Telling Stories Through Scenic Design: John Coyne
John Coyne used to be an architect. He now designs theaters country-wide. Radio Camper Zane Farmer sits down and considers the connections between the two.
Arts
James Baldwin, In His Own Searing, Revelatory Words: 'I Am Not Your Negro'
Raoul Peck's Oscar-nominated documentary transforms an unfinished Baldwin manuscript about Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Medgar Evers into an urgently resonant film.
Justina Machado On Her Quinceañera, Rita Moreno's Abs And 'One Day At A Time'
Machado and Moreno star in Netflix's reboot of the 1970s sitcom. This time, the family is Cuban-American and its single mom (Machado) is a veteran who served in Afghanistan.
'Youth In Oregon' Follows A Fractious Family On A Bittersweet Road Trip
Frank Langella is an aging, stoic patriarch determined to end his life in this uneven but effective cross-country comedy-drama.
Maudlin Teen Romance 'The Space Between Us' Burns Up On Re-Entry
Martian, Martian, Martian!: Asa Butterfield stars as a Mars-born teen who struggles under Earth's gravity — and a treacly script — in this sci-fi romance.
Ad For Nice Living: Discover The Joy Of Yummy Words
One of our "Commercials for Nicer Living," written by one of our listeners to celebrate the simple pleasures of life, is about yummy words.
LISTEN: These 5 Fake Ads Will Sell You On Some Of Life's Real Delights
Go ahead, we told you, sell us something wonderful we can't buy. And you did — more than 2,000 of you did, in fact. We picked our five favorites and made them into polished ads. Now listen to the joy!
Community Nourishment Through Art: Jan Detter
Radio Camper Alyssa Henry interviews artist and owner of Third Eye Studio Jan Detter about the importance of art and its impact on the community.
'Mr. Seabrook' Might Be A Little Too Abominable
Artist Joe Ollman's new The Abominable Mr. Seabrook is a biography of the Lost Generation travel writer (and sadist, alcoholic and cannibal) William Seabrook. But how much Seabrook can you stand?
What's Life Like For Immigrant Kids? 2 Teen Novels Paint A Sober Picture
The Radius of Us is about a young asylum seeker from El Salvador, and Something in Between follows a high schooler who's devastated when learns she and her family are living in the U.S. illegally.