When Everything's Gory, What's Scary?
As Halloween approaches, Pop Culture Happy Hour visits All Things Considered for a talk with hosts Ari Shapiro and Audie Cornish about scary things.
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In 'NOPI,' An Ottolenghi Cooking Journey From Middle East To Far East
Yotam Ottolenghi and his head chef Ramael Scully discuss NOPI, their latest cookbook. It's named for the popular London restaurant that Ottolenghi owns and where Scully is head chef.
Forget The Book, Have You Read This Irresistible Story On Blurbs?
Those snippets of praise on book covers have been around for over 150 years (at least). But how do they get there — and why? The answers are more complicated, and compelling, than you might think.
'Experimenter' Revisits A Decades-Old Trial Of Free Will And Compassion
A new film revisits a controversial 1961 social science experiment in which volunteer subjects were asked to administer electrical shocks to other human beings. David Edelstein reviews Experimenter.
Patti Smith Looks Back On Life Before She Became The Godmother Of Punk
The singer joins Fresh Air for a conversation about her career and her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Smith's new memoir is M Train. Originally broadcast in 1996 and 2010.
Triad Arts Live With Cashavelly Morrison And Remembering Artist Maud Gatewood
Triad Arts Live: Cashavelly Morrison
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Bridge Of Spies' And Lots More Tom Hanks
On this week's show, Audie Cornish is with us to talk about the latest Steven Spielberg project and about the long career of its star.
Feeling Sad Without Being Sad In 'Heart Of A Dog'
Performance artist Laurie Anderson creates a feature-length, mixed-media collage dedicated to the peculiar qualities of grief.
Something Is Happening On The Internet, And 'Jem' Is Not Really On It
The live-action adaptation of Christy Marx's '80s cartoon staple wants desperately to appeal to teenagers who live online, but it has neither the energy nor the knowledge of the landscape to do it.