378 stories by "WNYC"
Illustrator and cartoonist Edward Sorel joins us to discuss his new book Mary Astor's Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936. He vividly details Mary's life as a child star wit…
Playwright Itamar Moses and composer/performer David Yazbek discuss the Atlantic Theater Company production of "The Band's Visit,"Â a new musical based on the critically acclaimed screenpl…
Gerard Lordahl, the Director of GrowNYC, talks about December gardening and answers your questions. CiaraÌn O'Reilly, director and co-founder of the Irish Repertory Theatre, on their new …
Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Kathleen Marshall talks about the new Broadway musical "In Transit," along with starring actress Erin Mackey and Sara Wordsworth, a …
Oscar-winning director Pedro Almodóvar discusses his new film "Julieta" which is based on three short stories from the book Runaway by Alice Munro. The film marks Almodóvar's 20t…
Playwright Richard Greenberg, along with actors Josh Radnor and Elizabeth Reaser, discuss, "The Babylon Line," which is playing through January 22nd at the Lincoln Center Theater. Set in Lev…
Nobel Prize-winning economist and author Joseph Stiglitz discusses on the emergence of Donald Trump and how the Democrats can repair their party. David Kaufman gives an intimate por…
Theater critic and New York Times contributor David Kaufman offers a detailed, intimate portrait of Mary Martin, the woman who inspired the work of Rogers and Hammerstein and originated m…
Journalist, broadcaster and author Caitlin Moran discusses her new book, Moranifesto, which combines the best of her recent political columns with new pieces. Caitlin writes about feminism, …
Director Jack O'Brien joins us to talk about the new production of "The Front Page" on Broadway, along with actor Dylan Baker, who stars as the newspaperman, McCue. In the press room o…
Director/screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan and actor Lucas Hedges discuss their film,"Manchester by the Sea." After the sudden death of Joe Chandler (Kyle Chandler), his younger brother Lee (…
Director Jack O'Brien on "The Front Page" on Broadway, along with actors Dylan Baker and Sherie Rene Scott. Director/screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan and actor Lucas Hedges discuss their fil…
Tony Award-winning actor Jane Alexander discusses her book Wild Things, Wild Places: Adventurous Tales of Wildlife and Conservation on Planet Earth. Â Alexander is a former trustee of the …
Amos Oz discusses his new novel Judas, his first full-length work since A Tale of Love and Darkness. Set in Jerusalem in 1959, Judas tells the story of Shmuel Ash, a young scholar who is …
After the results of the election, many people feel disoriented, and are having trouble understanding the world that they now live in. But one place this year where we saw a true connection …
Hospice chaplain Kerry Egan discusses her book, On Living. She details her experiences working with dying patients, and her realization that her role wasn't to preach to them about God an…
Derek Willis, News Applications Developer at ProPublica, and John Keefe, senior editor for Data News at WNYC, return to discuss what actually happened at the polls on Election Day. What d…
Diane Lane, Chuck Cooper and John Glover are starring in a revival of Anton Chehkov's "The Cherry Orchard" on Broadway. Journalist Beth Macy discusses her book, Truevine: Two Brothers, a …
Diane Lane, Chuck Cooper, and John Glover are starring in Anton Chehkov's "The Cherry Orchard" on Broadway. The play tells the story of Lyubov Ranevskaya (Lane) and her family's return to th…
David Lida joins us to discuss his novel, One Life, which tells the story of Esperanza, an undocumented young Mexican woman who is arrested for the murder of her 11-month-old baby. An Ame…
In Mercury, a new novel by Margot Livesey, Viv and her husband, Donald, live in suburban Boston where Viv manages the local stables. Their marriage is tested when she becomes obsess…
Food lawyer Baylen Linnekin explains how our food systems are being crippled by unnecessary regulations in his book, Biting the Hand that Feeds Us. Filmmaker Jeff Nichols discusses his fi…
Our favorite pair of cranky, Steely Dan-loving 70-somethings, Gil Faizon (Nick Kroll), an actor, and George St. Geegland (John Mulaney), a writer, join us to talk about their Broadway debut …
Director Barry Jenkins and actress Naomie Harris join us to discuss their film, "Moonlight" about a young man dealing with a dysfunctional home life and a drug-addicted mother (Harris) as he…
Comedian Chris Gethard, host and star of "The Chris Gethard Show"Â on Fusion and the Earwolf podcast, "Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People,"Â joins us to discuss his new one-man off-…
