Hannis Brown appears in the following:
Dirt
Wednesday, January 08, 2020
To understand Jared Kushner, you need to know his full family story.
Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier featuring Renée Fleming: Here's To You, Mrs. Marschallin
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
It’s not easy to accept the changes that come with time and age. For Richard Strauss’s Marschallin, the trick is simply learning to let go.
Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice: Don't Look Back in Ardor
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
When someone you love dies, how far would you be willing to go to bring them back? The mythical Orpheus goes to hell and back, but even that isn’t enough to save his love Eurydice.
Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro: Sleepless in Sevilla
Wednesday, December 04, 2019
When your spouse cheats, your mind starts racing with a million questions. For Mozart's Countess Almaviva, one of them is: What happened to the spark we had and how can we get it back?
The Diplomat, The Machers, And The Oligarch
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
The impeachment inquiry focuses on whether or not there was a quid pro quo. We look at the same events from a different vantage point: The business interests at play.
Verdi's Lady Macbeth: Sleepwalk with Me, featuring Anna Netrebko
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Sometimes you get up in the middle of the night realizing that what is done can never be undone. For Lady Macbeth, no amount of handwringing (or hand-washing) can clear her conscience.
The Family Business
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
This week, our podcast with ProPublica looks at how Trump has taken his way of doing business to the government.
The Questions Mueller Didn't Ask
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Perhaps you’ve heard: Special counsel Robert Mueller testified on Wednesday. There’s plenty of analysis about who won and who didn’t. We’re skipping that part.
A New Kind of Influencer: Friend of the President’s Kid
Monday, July 22, 2019
Tommy Hicks Jr. isn't in government, but he's a longtime pal of the president's son. That has put him — and one of his friends — in the room when the administration talks policy.
Floyd's Susannah: Hopeless in New Hope, featuring Renée Fleming
Friday, June 21, 2019
When the American composer Carlisle Floyd wrote his opera Susannah back in the 1950s, he had no way of knowing how the Biblical themes of shame, blame and lust would resonate today.
We’re Here. We’re Fluid. Get Used To It.
Tuesday, June 04, 2019
For Stonewall’s 50th anniversary, an intergenerational queer conversation with a gender fluid, pansexual 21-year-old who takes us through her online and IRL world.
To Be Young, Conscious and Rap
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Hip hop schooled a generation to be unapologetically black and proud, until commercialism changed the rap game.
Giving Birth While Black
Tuesday, May 07, 2019
Black women and their babies are dying at shockingly high rates during and after child birth. One big reason is the implicit bias of doctors. So what do we do about it?
A Conversation with Eric Holder, Jr.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Former Attorney General Eric Holder, Jr. told us that Dr. King’s long arc of the moral universe only bends towards justice when people put their hands on it and pull it.
The People vs. Dutch Boy Lead
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
What do a handful of baby teeth, a creepy cartoon character and The Young Lords have in common? This is the story of one of our worst public health epidemics.
How a Nigerian Presidential Candidate Hired a Trump Lobbyist and Ended Up in Trump’s Lobby
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
We spent a night at President Donald Trump’s hotel in Washington, D.C. — and we met lots of interesting people.
Aftereffect Ep8: “They call him Cheese”
Friday, July 20, 2018
Arnaldo is finally leaving Carlton Palms, but will he ever live the life he wants?
Aftereffect Ep7: “The man behind an empire”
Monday, July 16, 2018
It's no accident Carlton Palms has the power it does. This was actually a carefully orchestrated plan carried out by one man who has money and influence, and who knows how to use them.
Aftereffect Ep6: “When they don't behave”
Friday, July 13, 2018
Carlton Palms is known for abuse -- sometimes death -- and has been for long before Arnaldo arrived. Why is the state of Florida so reluctant to close it?
