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Radio Roundup: The Week of 2/3/12

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Since my college days as a student radio host, I’ve been a sucker for good radio and it’s inherent portability, particularly public radio, like National Public Radio (NPR), Public Radio International (PRI) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Here’s the recap of my favorite bits from the wireless over the past week. Enjoy, and have a great weekend! Here’s The Thing – Lorne Michaels January 30, 2012 – Lorne Michaels is one of the most influential figures in American entertainment. … Continue reading

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Radio Roundup: The Week of 1/27/12

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Since my college days as a student radio host, I’ve been a sucker for good radio and it’s inherent portability, particularly public radio, like National Public Radio (NPR), Public Radio International (PRI) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Here’s a weekly recap of my favorite bits from the wireless over the past week. Enjoy, and have a great weekend! Here’s The Thing – Lorne Michaels (preview) January 23, 2012 – In this short preview of the next episode of Here’s … Continue reading

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Radio Roundup: Week of 1/20

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Since my college days as a student radio host, I’ve been a sucker for good radio and it’s inherent portability, particularly public radio, like National Public Radio (NPR), Public Radio International (PRI) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Here’s a recap of my favorite bits from the wireless over this past week for you to enjoy over the weekend. Happy listening. All Songs Considered: New Music Preview January 17, 2012 – This week’s All Songs Considered is the first proper … Continue reading

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Radio Roundup: The Week of 1/16

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Since my college days as a student radio host, I’ve been a sucker for good radio and it’s inherent portability, particularly public radio, like National Public Radio (NPR), Public Radio International (PRI) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Here’s a weekly recap of my favorite bits from the wireless over the past week. Enjoy. Here’s The Thing January 16, 2012 – Alec Baldwin talks with director Joe Berlinger about his latest film for HBO Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory — the … Continue reading

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I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution

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Author Craig Marks has given us Gen-Xers a gift: a new book called I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution (Penguin). Coming in at 608 pages, the book is sure to be an absolute joyride. Continue reading

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On My Radar: 9/16/11

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David Byrne blows up the world (under the High Line) (@NYMag) My favorite New York eclecticist, David Byrne, has created a temporary installation under the High Line at 25th Street: a blown-up globe, like a giant beach ball version of the globes on which we learned geography in school, stuffed under a section of the High Line. The temporary installation, called Tight Spot, includes an audio feature (of course) also created by DB. It will be in place until October … Continue reading

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Steven Soderbergh Quits The Movie Business

Steven Soderbergh, one of my favorite filmmakers of all time, has gone public with his plans to retire from the movie business. Sex, Lies & Videotape, Out Of Sight, the Ocean’s trilogy, Traffic, The Limey, Solaris… so many and I love almost all of them. As someone who is at a professional crossroads himself, I found his words and ideas behind the decision extremely interesting and intelligent. I’ll miss the excitement of going to see a new Soderbergh film, but … Continue reading

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Alec Baldwin + Mary Karr on Studio 360

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On March 26, 2010, Alec Baldwin stood in for Kurt Andersen as guest host of Studio 360 (PRI). In this segment, his guest was author Mary Karr, who’d just published a new memoir called ‘Lit’ about her struggles with drugs and alcohol. It’s a terrific conversation between two intelligent and funny people… To listen to Alec’s entire show, which also featured a great talk with Laura Linney, click this link: http://www.studio360.org/episodes/2010/03/26 I hope you enjoy it as much as I … Continue reading

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