Kristen Meinzer appears in the following:
Touring Brooklyn with Reggie Watts
Thursday, November 22, 2012
This summer, the Takeaway embarked on a virtual, coast to coast road trip to some of the country's greatest music cities. Our tour guides included some of the most popular recording a...
Ken Burns on the 'Central Park Five'
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
A new film, “The Central Park Five,” tells the story of how the police, the media, and the justice system upended five lives. Ken Burns wrote, produced and directed the film, along wi...
Movie Date: 'Rise of the Guardians', 'Silver Linings Playbook', 'Life of Pi', 'Red Dawn', 'Anna Karenina
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
For this Thanksgiving's box office releases, the movie date team reviews four movies; 'Rise of the Guardians', 'Silver linings Playbook', 'Life of Pi', and 'Red Dawn.'
New Movies: 'Life of Pi,' 'Red Dawn,' 'Hitchcock'
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
For this Thanksgiving's box office releases, Kristen Meinzer and Rafer Guzman, our Movie Date team, review four movies, including "Life of Pie."
Could Morell Be the Next Director of the CIA?
Monday, November 19, 2012
In the aftermath of the David Patraeus scandal, Michael Morell is serving as the acting director of the Central Intelligence Agency. And if the speculation is to be believed, he’ll so...
Movie Date: 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2'
Friday, November 16, 2012
New York Times
Public Radio International
In this week's podcast, Rafer and Kristen review the highly anticipated final installment of the Twilight saga. "Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2" is expected to be one of the highest grossing movies of 2012. Vampire lovers prepare to be awed in one way or another.
Does the Final Twilight Movie Go Out with a Bang or a Fizzle?
Friday, November 16, 2012
The final installment of the Twilight series releases today and is expected to be the highest grossing movie of 2012. The film is directed by Bill Condon, the director behind "Dream G...
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Thursday, November 15, 2012
In recent years, the Catholic Church has faced countless accusations of child abuse, cover ups and institutional secrets. The cases number in the thousands. And all of them are horrif...
Military Marriages: Does a Higher Set of Standards Apply?
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
As General David Petreaus’s marital infidelity comes to light and his storied career comes to an end, questions have arisen about his marriage, his life in the military, and whether m...
Separating the Man from the Muppet
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Yesterday, it came to light that Kevin Clash, the Sesame Street muppet captain who’s played Elmo for nearly thirty years, was accused of having a relationship with a sixteen-year-old....
Movie Date: 'Skyfall,' 'Lincoln,' and 'Flight'
Friday, November 09, 2012
In this week's podcast, Rafer and Kristen catch up after more than a week of being derailed by Hurricane Sandy. On the menu: Denzel Washington's booze-filled suspense flick "Flight," the long-awaited Daniel Day-Lewis-led "Lincoln," and "Skyfall," the new James Bond movie that has Rafer wondering if nobody does it better...and Kristen wondering if something fishy is going on with her local multiplex.
New Movie Releases: 'Lincoln' and 'Skyfall'
Friday, November 09, 2012
There are two big movie releases to talk about this week: Steven Spielberg’s historic epic, “Lincoln” and “Skyfall,” which is the latest James Bond flick, coinciding with the 50th ann...
For the Love of Lincoln
Friday, November 09, 2012
With the new Steven Spielberg biopic "Lincoln," Louis CK’s Abe Lincoln parody for Saturday Night Live, the big budget summer release "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," lots of new Lin...
Gas Rationing Begins in New York
Friday, November 09, 2012
In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the availability of gas in New York and New Jersey went down while the demand for it went up. Governor Mike Bloomberg’s rationing plan g...
That Song in Your Post-Election Heart
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Songs of joy, and music of mourning: Regardless of which presidential candidate you backed yesterday, your heart is, no doubt, singing a happy or sad song today. If you haven't picked...
Google versus Pollsters: Who's Right?
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Throughout the day, voters will be polled as they exit their voting stations. But how seriously should we be taking those polls? Isn’t there a more accurate measurement of the elector...
Bracing for the Nor'easter, Just Days After Sandy
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Just when it seemed it couldn’t get any worse for people devastated by Sandy, a nor’easter is set to hit the East Coast, bringing with it rain, wind, and snow. The full force of the s...
Which Party Will Control the Senate?
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
The president and his opponent are receiving most of America’s attention today. But there are crucial Senate races unfolding across the country with the power to swing control in eith...
Laughing at Election Year Politics with Lizz Winstead
Monday, November 05, 2012
The election season would be downright depressing, if not for the laughs. What better person to help us laugh at the long and arduous election year than Lizz Winstead, political satir...
Hershey, Pennsylvania: Retail Politics Up Close
Monday, November 05, 2012
In a state most pollsters considered off limits, Mitt Romney and the Republicans say they're playing Pennsylvania for keeps. Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich headed bac...
