With Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar joined John Schaefer in the studio back in 1985. In his genteel and engaging way, Shankar told the story of his musical training, mentioned some of his collaborations, remembered meeting...
View ArticleBeatles 2K11: All About George
The legacy of the Beatles is still unfolding in 2011. In the second installment of our “Beatles: 2K11” series, we look at new appreciations of the late George Harrison. The so-called “quiet Beatle” is...
View ArticleRemembering George Harrison and the Beatles with Louise Harrison
Fifty years ago, four young men named Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Pete Best stepped into a studio for the first time to record a few songs. They called themselves the Beat...
View ArticleRemembering George Harrison
We asked writer Tim Riley to reveal some of the things one might overlook about the former Beatle who passed away a week ago.
View ArticleSpiegelman, Chabon, Comics
Kurt Andersen and illustrator Art Spiegelman storm the two-dimensional storytelling universe of comic books and comic strips. We fight evil with Marvel Comics' Silver Surfer and we'll hear from...
View Article129 - Martin Scorsese — Try Anything
An onstage conversation with this master filmmaker about his extraordinary documentary work. Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore… to name but a few. The films of...
View Article129 - Martin Scorsese — Try Anything
An onstage conversation with this master filmmaker about his extraordinary documentary work. Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore… to name but a few. The films of...
View ArticleIconic at 50: George Harrison's 'The Concert For Bangladesh'
Aaron Cohen, author of Move On Up: Chicago Soul Music and Black Cultural Power (University of Chicago Press, 2019), and professor at City Colleges of Chicago, discusses how George Harrison's concert...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: Senator Jessica Ramos; How 9/11 Changed Childhood; The...
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.NY State Senator Jessica Ramos on the recovery from Hurricane Ida in Queens (First) | 20 Years Later: How 9/11 Changed Childhood...
View ArticleIconic at 50: A Thanksgiving Special
Happy Thanksgiving!Today on the show, we're re-airing highlights from our summer series "Iconic at 50" and looking at, or rather listening to, some iconic albums that turned 50 this year and digging...
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