This Triangle TV Spot Might Be Our Favorite Classical Commercial of the Year
So, is Geico the winner of the most enthusiastic “classical” advertisement of the year? We’re going to have to give it a hard yes. In case you haven’t seen it, it features an orchestra that has been...
View ArticleHouston Astros Win a Hard-Fought World Series
The Houston Astros went toe-to-toe with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2017 World Series, and last night in Game Seven they beat the team from the City of Angels 5 to 1. Eric Bright is the director of...
View ArticleThe Case to End Daylight Saving
Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, which means we'll fall back an hour.And I know this comes up every year, but seriously—is changing the clocks an outdated practice?Here in New York, it feels like...
View ArticleStravinsky's 'Firebird' Got a Scream From This Concertgoer
Orchestras can get really loud. And they should be able to, especially when you have upwards of 100 musicians on stage. Doubly so when you can really hear the contrast of those dynamic extremes. Like...
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Poll: Nearly Half of All Americans Avoid Politics at The Thanksgiving Table
New research from The Takeaway and The Harris Poll finds that 47 percent of Americans say they avoid discussing politics at all costs during the holidays. Meanwhile, 38 percent of Americans say...
View ArticleBonus: Holiday Greetings from Ian Frazier
For decades, The New Yorker has published a poem on or around Christmas -- a look back at the events and people that have shaped the past year, generally light and fun; but in more difficult years it...
View Article"Olivia" and "Liam" Are New York City's Most Popular Baby Names
With just days left until the new year, New York City's Health Department has released its annual list of the city's most popular baby names. According to the most recent data available from 2016, for...
View ArticlePull Quote: Plunging In
Happy new year! We've got a special treat for you today.You may have heard that we've been working on an experiment, a new mini-podcast series called Pull Quote. The episodes are short audio gems that...
View ArticleJerry Seinfeld Gets Technical
Jerry Seinfeld talks with David Remnick about his Netflix special “Jerry Before Seinfeld,” which is part standup show, part memoir. They discuss his “coming out” to his parents as a funny person, the...
View ArticleThe Worst New Products at CES
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segmentThe International Consumer Electronics Show, better known as CES, concludes today in Las Vegas. It’s been going on all week, and like every year,...
View ArticleImagining 'Another Period' of Reality TV
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segmentThe television show “Another Period” focuses on robber barons in the Gilded Age when they had a stronghold on Newport, Rhode Island. But it’s not...
View ArticleOh Hey!
It's me, Ms. Michelle Buteau, here to tell you about my brand-new podcast. Panties off, people!
View ArticleGet Ready for the Third Dope Queen!
Phoebe and Jessica's BFF Michelle Buteau is getting a show all to herself! Michelle's many appearances on 2 Dope Queens have made her an instant fan favorite, and we know you loved her set on the 2DQ...
View ArticleA Magician Finds Wonder in Everyday Life
Nate Staniforth, a magician, writer, and former host of the Discovery Channel’s show Breaking Magic, talks about his new book Here Is Real Magic: A Magician's Search for Wonder in the Modern World. For...
View ArticleWhy You Should ❤️ NYC Pigeons
You know how you'll sometimes be walking down the street and you'll observe one pigeon following another one around, fluffing up his feathers and trying to look attractive? That's not some annoying...
View Article44 Charlton: Nore Davis, Atlas Circus Company, Vicki Kristina Barcelona and...
Bite into a hot slice of NYC life every first Friday of the month at 44 Charlton — the world’s first and only variety show smashing together the gutsiest comedy, music, dance, theater, spoken word, and...
View Article#1: What's Even the Point of a Buffet?
Michelle gets philosophical with guests Leslie Odom, Jr. and Jason Jones in the debut episode of your new favorite podcast. The Hamilton star channels Dr. Phil and gives Michelle some life advice from...
View ArticleFrank Oz on Miss Piggy’s Secret Backstory and Jim Henson’s Legacy
Frank Oz was a teenager when he started working with Jim Henson, the puppeteer and filmmaker behind the Muppets. Oz went on to create characters like Bert, Cookie Monster, Miss Piggy, and Yoda from...
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#37: Shamir Bailey Hates Your Favorite Shamir Song
Shamir Bailey is a queer, Philadelphia-based musician. His albums include Ratchet, Hope, Revelations, and Resolution.While he was in the studio, we had Shamir perform acoustic versions of his songs...
View ArticleGothamist Returns: There Ought to be a (German) Word for That
Ben Yakas, Gothamist arts & culture editor, invents German words for those everyday New York occurrences you can’t quite articulate and listeners weighed in with their own made up words. Read Ben's...
View ArticleMegan Mullally and Stephanie Hunt on their Punk Vaudeville Duo
Megan Mullally, who stars as Karen in Will & Grace, is also a lifelong musician and dancer. She and bandmate Stephanie Hunt discuss their punk vaudeville duo, Nancy And Beth. All the tunes are also...
View ArticleLeonard Bernstein’s Black America
Thursday, May 3 at 9 pm on WQXR, host Terrance McKnight takes us through Leonard Bernstein's Black America, a one-hour radio documentary about his earliest, transformative memories of the iconic...
View ArticleH. Jon Benjamin on Why We Need to Fail
Actor H. Jon Benjamin, the lead voice on “Archer” and “Bob’s Burgers,” discusses his new book Failure is an Option: An Attempted Memoir. He shares the ups and downs of his career in comedy show...
View ArticleThe Right To Hack Back, A Memoir From the Duplass Brothers, The Joke Is On...
Nicholas Schmidle explains how members of Congress is trying to give power to people who have suffered cyber attacks. Mark and Jay Duplass talk their creative collaborations as filmmakers, actors, and...
View ArticleThe Joys & Challenges of Being a Female Comedian
Comedians Veronica Mosey, Agunda Okeyo and Pat Brown discuss the recent White House Correspondents’ Dinner and the challenges and joys of being a female comedian.This segment is guest hosted by...
View Article#36 Phoebe and Jimmy O. Yang Watch BET
Actor and comedian Jimmy O. Yang talks about moving from Hong Kong to LA at 13, how DJing at a strip club helped his stand up, and why filming Crazy Rich Asians felt so. damn. good. Jimmy O. Yang’s...
View ArticleRichard Russo: Writer and Reader
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo discusses his new book The Destiny Thief: Essays on Writing, Writers and Life, which is the author’s first collection of personal essays and provides insight...
View ArticleIsabella Rossellini Brings Her One-Woman Show to America
Award-winning actor and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini discusses the American premiere of her new one-woman show, Link Link Circus, now playing at the Baryshnikov Arts Center through May 23. This...
View Article25 Years of the MTA's 'Poetry in Motion'
Alice Quinn, the executive director of the Poetry Society of America and an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s School of the Arts, discusses her book The Best of Poetry in Motion: Celebrating...
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¡Viva La Mexico!
The World Cup is a festival of euphoria and suspense, a hepped-up spree of nationalistic sublimation, near-inevitable heartbreak, and day-drinking in face paint while watching TV from strange time...
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"Freaks, Wonders, Curiosities!" Ain't Nothin' More American Than the Coney...
You're a respectable person of fine reputation who gets things done. And yet, here you are on Surf Avenue, at the threshold of a sideshow, drawn by its lurid intimations of transgression and taboo. Is...
View ArticleA Feminist's Take on the Shifting Culture of Pregnancy
Angela Garbes discusses her book Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy. The book debunks myths and dated assumptions about pregnancy and early motherhood and...
View Article#44: Cameron Esposito is Reclaiming Rape Jokes
Content warning: This episode discusses sexual assault.Most jokes about rape are terrible. But in a new special, comedian Cameron Esposito is using them to talk about being a survivor of sexual...
View ArticleThe Life & Loss of Robin Williams
Dave Itzkoff discusses his new biography, Robin, which takes a close look at the life, celebrity, and struggles of the late Robin Williams. This intimate portrayal draws on more than a hundred original...
View ArticleSeymour Hersh Looks Back (extended mix)
For decades, Seymour Hersh has been an icon of muckraking, investigative reporting: his work exposed such atrocities as the massacre of Vietnamese civilians in My Lai and the torture of Iraqis in Abu...
View Article'Boundaries' Takes Three Generations on a Canadian-American Road Trip
Writer/director Shana Feste and actors Vera Farmiga and Peter Fonda discuss their new film Boundaries. This family road-trip film focuses on Laura (Farmiga) and her son as they travel across the...
View ArticleEve Ensler Fights Female Oppression with 'Fruit'
Tony Award-winning playwright, activist, performer and author Eve Ensler and actor Liz Mikel discuss their new production, Fruit Trilogy, premiered by Abingdon Theatre Company and now playing at The...
View ArticleIf You Have Problems, Wyatt Cenac Has Solutions
Wyatt Cenac discusses his new late-night docu-series on HBO "Problem Areas," which takes on challenging social and political problems across the U.S. Using both field reportage and an in-studio...
View ArticleThe Ghostbuster’s Daughter Reminisces
Violet Ramis Stiel discusses her memoir Ghostbuster’s Daughter: Life with My Dad, Harold Ramis. Stiel takes us on an intimate journey into the life and mind of her father, Harold Ramis who is best...
View ArticleThe Pesticides Changing Us From The Inside Out, The Silent Film Revival,...
Kristin Lawless looks at how pesticides and GMOs are changing not only our food, but also our bodies. Violet Ramis Stiel discusses her father, the acclaimed comedic writer, director, and actor Harold...
View ArticleThe Simpsons: Inside America's Most Iconic Cartoon Family
Mike Reiss discusses Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons. A four-time Emmy winner, Reiss worked on The Simpsons continuously since the...
View ArticleD.L. Hughley Tells Us 'How Not to Get Shot'
D.L. Hughley discusses his new book How Not to Get Shot: And Other Advice From White People. Hughley, an activist and comedian offers this tongue-in-cheek illustrated how-to guide for black people....
View ArticleD.L. Hughley On 'How Not to Get Shot', The Stories Behind 'The Simpsons', The...
D.L. Hughley discusses his new book on contemporary racism and identity politics. Mike Reiss shares stories, scandals, and gossip about working on The Simpsons. Debra Granik talks about directing...
View Article'Carousel' Is Back On Broadway, Triplets Separated At Birth, (Not) Working...
Jessie Mueller, Lindsay Mendez and Jack O’Brien discuss the revival production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s "Carousel." Jordan Harrison, Ian Harvie and Dolly Wells discuss their new play Log Cabin...
View ArticleW. Kamau Bell Talks 'Private School Negro'
Emmy Award-winning socio-political comedian W. Kamau Bell discusses his debut Netflix special, “W. Kamau Bell: Private School Negro,” available for streaming globally on June 26, 2018. Bell offers keen...
View ArticleAmerican Icons Independence Day Marathon
American Icons dives into the controversies that drive our nation’s story, and the works of art that help define who we are as a nation. From Jimi Hendrix to Georgia O’Keefe, to The Great Gatsby and...
View ArticleSabotaging American Democracy, Jim Gaffigan's 'Noble Ape', College's...
Jeff Pegues investigates the steps taken by the Kremlin to tamper with American voter databases and how election systems in states across the country are being shored up ahead of the 2018 midterm...
View ArticleA Journey To Kazakhstan & Self-Discovery
Writer and comedian Audrey Murray discusses her book, Open Mic Night in Moscow: And Other Stories from My Search for Black Markets, Soviet Architecture, and Emotionally Unavailable Russian Men. At age...
View ArticlePenguins Like Lots of Things, but Opera is Not One of Them
When English tenor Nick Allen signed up to provide entertainment for an Antarctic cruise, he presumably delighted many a human on board. But when he stepped onto land to share his musical gifts with a...
View ArticleTig Notaro Isn't a Blob Anymore
Tig Notaro had big plans for the year she turned 41—after spending her 20s and 30s on the road building her comedy career, she was finally going to fulfill her dream of becoming a parent. Instead,...
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