NYC in 101 Objects, Love, an Encounter

The Leonard Lopate Show | Oct 17, 2016

Sam Roberts talks about the things that he believes embody the cultural narrative, history and people of NYC including the bagel, the checkered cab and the Automat! Writer, director and performer Simon McBurney talks about his new Broadway show, “The Encounter,” which tells the true story of photographer Loren McIntyre who was lost in a remote area of Brazil in 1969. Richard Armitage, Amy Ryan and Zoe Kazan are starring in the off-Broadway play, “Love, Love, Love," which follows a married couple and their family over the course of 20 years. 

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