On today’s show, Leonard speaks with neuroscientist Tali Sharot about why our brains sometimes can be irrationally positive. We’ll find out about a new documentary about three young women held in an Afghan prison. John Turturro talks about his new film “Passione.” Plus, Eva Gabrielsson, novelist Stieg Larsson’s partner, describes her life with the writer.
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On today’s show: Former Mexican foreign minister Jorge Castañeda discusses what he sees as the major problems in his country. Then, filmmaker Marshall Curry tells about his new documentary on the rise and fall of an anarchist environmental group. Cookbook editor Molly Birnbaum recounts how she lost her sense of smell in an accident, and the impact it had on her life and her relationship to food. Plus, Jessica B. Harris looks at the history of African American cuisine.
The title track on Michael Jackson’s hit album “Thriller” began its life as a very different song - called “Starlight.” Today: the underground past of one of pop’s most-beloved zombie hits. And: An update and a forecast about cloud-based music. Plus: Dostoevsky-inspired band Ivan & Alyosha join us in studio for a live performance.
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WNYC's Isaac Davy-Aronson hosts President Obama's address to the nation, in which he expected to detail his plans for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan.
Tell Me More focuses on the way we live, intersect and collide in a culturally diverse world. Capturing the headlines, issues and pleasures relevant to multicultural life in America, the daily one-hour series is hosted by award-winning journalist Michel Martin. Tell Me More marks Martin's first role in hosting a daily program. She views it as an opportunity to focus on the stories, experiences, ideas and people important in contemporary life but often not heard.
The title track on Michael Jackson’s hit album “Thriller” began its life as a very different song - called “Starlight.” Today: the underground past of one of pop’s most-beloved zombie hits. And: An update and a forecast about cloud-based music. Plus: Dostoevsky-inspired band Ivan & Alyosha join us in studio for a live performance.
"Post-classical Chamber Music" might be described as music that grows out of the “Classical” tradition but strips it down to the bare essentials. We’ll hear from the Belgium-based composer Sylvain Chauveau with music for piano and a couple of strings. Also, listen to music from the Italian pianist/composer Ludovico Einaudi, along with something from the German composer Max Richter’s record “memoryhouse.” Plus, new music from Christian Frederickson (formerly of Rachel’s), for a live performance/video installation, called “The Painted Bird (Part II): Amidst.”
