Kristen Meinzer

Also, cartoons about our emotions. From Mad Max to Inside Out, the Movie Date team looks back at the best movies of 2015.

Julian Sanchez, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, says diminishing encryption would open up technology to weaknesses that could be “exploited by the bad guys.” 

Across the United States, tens of thousands of children have entered into arranged or forced marriages in recent years.

There are seven big releases this Christmas 2015, and Rafer and Kristen review (almost) all of them. 

For the past two years, the Hip Hop Nutcracker has brought the Tchaikovsky classic to new audiences. 

There are a number of big Christmas Day releases, and we're reviewing four of them with our Movie Date Podcast team, Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer

Through newly unearthed letters to Santa, one New York City man has made a connection with two children who lived more than 100 years ago.

Not all luxury food gifts being shilled this time of year are what they're cut out to be. The Sporkful's Dan Pashman explains.  

Does the stress of being a world leader age you? Does it shorten your life? A new study suggests the answer to both questions is yes. 

In this week's Movie Date podcast, Rafer and Kristen review "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," "Sisters," and "Coat of Many Colors."

Ugandan filmmaker Isaac Nabwana's movies cost about $200 each to make, but they manage to attract hundreds of thousands of fans around the world. 

For 35 years, street football has been an institution in the pockets of New York where college recruiters rarely step foot. 

Since its inception 25 years ago, Linda Ellerbee has been the host of "Nick News." But tonight, Ellerbee hangs up her hat, and "Nick News" will air for the final time.

If you feel like you're the only one that hasn't seen "Star Wars," rest assured, you're not alone. 

The documentary "50 Feet from Syria" follows Hisham Bismar, a Syrian-American surgeon, as he returns to the Turkish-Syrian border to treat patients wounded in the Syrian Civil War.

WQXR’s own Hannis Brown talks about composing original music for two of Barneys New York's wondrously elaborate holiday window installations. 

In this week's Movie Date podcast, Rafer and Kristen review "In the Heart of the Sea," "The Big Short," and "Lady in the Van." They also weigh in on this year's Golden Globe nods. 

An investigation finds that U.S. employers are abusing a temporary guest worker program, something that's led to the mass firings of U.S. workers, and the exploitation of foreigners.

Acclaimed artist, architect, and memorialist Maya Lin talks about moving dirt, moving hearts, and making beauty.