Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talks about his career in the NBA, his advocacy work, and his new book for children! Jonah Hill discusses his Oscar nominated role as Brad Pitt’s nerdy sidekick in “Moneyball.” Today’s installment of A History of the World in 100 Objects looks at a Chinese ritual vessel. Plus, we’ll have our latest Backstory segments.
From the very first coinage to burial shrouds, Neil MacGregor decodes five objects to reveal the ambition of new regimes across the world.
Read more about the Chinese Zhou Ritual Vessel.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talks about his career in the NBA, his advocacy work, and his new book for children! Jonah Hill discusses his Oscar nominated role as Brad Pitt’s nerdy sidekick in “Moneyball.” Today’s installment of A History of the World in 100 Objects looks at a Chinese ritual vessel. Plus, we’ll have our latest Backstory segments.
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On today’s show: Gary Oldman talks about his career and his Oscar-nominated role in the film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. William Wellman’s son tells us about his father’s many contributions to cinema, including Wings, the first film to win the Academy Award for best picture. Women’s boxing is included in the Olympics for the first time this year, and we’ll speak to a 16-year-old girl who hopes to compete, along with her coach and to a former pro fighter. The Peruvian Paracas Textile is the subject of today’s installment of A History of the World in 100 Objects. Plus, on our latest Please Explain, our How to Save the World series continues with a look at garbage and waste management.
From the very first coinage to burial shrouds, Neil MacGregor decodes five objects to reveal the ambition of new regimes across the world.
Read more about the Paracas Textile.
On today’s show: Gary Oldman talks about his career and his Oscar-nominated role in the film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. William Wellman’s son tells us about his father’s many contributions to cinema, including Wings, the first film to win the Academy Award for best picture. Women’s boxing is included in the Olympics for the first time this year, and we’ll speak to a 16-year-old girl who hopes to compete, along with her coach and to a former pro fighter. The Peruvian Paracas Textile is the subject of today’s installment of A History of the World in 100 Objects. Plus, on our latest Please Explain, our How to Save the World series continues with a look at garbage and waste management.
Genres like heavy metal and honky tonk don’t seem to have a whole lot in common – but they share more than you might think. Today: Musical communities through the eyes of a sociologist. Plus: this weekend's Grammys will celebrate genres...just not all of them. We hear more. Plus: take our Grammy survey. And: A live performance from Portuguese fado singer Ana Moura.
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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.
Genres like heavy metal and honky tonk don’t seem to have a whole lot in common – but they share more than you might think. Today: Musical communities through the eyes of a sociologist. Plus: this weekend's Grammys will celebrate genres...just not all of them. We hear more. Plus: take our Grammy survey. And: A live performance from Portuguese fado singer Ana Moura.
There's music recorded in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan on this New Sounds program. Composer/vocalist Meredith Monk has just returned from a trip to India and Bhutan where she obtained recordings of young musicians striving - via the talent show, "Bhutan Star,"- to keep the traditional sounds of Bhutanese music alive. The program is an "American Idol"-esque talent show which forces contestants to sing the nation's fading traditional songs.
