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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…

8 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…

8 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…

8 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…

8 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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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