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[REBROADCAST FROM August 24, 2023] Edan Lepucki's latest novel, Time's Mouth, follows a woman who discovers an ability to time travel, which she then hones and transmits to other women. She joins us to discuss her book.
*This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar
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[REBROADCAST FROM August 23, 2023] An alien invasion reshapes the United States economy in a new science fiction comedy-drama, "Landscape with Invisible Hand." Director Cory Finley joins us to talk about the film which is based on M. T. Anderson's 2017 novel of the same name. "Landscape with Invisible Hand" is streaming on Prime Video.
This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.
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[REBROADCAST FROM March 11, 2024] A new documentary tells the story of the beloved Mexican painter Frida Kahlo via her diaries, along with photos and colorful animations that make her paintings come alive onscreen. We speak to Carla Gutierrez, director of "Frida," about how the project came together.
*This segment is guest hosted by Kousha Navidar
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[REBROADCAST from August 23, 2023] A new graphic memoir from New Yorker cartoonist Navied Mahdavian tells the story of his decision to move with his wife from San Francisco to rural Idaho. Mahdavian joins us to discuss, This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America. Plus, we take your calls.
*This segment is guest hosted by Kousha Navidar.
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[REBROADCAST FROM August 21, 2023] A new HBO docuseries explores the triumphs, challenges, and scams that are all part of the lives of telemarketers. The series is produced by the Safdie brothers, and directed by Adam Bhala Lough and Sam Lipman-Stern, who join us to discuss. Lipman-Stern worked as a telemarketer himself. "Telemarketers" is streaming now on MAX.
*This segment is guest hosted by Kousha Navidar
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[REBROADCAST FROM August 22, 2023] From "Othello" to "The Merchant of Venice," Shakespeare's plays often contain both nuanced and offensive portrayals of race. A new book from author and scholar Farah Karim Cooper examines the role of race in Shakespeare's work. It's titled, The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race. Cooper joins us to discuss.
*This segment is guest hosted by Kousha Navidar
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Today, indigenous artist Rose B. Simpson's new public art exhibition, Seed, is now on view at both Madison Square Park and Inwood Hill Park. The installations feature Simpson's sculpture work, which is also on view at this year's Whitney Biennial. There will also be public programs led by Simpson and other indigenous cultural leaders. Simpson joins to discuss her practice alongside Madison Square Park Conservancy curator Brooke Kamin Rapaport. Seed is on view through September 22.
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For this week's Food For Thought series, hear about the recipes and techniques from the new cookbook Hot Sheet Sweet and Savory Sheet Pan Recipes for Every Day and Celebrations. Cookbook co-writers Olga Massov and Sanaë Lemoine share their favorites, and explain how to get the most of sheet pans.
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Classical and folk musician Leyla McCalla's latest album features songs inspired by tropical Brazilian sounds, afrobeat and Ethiopian folk sounds. It's titled Sun Without the Heat, a literary reference to Frederick Douglass's 1857 speech to mostly white abolitionists six years before the Emancipation Proclamation. She joins us for a listening party ahead of her performance at Joe's Pub tomorrow at 7 p.m. McCalla was a cellist with the Grammy Award-winning string band Carolina Chocolate Drops before pursuing a solo career.
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The documentary "Kim's Video" is a tribute to the iconic video store in the East Village before it mysteriously closed its doors. But the film becomes a rescue mission to ensure the eternal preservation of the video collection. Youngman Kim, protagonist and owner of the video store, and director/writers Ashley Sabin and David Redbon discuss the film.
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Changing attendance patterns, celebrity names, and dynamic pricing are partially behind the rise in ticket prices. Plus, says one academic, "there is no limit to what rich people will pay to see." Ryan Kailath is a culture and arts reporter for WNYC/Gothamist, and he joins us to discuss -- and take your calls.
*This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.
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As we prepare for wedding season, there are bachelorette parties also to be had and enjoyed. According to Brides Magazine, the bachelorette party has been evolving into a bigger and more drawn out event over recent years. Gabby Rello Duffy, Brides Magazine senior editorial director, joins to discuss bachelorette party etiquette, the do's and don'ts of planning this year, and take your calls.
*This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.
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For National Poetry Month and Jazz Appreciation Month, 2024 Grammy winner Nicole Zuraitis debuts her contribution for this year's Public Song Project, a jazz adaptation of two poems by Pulitzer Prize-winner Edna St Vincent Millay. We also discuss Zuraitis's career and her latest album, How Love Begins, which earned her the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album.
*This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.
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A new book examines the legacy of the late photojournalist, Corky Lee's mission to document Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Artist Chee Wang Ng and historian Mae Ngai edited the book, Corky Lee's Asian America: Fifty Years of Photographic Justice and join us to discuss.
*This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.
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It seems that any public bathroom in a restaurant or bar has an endless number of random words, phrases, or vulgar language. Musician Caitlin Cook's off-Broadway musical, "The Writing on the Stall," inspired by the writing we all see on bathroom walls, has returned to Soho Playhouse through April 13. The show features song lyrics that Cook borrows from phrases she's observed in bathrooms. Cook joins us to discuss the show, and take your calls.
This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.
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In September 1999, the Stephin Merritt-led indie pop band The Magnetic Fields released 69 Love Songs, a three-hour concept album described by its writer as "not remotely an album about love. It’s an album about love songs, which are very far away from anything to do with love.” The release became a cult classic and ranks on all-time-greatest-albums lists from Rolling Stone, NME, and elsewhere. As part of our Silver Liner Notes series celebrating 25-year album anniversaries, we're joined by Merritt and bandmate Claudia Gonson, and we take your calls.
The Magnetic Fields will take part in a Q&A at Film Forum following a Tuesday evening screening at Film Forum of the documentary STRANGE POWERS: STEPHIN MERRITT AND THE MAGNETIC FIELDS. Plus, tickets are still available for their run of shows at Town Hall in NYC this week.
This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.
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Comedian and actor Eddie Izzard returns to New York for a limited run of the Shakespearean classic, "Hamlet." In this theatrical rendition, the Tony Award nominee and Emmy winner takes on all 23 characters. The show is running now, at the Orpheum Theater until April 14. Izzard joins us to talk about her performance.
This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.
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The latest novel from acclaimed fantasy writer Leigh Bardugo follows a scullery maid in Golden Age Spain named Luzia who has magical powers. When her employer discovers these powers, she forces Luzia to demonstrate them to people around the city of Madrid, eventually catching the eye of some very powerful people. But Luzia needs to be careful to avoid the Inquisition, and make sure no one looks too carefully into her secret Jewish heritage. Leigh Bardugo joins us to discuss her new novel, The Familiar.
Event: Bardugo will be speaking tonight at the Union Square Barnes and Nobel at 6 pm.
This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.
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Today, the NYC metro area will get a nearly-complete view of a total solar eclipse, which won't happen again in our region until 2044. Rebecca Boyle, science writer and author of the book, OUR MOON: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are, joins us from the path of totality at Atlas Obscura’s Ecliptic Festival in Arkansas' Hot Springs National Park, to explain the science of the celestial bodies involved in this special cosmic experience.
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Tomorrow is the debut New York recital of American soprano singer Rachel Willis-Sørensen, who will use the concert to honor late mezzo-soprano Ariel Bybee. Since growing up in Tri-Cities, Washington, Willis-Sørensen is now signed to the famous Sony Classical label, and is a common sight in Opera houses around the world. This fall, she will be returning to The Met to star in "Il Trovatore." Willis-Sørensen joins to preview her Carnegie Hall concert, discuss the role of Opera in the world today, and her efforts to educate the next generation of singers.
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