Sara Fishko

From the archives: In this last gasp of 2020, we face a New Year's without parties - unless you count the ones in this Fishko Files episode.

From the archives: One of the most prolific directors of the 1950s was also an actor, a writer, a producer...and a woman.

To some, Fantasia is the best and worst of Disney.

From the archives: Over 50 years ago, a wave of crime dramas burst onto American screens and gave viewers - and filmmakers - a whole new vocabulary of dark shadows and saucy dialogue.

"An Hour with Dave Brubeck" is another in Sara Fishko's series of conversations with musical figures. The interview for the program was taped in Brubeck's studio in Connecticut, in 20...

From the archives: On the 100th anniversary of his birth, Dave Brubeck still looms large in jazz history.

From the archives: Nobody could swing harder than Stuff Smith.

From the archives: The assassination of President John F. Kennedy was a trial by fire for a young medium.

Andre Gregory, of "My Dinner with Andre" fame, has told stories on stage and screen for decades.

From the archives: In movies, psychoanalysts often have ultimate power - for better or worse.

In our unsettled moment, people will find ways to mark an unusual Halloween this weekend.

From the archives: According to Rorem, "there’s only two aesthetics in the whole universe. Everything is either French or German.”

Two dramas, now streaming, use very different American stories to find common ground.

From the archives: For artists, innovation can often be mistaken for eccentricity.

From the archives: James Dean was said to be film’s "first American teenager."

In this time of empty concert halls and virtual performances, we turn our attention to music with an audience.

From the archives: Sometimes artists, seeking inspiration, find it in the very thing that challenges and haunts them most. 

From the archives: Why does thoughtful criticism still matter?

From the archives: Woody Guthrie's progressive influence continues today, thanks in no small part to the fastidious collecting of his family.

In the run-up to the election, we’re all listening to speeches - and many of them are grappling with the very idea of America.