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Here is the story of Sir David Lean, one of the greatest moviemakers of all time, director of such epics as Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, The...
- Added: Aug 22, 2022
- Length: 18:23
On this episode of Art Beat we enter a fantasy realm of magic, swords and dragons with Minnesota author James Petrillo. Petrillo’s most recent nove...
- Added: Jul 30, 2019
- Length: 44:44
Terence Davies talks ecstasy, unfairness, and avoiding narrative cul-de-sacs,
- Added: May 05, 2017
- Length: 17:41
It's cathartic; it's a useful historical record; and it might help you behave better on public transport. Neil Katcher and Dave Nadelberg from Mort...
- Added: Dec 14, 2015
- Length: 18:58
Jason Segel and James Ponsoldt talk misconceptions, epiphanies of genius, and the musician’s ear.
- Added: Aug 08, 2015
- Length: 16:12
Nicholas Wrathall talks starting at the end, putting his money where his mouth is, and why Gore Vidal could not be ignored.
- Added: May 23, 2014
- Length: 19:56
Filmmaker Stephen Silha talks serendipity, flow charts, and why the motto “adventure not predicament” are words to live by
- Added: Oct 01, 2013
- Length: 13:54
From Tolstoy to Lermontov, the program that’s putting the Russian classics to work—in a juvenile detention center.
- Added: Sep 03, 2013
- Length: 53:50
- Purchases: 3
Director James Ponsoldt talks dignity, Geiger counters of honesty, and where to get a great piece of pie.
- Added: Aug 04, 2013
- Length: 13:54
Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof talk having no fear, short shooting schedules, and staircase soliloquies.
- Added: Jun 05, 2013
- Length: 09:03
Edward Packard, the man behind the Choose Your Own Adventure books, talks about how he came up with the concept and what role adventure has played ...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 02, 2013
- Length: 12:56
- Purchases: 1
Walter Salles talks searching for freedom, finding the story behind the book, and bicycling with Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
- Added: Mar 24, 2013
- Length: 14:56
Matthew Quick talks living an examined life, being rejected over 70 times, and what it was like to get the phone call that changed his life.
- Added: Feb 19, 2013
- Length: 14:26
Kristy Guevera-Flanagan talks the terrors of truth, the progressive nature of soap operas, and why it took a woman writer to get Wonder Woman out o...
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 21:10
Ang Lee talks faith, storytelling, and being pushed to the edge.
- Added: Nov 20, 2012
- Length: 10:18
Joe Wright talks dancing through class distinctions, the seduction of ego, and the magic of the intangible.
- Added: Nov 18, 2012
- Length: 12:04
Stephen Chbosky talks being reborn, taking notes, and the mysteries of the grilled sticky.
- Added: Sep 30, 2012
- Length: 13:16
FINDING JOE -- Filmmaker Pat Solomon on bliss, fear, and why Joseph Campbell will always be relevant.
- Added: Oct 14, 2011
- Length: 13:51
Comedian/Author Karen Bergreen tells us about Moms killing Moms and has words for Nancy Grace.
- Added: Oct 14, 2011
- Length: 05:21
Filmmaker Todd Haynes talks mother love, class distinction, and authenticity.
- Added: Mar 27, 2011
- Length: 16:43
Director Cary Fukunaga and star Mia Wasikowska talk classics, cold, and control.
- Added: Mar 20, 2011
- Length: 06:17
With Crazy Heart winning Academy Awards for best actor and best original song, Rhode Island author Thomas Cobb
says the seeds of his book were pla...
- Added: Feb 25, 2010
- Length: 04:00
THE LAST STATION -- Writer/director Michael Hoffman talks with Andrea Chase about using Chekhov to get to Tolstoy, why love is as wondrous and infu...
- Added: Jan 07, 2010
- Length: 16:04
Actors, storytellers and poets express their hope for peace with the spoken word.
Bought by WVTF, WXXI Rochester, KNCT FM, KWMR, Raven Radio and more
- Added: Jan 05, 2007
- Length: 57:46
- Purchases: 20
A conversation with novelist and journalist James Meek about his latest novel, ?A People?s Act of Love.?
- Added: Aug 03, 2006
- Length: 29:29
