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815: How I Learned to Shave

Things our dads taught us, whether they intended to or not. Prologue: Ira talks about the time his dad taught…

11 months ago

Longform Podcast #555: Evan Hughes

Evan Hughes is a journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, GQ, The Atlantic, The Atavist…

11 months ago

241: 20 Acts in 60 Minutes

Yet another testimony to the power chickens have over our hearts and minds.  Jack Hitt reports on an opera about…

11 months ago

Amy Tan on Writing and Depression, and Using What is Beyond Our Ordinary Senses

~~~~ Amy Tan Teaches Fiction, Memory, and Imagination – MasterClass page “Amy Tan was 33 before she first explored her…

11 months ago

Music Review: The Holey Bible – Florry

(Dear Life Records) Ironically enough, Florry’s ultra-charming The Holey Bible reaches its most ascendant moment after the false ending of…

11 months ago

Longform Podcast #549: Reginald Dwayne Betts

Reginald Dwayne Betts is a poet, lawyer, and founder of the nonprofit Freedom Reads. His New York Times Magazine article…

11 months ago

Longform Podcast #548: Susan Burton

Susan Burton is an editor at This American Life, the author of the memoir Empty, and the host of the…

11 months ago

Maggie Gyllenhaal on working with the dark and light

In SherryBaby (2006), Maggie Gyllenhaal portrayed Sherry Swanson, who returns home after serving a prison sentence to reestablish a relationship…

11 months ago

818: Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

In the last year and a half, New York City has scrambled to try and provide shelter and services to…

11 months ago

Music Review: Romantic Music – Cupid & Psyche

Music Reviews (felte) Ten years after releasing their final album as Abe Vigoda, Crush, songwriters Michael Vidal and Juan Velasquez…

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