Ranking Stephen King Books; Chilean Tenor Saxophonist Melissa Aldana; Jonathan Coulton's Public Song; Reading And Writing Poetry
50 years ago, Stephen King's debut novel Carrie was published, launching a new horror master, and one of the most prolific American writers of all time. In honor of the anniversary, we attempt to rank some of King's best novels with Neil McRobert, host of the Talking Scared Podcast and the author of the Esquire piece "All 75 Stephen King Books, Ranked." Plus, we take your calls.
Grammy-nominated Chilean tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana has just released her new album, Echoes Of The Inner Prophet, the title of which is dedicated to the late great jazz musician Wayne Shorter. The album features Aldana's quintet: Lage Lund on guitar and effects, Fabian Almazan on piano and effects, Pablo Menares on bass, and Kush Abadey on drums. Aldana joins us for an All Of It Listening Party.
Jonathan Coulton discusses his cover of Irving Berlin's 1924 waltz "All Alone" for the Public Song Project. Then, we're joined by Michael Weinberg, executive director of the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy at NYU, who breaks down some copyright jargon and the latest news in property law that you should know about, including who owns an A.I. creation.
This Poetry Month, we want to explore poetry as a process, which consists of both writing, and reading poetry. Poet Uchenna Nduka, who teaches poetry at The New School, explains how poetry makes use of the inherent musicality of language to elevate feelings and observations about the world, and how looking both inward and outward are important pieces of rendering lived experience in the form of poems.
Kousha Navidar hosts these conversations.
