Kristen Meinzer appears in the following:
Fish and Chips and a Magical Pan of Lard
Tuesday, November 05, 2013
Is it better to have one big piece of fish or several smaller ones? What's the ideal batter-to-fish ratio? And is even the fish better when eaten with your hands? Slate's June Thomas ...
Why You Did (Or Didn't) Quit Smoking
Monday, November 04, 2013
New York City has passed a new law setting 21 as the new legal age to purchase cigarettes, both tobacco and electronic. Will this law lead to fewer smokers? What anti-smoking efforts ...
Movie Date: 'Free Birds,' 'Ender's Game, 'About Time,' and Special Guest Mary Steenburgen
Friday, November 01, 2013
Time travel and dystopia reign this week as Kristen Meinzer and Rafer Guzman take on "Free Birds," "Ender's Game," and "About Time." Plus, Kristen interviews Mary Steenburgen who star...
New Movie Releases of The Week: 'Ender's Game,' 'Free Birds,' 'About Time'
Friday, November 01, 2013
This week, it's all about time travel and dystopia as the Movie Date team takes on "Ender's Game," "Free Birds," and "About Time." Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer are the Movie Date ...
Fame and Madness: Inside the Hemingway Legacy
Friday, November 01, 2013
Seven members of the Hemingway family have died by their own hands. Several have struggled with addiction. More than a few have been diagnosed with mental illness. The new documentary...
Yes, Your School is Watching You
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Around the country, schools are considering whether it's their responsibility - or if it’s even their right - to keep track of kids when they’re online, but off campus. Two educators ...
R.L. Stine On the Role of Fear for Children
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Everyone has a story that as a kid, made the hairs on their neck stand up -- and often, those stories live with us throughout adulthood. Author of scary fiction for children, R.L. Sti...
Listeners Respond: Your Favorite Scary Halloween Stories
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Takeaway listeners share scary Halloween stories from their childhood, and R.L. Stine, the author of several scary series for children, including "Goosebumps," describes one particu...
When Big Technology Comes Home
Monday, October 28, 2013
Bre Pettis has been on the forefront of 3-D printing technology, and he has made efforts to get the technology into the hands of regular people. Pettis is the founder and CEO of Maker...
Movie Date: 'The Counselor,' 'All Is Lost' and 'Blue Is The Warmest Color'
Friday, October 25, 2013
This week, Kristen and Rafer talk thrillers, French films, and films with barely any dialogue: "The Counselor," starring Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, a...
New Movie Releases of The Week: 'The Counselor,' 'All Is Lost,' 'Blue Is The Warmest Color'
Friday, October 25, 2013
This week in movies: mayhem on land at sea. Our Movie Date team, Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer, weigh in on Cormac McCarthy's debut screenplay, 'The Counselor,' Robert Redford in '...
The Lasting Emotional Damage in Hurricane Sandy's Hardest Hit Community
Friday, October 25, 2013
As we approach the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, we check in with Jim O’Grady, a reporter for The Takeaway's partner WNYC, who has been covering stories of emotional trauma...
Movie Date Quiz Night! Live in Brooklyn!
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Attention New Yorkers!
On October 27, for the first time ever, The Takeaway's Movie Date podcast is hosting a very special (and spooky) night of bar trivia. In honor of Halloween, qu...
Caribbean Nations Sue Europe for Slavery Reparations
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Fourteen Caribbean nations are asking the former colonial powers of Britain, France and the Netherlands to pay for the damage they inflicted through years of slavery and racism. Jo...
Henry Louis Gates Jr. on 500 Years of African American History
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
The newest documentary by Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., “The African Americans,” examines five centuries of African American history—from the first black conquistador to arrive in what's...
Burger Formation and Consumption, Cheese Placement and More
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
"Rev" David Ciancio has chronicled his consumption of nearly 600 burgers for his blog, Burger Conquest, and that doesn't even count those he's eaten as a private citizen. Rev joins Da...
Family, Allies Speak Out For Kenneth Bae's Release From North Korea
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
The lack of a real diplomatic dialogue between the U.S. and North Korea is one of the reasons why American citizen Kenneth Bae remains in a North Korean prison. The Takeaway speaks wi...
Henry Louis Gates Jr. on the Evolution of the African American People on Film
Monday, October 21, 2013
Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., whose newest five-part documentary is called “The African Americans,” discusses the the recent depictions of African Americans on film - from "Django Unchai...
Movie Date: 'The Fifth Estate,' 'Carrie' and '12 Years a Slave'
Friday, October 18, 2013
This week, Kristen and Rafer get serious as they talk about three new major releases: "The Fifth Estate," starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange; the remake of "Carrie," star...
New Movie Releases of The Week: 'Carrie,' 'The Fifth Estate,' '12 Years A Slave'
Friday, October 18, 2013
The Movie Date team, Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer, weighs in on this week’s big releases: The remake of “Carrie,” starring Julianne Moore and Chloe Grace Moretz; “12 Years a Slave...
