Meet The Expert
In this installment of Meet the Expert we chat with Karen Green, the Librarian for Ancient and Medieval History, and the Curator for Comics and Cartoons at Columbia University, about her two passions.
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If And Only If
What do mastiffs, bailiffs, and chiffon all have in common? The letters I-F-F, of course! For this final round, every answer will contain those letters in consecutive order.
Summer Potluck Dishes To Withstand The Heat And Please Crowds
Say you're headed to an outdoor cookout or barbecue or a family reunion but you don't want to show up empty-handed. What do you bring? Chefs Edward Lee, Amy Thielen and James Rigato offer suggestions.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: Pop Culture Summer Stories And 'Playing House'
On this week's show, we bring you a conversation we had with Audie Cornish from our recent live show in Brooklyn, and Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham talk about their USA comedy.
The Polaroid Photographer Who Captures 'The B-Side' Of Her Subjects' Lives
Errol Morris' unusually straightforward documentary about portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman is as charming as its sunny, voluble subject.
'Pop Aye': A Man, An Elephant And An Amiable Amble Across Thailand
In writer-director Kirsten Tan's first feature, an aging architect reconnects with his long-lost elephant, and the two embark upon a loosely structured, slightly surreal journey.
Bong Joon-Ho's 'Okja' Is As Weird A Hybrid As Its Porcine Star
Bong's clever dark comedy, about a enormous, genetically modified pig and the adorable moppet who loves her, veers wildly in tone, but the CGI oinker at its center is a marvel.
Sam Elliott On Career Longevity, Playing Tough And His Iconic Role In 'Lebowski'
Elliott says that being selective about the roles he takes has helped him maintain his acting career for nearly 50 years. He plays an aging actor with a stalled career in the new film, The Hero.
From Mourning to 'Moonlight': A Year In Race, As Told By Code Switch
As we light a candle on the Code Switch podcast's birthday cake, our team looks back on the stories that mattered.
'I Want The Pages To Turn': Librarian Nancy Pearl's Summer Reading List
Ahead of the July 4th weekend, the Seattle-based librarian shares a stack of eight recent favorites. She includes thrillers, mysteries, family sagas and an homage to the game rock, paper, scissors.