Podcasts
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In conversation with Carrie Rickey, former film critic for the Inquirer Mentor to some of contemporary cinema’s top directors (Joss Whedon and Michael Bay) and founder of the department of film studies at Wesleyan University, Jeanine Basinger… more
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• Recorded May 23, 2019 Explicit ContentIn conversation with Jason Freeman, producer and editor of author events John Waters’s transgressive movies include Pink Flamingos , Hairspray , Cry-Baby , Serial Mom , and Cecil B. Demented . He is also the author of Shock Value , … more
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• Recorded May 10, 2019In conversation with Anusha Balasubramanian. Anusha spends her days as an executive assistant at a Philadelphia investment firm, but her greatest passions are books, cooking, and her mother's idli. Lauded as the “queen of Indian cooking” ( Saveur… more
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• Recorded Nov 15, 2018In conversation with Talia Schlanger, host of World Cafe on WXPN Jeff Tweedy is the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Grammy Award-winning rock band Wilco, declared “one of the most respected bands on the planet” and lauded as… more
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• Recorded Nov 8, 2018Covering orchestras, opera, major international festivals, and a wide variety of contemporary music, Anthony Tommasini is the chief classical music critic for The New York Times . His books include a biography of the composer and critic Virgil… more
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• Recorded Oct 17, 2018In conversation with Hannah Gadsby The Emmy and Golden Globe-winning creator of the Amazon series Transparent , Jill Soloway is the director of the feature film Afternoon Delight , creator of the series I Love Dick , and was a writer and… more
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• Recorded Sep 24, 2018In conversation with award-winning journalist Tracey Matisak It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood as we welcome Maxwell King, author of The Good Neighbor , a personal, professional, and artistic biography of Fred Rogers. A figure as… more
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• Recorded Jun 20, 2018In conversation with Peter Dobrin, classical music critic and culture writer, The Philadelphia Inquirer . Jamie Bernstein is the oldest daughter of Leonard Bernstein, one of the 20th century’s best known musicians. Chief conductor of the New York… more
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“One of those rare historian-humanists who bridge East and West” ( Wall Street Journal ), Ian Buruma is the author of The Missionary and the Libertine; Murder in Amsterdam ; Year Zero: A History of 1945 ; Theater of Cruelty: Art, Film, and the… more
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Watch the video here . In conversation with longtime broadcaster and journalist, Tracey Matisak Gabourey Sidibe received a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for her debut role in the 2009 film Precious , based on the novel Push by Sapphire.… more
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• Recorded Apr 13, 2017Watch the video here . In conversation with Tracey Matisak The first African American principal dancer in the 75-year history of the elite American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland is one of the world’s most accomplished and recognizable artists. A… more
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Watch the video here . “At once outrageous and compelling, fanatical and brilliant” ( The Washington Post ), Camille Paglia is the author of the 700-page seminal discourse on paganism, sex, and art, Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from… more
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In conversation with Tamala Edwards, anchor, 6ABC Action News morning edition Known mainly to American audiences as the “charming and composed” ( Los Angeles Times ) host of the Emmy and Peabody-award winning The Daily Show , Trevor Noah had… more
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• Recorded Sep 18, 2016One of film’s most compelling presences since her screen debut almost 40 years ago, Jamie Lee Curtis’ diverse résumé includes roles in Halloween , Trading Places , A Fish Called Wanda , Freaky Friday , and True Lies , for which she won a best… more
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• Recorded Aug 17, 2016 Explicit ContentThe star of the hit film Trainwreck , comedian-actress-producer Amy Schumer is one of the brightest and bawdiest lights in the entertainment world. Her TV series Inside Amy Schumer has won a broad following and a slew of awards, including a… more
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“One of the most important dance music figures of the early ’90s” ( AllMusic ), electronica legend Moby has created eleven studio albums—including Ambient , Hotel , 18 , and Play —that have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. He has… more
Top 10 Podcast Episodes December 2019
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Ronan Farrow
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Elaine Sciolino
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Salman Rushdie
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William D. Cohan
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André Aciman
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Deirdre Bair
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Susan Orlean
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Jon Dorenbos
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Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Trevor Noah
Ten YouTube Videos You May Have Missed
- Toni Morrison
- Elizabeth Strout
- Margaret Atwood
- Cornel West
- Chris Hadfield
- Jojo Moyes
- Gabourey Sidibe
- B.J. Novak
- Maxwell King
- Hanya Yanagihara
