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“America the Beautiful” As I’ve Never Heard It
As an avid listener and supporter of public radio, I learn something new every day. (I actually learn many new things on a daily basis listening to NPR.)
Beyond getting news, one of the gifts of NPR is becoming enlightened to people, ideas and perspectives I’d never heard of or merely never considered. Along with being informed, I’ve been delighted, been amused, become enraged, been inspired and even brought to tears.
John le Carré on Fresh Air
Terry Gross talks with one of my favorite writers, the ultimate spy novelist John le Carré.
The Serial Podcast Is Back
The first episode from season two of the wildly popular Serial podcast was released today. The new season is about Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. soldier who walked off his post in Afghanistan in 2009 and was captured and held by the Taliban for five years.
Marc Maron Interviews Terry Gross
I’m a radio and podcast nerd. Two of my favorite shows are Fresh Air, hosted by Terry Gross, and WTF, hosted by Marc Maron. When I heard that Gross and Maron would be getting together at WNYC’s RadioLoveFest on May 6th, 2015, I was pissed that I couldn’t go, but really looking forward to hearing the audio when it was released, which happened yesterday.
Tim Gunn on NPR’s Fresh Air
In the world of fashion and menswear, there are many people I admire, though very few people with whom I’d actually like to be friends. Tim Gunn is one of them. He’s smart, he’s honest and, by all accounts, exactly the same in real life as he is on television.
A Revealing Look at America’s Favorite Lethal Accessory
The tragedy in Newtown last Friday has ignited a lot of thoughts, ideas and feelings about assault weapons in many Americans over the past week, myself included. The magnitude of the issue's importance is undeniable. Of all of the things…
From High Life to Street Life: A Story of Redemption
Today on StoryCorps, Robert Griffo tells the story of his high life at a successful Wall Street investment firm. Money... cocaine... heroin... real "bright lights, big city." In the wake of the crash on Black Monday in 1987, he lost…
The Wonderful Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak died today. He was 83. Having written and illustrated many children's books and poems, he is most famous for his 1963 book Where The Wild Things Are. He was a man who devoted his life to his art,…
Radio Roundup: The Week of 2/3/12
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…