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Rian Johnson talks being human, toying with an audience, and how the late, great Ricky Jay makes a cameo.
- Added: Nov 28, 2019
- Length: 13:18
Michel Hazanavicius talks art, politics, and the comedic possibilities of extremism.
- Added: May 05, 2018
- Length: 19:44
Pete Holmes and Jamie Lee talk emotional foreplay, alchemizing experience, and what’s offensive about Pascal’s Wager.
- Added: Jan 19, 2018
- Length: 28:21
Can a song sway a vote? Learn about the use of campaign music throughout the history of American Presidential campaigns since George Washington thr...
- Added: Oct 05, 2016
- Length: 19:19
When Richard Newman accepted at job at the World Health Organization in Guatemala in the late 70s, he never expected to get mixed up in the country...
- Added: Jul 02, 2016
- Length: 17:13
Selling campaign hats, t-shirts and buttons is big business. The guys behind the sales are having summer adventures - and their politics may surpri...
Bought by WABE
- Added: Jun 27, 2016
- Length: 02:51
- Purchases: 1
The 2016 US election isn't going away anytime soon, so let's seek refuge in etymology. Consider the linguistically appropriate age of a senator, an...
- Added: Feb 25, 2016
- Length: 36:05
When you look up at the sky the last thing you probably think about is the law. But space is exactly where the next frontier of law is being played...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KALW, and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Nov 24, 2015
- Length: 14:42
- Purchases: 3
Ben Folds talks to Kyle Meredith about playing at The White House, boxing metaphors, comparing prog rock to classical, and his new album with yMusi...
Bought by KUCB, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9
- Added: Oct 12, 2015
- Length: 07:09
- Purchases: 3
Highlights of the top Republicans debating in the first contest for the 2016 nomination, with typically apolitical commentary by Rob MacClanahan
- Added: Aug 20, 2015
- Length: 03:01:45
Lee Grant talks boundaries, fairness, and the roots of chutzpah.
- Added: Jul 29, 2015
- Length: 21:41
On the eve of the 2015 General Election in the UK, take a jaunt through the etymology of election-related words.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: May 06, 2015
- Length: 09:01
- Purchases: 1
When you lose your seat in Congress, what do you do? An audio postcard about former Maryland Representative Wayne Gilchrest who now runs a nature c...
- Added: Feb 24, 2015
- Length: 05:12
Today's show is about getting involved. First, Kat Beame interviews young people involved with Darcy Burner?s Congressional campaign. Then, Ann Kan...
- Added: Jan 15, 2015
- Length: 09:57
Everyone's familiar with local laws that don't seem to make sense. In Tennessee, it’s illegal for grocery stores to sell wine, but legal to ride in...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Nov 07, 2014
- Length: 15:46
- Purchases: 1
From Saturday Night Live, Seinfeld, Home Alone, and what seems like every comedy ever - Rob Schneider has been playing the game for half his life. ...
- Added: Sep 20, 2014
- Length: 12:21
The Times of India newspaper called this Indian election a "Dance of Democracy." But for Sandip Roy it's more of a 'Disco' Dance of Democracy.
- Added: Apr 30, 2014
- Length: 04:30
An Indian election campaign is not entirely unlike a Bollywood film. The heroes and villains might flip flop depending on your party preference. B...
- Added: Apr 21, 2014
- Length: 04:30
Real talk: I’m not the biggest fan of San Francisco public transportation. So when I first heard of the alternative transportation network of priva...
- Added: Nov 06, 2013
- Length: 05:59
Can you name California’s State Song? Are you even aware that California has a State Song? Well, it does, and it used to be sung widely at special ...
- Added: Sep 16, 2013
- Length: 10:47
Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost talk political dialectics, the definition of improvement, and alcohol as a magic time machine.
- Added: Aug 26, 2013
- Length: 11:58
A profile on Ryan Bowers, a winner of Yale University's Last Comic Standing, and an opener for John Mulaney at the Yale Fall Show.
- Added: Nov 17, 2012
- Length: 04:20
What kind of power did ancient Athenians have over elected officials? Eligible voters screened candidates for several positions before they took th...
Bought by Listenwise
- Added: Oct 26, 2012
- Length: 04:11
- Purchases: 1
The Brave New Workshop has helped launch the careers of humorists such as Al Franken and Tom Davis, the first head writers for Saturday Night Live...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Sep 15, 2012
- Length: 05:01
- Purchases: 1
When summer monsoons come to the southwest, abundant runoff leads to major problems for cities—streets flood and temporary ponds appear that serve ...
- Added: Aug 11, 2012
- Length: 04:55
