Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Francesca Annis, Ron Cook, and Deborah Findlay talk about starring in the Manhattan Theatre Club production of The Children. In a remote cottage on the lonely British coast, a couple of re…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMFriday, December 22, 2017
Actors Melissa Gilbert and Rufus Collins, along with director Ciaran O'Reilly discuss the Irish Repertory Theatre stage adaption of James Joyce’s “The Dead,” playing at the American …
SOURCE: WNYC at 11:54AMMonday, December 11, 2017
Senior ProPublica reporter Abrahm Lustgarten discusses his investigation into sites contaminated by U.S. military operations. Mark Rylance and Claire Van Kampen on Shakespeare’s Globe Pro…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMMark Rylance and Claire Van Kampen discuss Shakespeare’s Globe Production of “Farinelli and the King,” a new play by Van Kampen on Broadway. King Philippe V of Spain (Rylance), plague…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMThursday, December 7, 2017
Jaron Lanier, an interdisciplinary scientist at Microsoft, joins us to discuss his book Dawn of the New Everything: Encounters with Reality and Virtual Reality. Lanier is considered the fat…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMMonday, December 4, 2017
Director Jerry Zaks and National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene director Zaimen Mlotek join us to discuss "Broadway: A Jewish American Legacy", a gala concert event on Dec. 18 featuring appeara…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMJerry Zaks and Zalmen Mlotek on Yiddish theater and Zaks' career on Broadway. Zac Posen shares his passion for cooking. Patti Smith remembers her late friend Sam Shepard. Ben Staub ex…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMFriday, December 1, 2017
Guillermo del Toro joins us to discuss his new movie, "The Shape of Water." Del Toro wrote, directed and produced the film, which is set during the Cold War and tells the story of a worker n…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMThursday, November 30, 2017
Director Rebecca Taichman, and actors Nabiyah Be and MaameYaa Boafo join us to discuss their new show, “School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play.” Set in Ghana most prestigiou…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMWednesday, November 29, 2017
Director/writer Richard Nelson joins us to discuss his new play, “Illyria,” which is running at the Public Theater through Dec. 10. He’s also joined by John Magaro who stars as Joseph…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMJoseph Stiglitz on anti-globalization in the era of Trump. Richard Nelson and John Magaron on their new play “Illyria." Khary Lazarre-White with his debut novel, Passage. Arthur Herma…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMFriday, November 17, 2017
Talking to the stars and creators of "The Band's Visit," and a live performance from the musicians of the show. Comedian and author John Hodgman joins us to talk about his new book Vacation…
SOURCE: WNYC at 03:28PMThursday, November 16, 2017
David Yazbek, Itamar Moses, Tony Shalhoub, Katrina Lenk, and Ari’el Stachel discuss their Broadway show "The Band's Visit." John Banville with his new novel, Mrs. Osmond. Gary Oldman, …
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMPlaywright David Henry Hwang joins us for the first Broadway revival of his Tony Award-winning play, "M. Butterfly," directed by Tony-winning Julie Taymor. The play explores the scandalous…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMThree-time Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk Award winner David Yazbek joins us to discuss the new Broadway production of his musical “The Band’s Visit.” He’s also joined by NY Dram…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMTuesday, November 14, 2017
Jos Houben and Marcello Magni join us to discuss a double-bill of comic one-acts at Theatre for a New Audience: “Marcel” and “The Art of Laughter.” In the 1970’s Marcello, Jos an…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMTuesday, November 7, 2017
Lawrence O’Donnell, host of MSNBC’s "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell," joins us to discuss his new book Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Poli…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMMonday, November 6, 2017
Scholar and best-selling author Reza Aslan joins us to discuss his latest book God: A Human History. Aslan offers a history of our understanding of God, and looks at the different ways reli…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMFriday, November 3, 2017
Two-time James Beard Award winners Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg join us to discuss their new book Kitchen Creativity: Unlocking Culinary Genius—with Wisdom, Inspiration, and Ideas from…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMThursday, November 2, 2017
Actors Elizabeth McGovern, Charlotte Parry, and Anna Baryshnikov join us to discuss starring in the Broadway revival of J.B. Priestley’s “Time and the Conways." The play moves between…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMJournalist and author David Neiwert joins us to discuss his latest book Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump. As an investigative reporter, David Neiwert has been t…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMSaturday, October 28, 2017
On Tuesday, Joy Behar was on our show to talk about her new book The Great Gasbag. She was funny, sharp, and opinionated, as she’s always been, and we decided for our Bonus Weekend Podcast…
SOURCE: WNYC at 10:00AMThursday, October 26, 2017
Jeff Goodell, journalist and contributing editor at Rolling Stone, joins us to discuss his book The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World. Go…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMWednesday, October 25, 2017
Actor and comedian John Leguizamo has returned to Broadway with his new show “Latin History for Morons” at Studio 54. The 90-minute solo play explores how Latinos have been marginaliz…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMMichael Kirk explains why Russia interfered in the 2016 election. Reed Tucker explores the decades-long battle between Marvel and DC Comics. John Leguizamo on returning to Broadway.
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMTuesday, October 24, 2017
The July 17, 2014 video of Eric Garner's death on a Staten Island sidewalk at the hands of a police officer was seen by millions, and the circumstances around his death became part of a n…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMFriday, October 13, 2017
Jacques d'Amboise founded the National Dance Institute in 1976 while working as a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. His goal was to spread arts education and dance to younger …
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMMonday, October 9, 2017
Acclaimed stage and film actor Alan Cumming and illustrator Grant Shaffer join us to talks about their new children’s book The Adventures of Honey & Leon. It tells the story of the aut…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMJere Van Dyk investigates his 2008 kidnapping in Afghanistan. Marc Maron mines his podcast "WTF" for words of advice. Alan Cumming and Grant Shaffer discuss their new children's book abo…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMAndy Serkis has played numerous career-defining roles as an actor including as Gollum from the "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" movies, and as Caesar in the new "Planet of the Apes" m…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMSaturday, September 30, 2017
Hal Prince is a Broadway legend whose career spans 70 years. He has won 21 Tony Awards as a producer and director for productions that include: “Cabaret,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “S…
SOURCE: WNYC at 10:00AMFriday, September 29, 2017
Grammy Award-winning singer, musician and songwriter Art Garfunkel joins us to discuss his memoir What Is It All But Luminous: Notes from an Underground Man. Hal Prince is a Broadway legend…
SOURCE: WNYC at 04:23PMWednesday, September 27, 2017
Hal Prince is a Broadway legend whose career spans 70 years. He has won 21 Tony Awards, including eight for directing, eight for producing the year's Best Musical, two as Best Producer of a …
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMTova Mirvis was born and raised in a tight-knit Orthodox Jewish family where she followed the rules and rituals of daily life, got married and quickly started a family. But as she document…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMHal Prince on his career and the show, “Prince of Broadway." Tova Mirvis on the difficulties of becoming non-Orthodox. Annie Polland and Andrea Velez on the Tenement Museum's exhibit "…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMTuesday, September 26, 2017
Singer Jamie Leonhart performs songs from her new show “Estuary: an artist/mother story” live in our studio! She's joined by husband and musician Michael Leonhart. In “Estuary: an arti…
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