Singer/songwriter Lisa Germano played violin for rock artist John Mellencamp. Her own album, “Geek the Girl” contains a song, “The Psychopath,” based on her experiences with an obsessed fan.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Paul Auster is both a film-maker and a novelist. His new book is “The Book of Illusions: A Novel.” It’s about a professor who discovers the work of a silent film comedian.
NY Times film critic Manohla Dargis selects her favorite film of the year: Richard Linklater's "Boyhood," filmed over the course of 12 years.
Jad and Robert. You probably know them by now. They're the hosts of the hit pubradio program, RadioLab. In this NEW and UNCUT interview, Steve talks with them about radio, science, and a whole lot more...
Food is certainly the most palatable expression of culture, and the most easily shared.
LA Times food critic Jonathan Gold has spent his career seeking out the best plates of authentic – or reinterpreted - culture. In this UNCUT interview, he talks with Anne Strainchamps about food in translation.
It'll get your stomach growling, so have some snacks handy!
Lucy Kaylin tells Steve Paulson that the average age of American nuns is seventy, and that many orders are folding.
Kenneth Helphand tells Jim Fleming how a photo of a French soldier tending a rose bush in a trench during WWI resulted in his book.
Mark Connelly tells Steve Paulson that Christmas gives people the same kind of emotional satisfaction they seek from the movies, so it’s a perfect match.
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