Kristen Meinzer appears in the following:
The Best Art is in the Airport
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Airports around the country invest millions of dollars in public art. Some airports have even opened museums and curate roving exhibits. Rebecca Blume Rothman is the Public Art Projec...
'The Truman Show' Delusion: How Mental Illness Reflects Our Reality
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Today, psychiatrists have documented a new type of delusion: The belief that the patient is the star of his own reality show. Doctors call it "The Truman Show Delusion" after the Jim ...
Why Sad Songs Make Us Happy
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
"Sad songs say so much,” Elton John once sang. But what do they say, and why do they speak to us? In a recent study published in the journal “Frontiers of Psychology” researchers trie...
Roundtable: How to Ban a Book in America
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
This week is Banned Books Week. But how does someone actually ban a book? Today The Takeaway hears from Mike Holzknecht a lawyer and parent who's joined in opposition against certain ...
The NFL: America's Favorite Nonprofit Entity?
Monday, September 23, 2013
The NFL gives fans around the nation something to cheer about for several months each year. But the NFL doesn’t just give, they also receive—in some cases millions of dollars in subsi...
The Role of Names in Racism & Cultural Pride
Monday, September 23, 2013
We've started a discussion about names and race. Specifically, how names may identify our racial and economic profile. Nikisia Drayton decided not to name her child a name that would ...
Movie Date: Fall Season Brings Serious Subjects
Friday, September 20, 2013
The air is getting crisper, the jackets are coming out and that means for movie lovers, it's time for a fall film preview.
Movie Date: 'Prisoners,' 'Rush,' 'After Tiller'
Friday, September 20, 2013
In this week's Movie Date podcast, Rafer and Kristen talk crime and fast cars. They also speak with Martha Shane and Lana Wilson, the filmmakers behind a documentary about the last fo...
Using Theater to Bridge the Muslim Divide
Friday, September 20, 2013
The new play "Noor" takes center stage in the plight to bridge the divide between Muslims and non-Muslims alike. The playwright, Akbar Ahmed, Pakistan’s former ambassador to the Unite...
Movie Date Reviews of The Week: 'Prisoners,' 'Rush,' 'After Tiller'
Friday, September 20, 2013
This week, we preview two wide releases and a limited release documentary. First, we talk "Prisoners," the Hugh Jackman, and Jake Gyllenhaal thriller, then Ron Howard’s racecar action...
The Doctor Will See (All Of) You Now
Thursday, September 19, 2013
To increase efficiency, physicians are increasingly scheduling multi-patient appointments.
Movie Date: Madonna On The Silver Screen
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Kristen Meinzer and Rafer Guzman, co-hosts of The Takeaway’s Movie Date podcast, join Soundcheck to discuss Madonna’s career on the screen.
Janet Yellen and the Future of the Fed
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Janet Yellen is the new presumptive front-runner for chair of the Federal Reserve. But who is Janet Yellen? And how might she change the Fed if she's put in charge? Susan M. Phillips ...
Madonna Week: Madonna's Movie Roles; Weird Al Yankovic; James McBride On 'The Good Lord Bird'
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
In this episode: Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer, of the The Takeaway’s Movie Date podcast, look back at Madonna’s career on the silver screen.
Plus: Songwriter and pop parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic talks about his latest work, a children's book called My New Teacher and Me!
And: Jazz musician and best-selling novelist James McBride discusses his new book The Good Lord Bird and brings his band in for a live performance.
Colorado Floods: The Rescue Efforts and the Challenges Ahead
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Severe flooding and mudslides in Colorado have led to at least five deaths, as well as the destruction or damage of nearly 20,000 homes across 15 counties. Heather Hansen, a resident ...
Movie Date: 'The Family,' 'Insidious 2,' 'Harry Dean Stanton,' 'Austenland'
Friday, September 13, 2013
In this week's Movie Date podcast, Rafer and Kristen look at strange array of movies, including an indie documentary ("Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction"), a horror flick ("Insidious...
One Man's Mission to Set Chopin Free
Friday, September 13, 2013
Aaron Dunn is on a music mission. His new Kickstarter campaign is called "Set Chopin Free." If successful, it will allow him to record all of Frederic Chopin’s music with the world’s ...
New Movie Releases: "Hank: Five Years Later" and "Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve"
Friday, September 13, 2013
Two new documentaries—“Money For Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve” and “Hank: Five Years from the Brink"—look at the financial meltdown five years later. Do they tell the truth? An...
Family Planning: Challenges & Choices in Africa
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Anders Kelto, Africa Correspondent for The World, shares a glimpse of the issues Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa face when it comes to family planning. Those issues range from getti...
Harry Dean Stanton: Singer, Actor, Partly Fiction
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Harry Dean Stanton has appeared in over 200 films, including "Cool Hand Luke," "Alien," and "The Avengers." And yet, he's mostly managed to fly under the radar. A new documentary call...
