gill's novel tells the story of a father and son team who steal 19…

Tracing the Lives of the World's Most Iconic Buildings by WNYC

James Crawford discusses his book Fallen Glory: The Lives and Deaths of History's Greatest Buildings From the Tower of Babel to the Twin Towers, which reveals the history, archaeology …

Former Editor-in-Chief of Paris Vogue on 'The Price of Illusion' by WNYC

Joan Juliet Buck, novelist and former editor-in-chief of Paris Vogue from 1994 to 2001, joins us to discuss her memoir The Price of Illusion. Buck details her privileged childhood growing up…

How Can Something So Horrible Be So Funny? by WNYC

Comedians Judy Gold and Alan Zweibel, along with filmmaker Ferne Pearlstein join us to discuss her new documentary "The Last Laugh." Pearlstein looks at taboo topics in comedy -- the Holocau…

August Wilson's "Jitney," Comes to Broadway by WNYC

Actor John Douglas Thompson and director Ruben Santiago-Hudson join us to discuss Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway debut of August Wilson's "Jitney," the only one of the ten pla…

Improving the NYPD from Within, August Wilson's "Jitney," Understanding Genetic Engineering & CRISPR by WNYC

Charles Campisi joins us to discuss his book Blue on Blue: An Insider's Story of Good Cops Catching Bad Cops. Actor John Douglas Thompson and director Ruben Santiago-Hudson discuss Manhat…

A Weary Clockmaker Remembers His Life on Coney Island by WNYC

Composer Paola Prestini, the creative and executive director of National Sawdust, an artist-led performance space in Williamsburg, joins us to discuss her new theater piece, "Aging Magician.…

Tony Award-Winning Actor Reed Birney's Wild Adventure in "Man From Nebraska" by WNYC

Tony Award-winning actor Reed Birney joins us to discuss his role in "Man From Nebraska," along with playwright Tracy Letts. Birney stars as Ken, a middle aged man from Nebraska, suddenly fi…

Cate Blanchett on Broadway, Neil Gaiman's New Mythology; "Land of Mine," the Mystery of Love by WNYC

Cate Blanchett joins us to discuss her Broadway debut in an adaptation of Anton Chekov's "Platonov," or "The Present," along with co-star Richard Roxburgh. Author and graphic novelist Nei…

Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh in Anton Chekov's "The Present" by WNYC

Cate Blanchett joins us to discuss her Broadway debut in an adaptation of Anton Chekov's "Platonov," or "The Present," along with co-star Richard Roxburgh. Andrew Upton's adaptation is set i…

Why We Like What We Like by WNYC

Atlantic senior editor Derek Thompson joins us to discuss his book Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in the Age of Distraction. Thompson looks at the psychology of why we like what we li…

Are Your Doctors Hearing You? by WNYC

Dr. Danielle Ofri, an associate professor of medicine at New York University School of Medicine who cared for patients at Bellevue Hospital for over two decades, joins us to discuss her new …

Actress & Writer Patricia Bosworth Shares Her Story by WNYC

Actress and writer Patricia Bosworth joins us to discuss her memoir, Men in My Life: A Memoir of Love and Art in 1950s Manhattan. She details her early life in theater in Manhattan during th…

Growing Out of Innocence by WNYC

Emily Fridlund joins us to discuss her debut novel, History of Wolves. It tells the story of Linda, a 14-year-old girl living on a nearly abandoned commune in the Minnesota woods. Her life t…

Reviving a Tony Award-winning Irish Comedy by WNYC

Actors Marie Mullen and Aisling O'Sullivan join us to discuss "Beauty Queen of Leenane." Ireland's Druid theater company makes its BAM debut with this 20th anniversary revival of Martin McDo…

One Family's Story of Loss and Healing by WNYC

Stéphane Gerson, historian and professor of French studies at New York University, joins us to discuss his new book, Disaster Falls: A Family Story. Gerson offers an account of living with …

A Musical Celebration of Hollywood Legend James Cagney by WNYC

Actor and author Robert Creighton joins us to discuss "Cagney," a new musical he co-wrote and stars in as James Cagney. The show tells the story of Cagney's dramatic life, from his Vaudevill…

Rumi: 13th Century Love Doctor by WNYC

Author and professor Brad Gooch joins us to discuss Rumi's Secret: The Life of the Sufi Poet of Love, a new biography of the 13th century Persian poet and Sufi mystic. Gooch paints a vivid m…

Europe's Refugee Smuggling Industry by WNYC

In 2015, The Guardian appointed journalist Patrick Kingsley to be their first migration correspondent. He joins us to discuss his book, The New Odyssey: The Story of Europe's Refugee Crisis,…

The Scandalous Mary Astor by WNYC

Illustrator and cartoonist Edward Sorel joins us to discuss his new book Mary Astor's Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936. He vividly details Mary's life as a child star wit…