Economy In Tough Times, Artists Find Inspiration, Invention May 22, 2009 • The lousy economy might be bad for artists when it comes to paying rent, but after a decade of record prices — and what some might call wretched excess — it might actually be good for art. In Tough Times, Artists Find Inspiration, Invention Listen · 5:29 5:29 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103375495/104473267" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Actor Sidney Poitier: Striving For A Life Of Excellence May 20, 2009 • The Academy Award winner's memoir, Life Beyond Measure, now in paperback, is a series of letters to his great-granddaughter Ayele. Poitier says he "always wanted to be someone better" than he was the day before. Actor Sidney Poitier: Striving For A Life Of Excellence Listen · 7:46 7:46 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104305795/104334292" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Ailey's American Dance Theater Celebrates 50 Years May 15, 2009 • The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is marking its 50th anniversary with a world tour of 50 cities. Ailey died in 1989. Morning Edition looks back at the vision and legacy of the company's founder, dancer and choreographer. Ailey's American Dance Theater Celebrates 50 Years Listen · 7:20 7:20 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104177424/104177454" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Summer '09 Brings Must-See Blockbusters May 11, 2009 • The highly-anticipated summer blockbuster film Star Trek earned a whopping $76.5 million dollars in its opening weekend at the box office. Boston Globe film critic Wesley Morris talks about its big splash and spotlights other big productions slated for Summer 2009. Summer '09 Brings Must-See Blockbusters Listen · 11:02 11:02 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104001219/104001207" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Maria Shriver Turns Spotlight On Alzheimer's May 10, 2009 • The Alzheimer's Project, a four-part documentary series airing on HBO, examines the medical and scientific aspects of the disease, as well as its impact on families. The second episode was inspired by Maria Shriver's book Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am?. Maria Shriver Turns Spotlight On Alzheimer's Listen · 5:54 5:54 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103953870/103987417" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Books How Ed Sullivan Brought Culture To America May 10, 2009 • If you were on The Ed Sullivan Show, you had arrived. The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Van Cliburn, Lucille Ball, Bing Crosby — a legendary list of luminaries spanned an incredible range of pop culture. Now Sullivan's press representative has a new book detailing how the show shaped American culture. How Ed Sullivan Brought Culture To America Listen · 14:11 14:11 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103987036/103987419" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Amy Poehler's World Of Local Government Fresh Air May 7, 2009 • Up until last year Amy Poehler was a member of the cast on Saturday Night Live, famous for her impersonation of Hillary Clinton. She now stars in the NBC sitcom, Parks and Recreation. Amy Poehler's World Of Local Government Listen · 38:13 38:13 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103879842/103904756" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Gabriel Byrne And The Art Of Listening Fresh Air April 30, 2009 • Actor Gabriel Byrne is so convincing and sympathetic in his role as a psychoanalyst on the HBO series In Treatment that people have started telling him their problems. Gabriel Byrne And The Art Of Listening Listen · 39:34 39:34 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103651864/103651863" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Playwright Finds Humor In Torture April 27, 2009 • Christopher Durang's satirical play is called Why Torture Is Wrong, And The People Who Love Them. His protagonist is a young woman who suspects that her new husband may be a terrorist. Durang talks about how he managed to write a funny play about torture. Playwright Finds Humor In Torture Listen · 17:14 17:14 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103540640/103540637" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Magic Of Tarell McCraney's 'Distant Present' April 24, 2009 • The 28-year-old playwright has quickly earned admiration and high praise from the theater community. The McCarter Theatre is presenting his Brother/Sister series, a trio of plays in which he wraps familiar issues of family, community and coming of age. The Magic Of Tarell McCraney's 'Distant Present' Listen · 6:34 6:34 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103410868/103477026" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets For Downsized Actors, Performance Anxiety Looms April 23, 2009 • The recession has fewer people going to the theater, which means less work for stage performers. That's because many American theater companies are shrinking their seasons — and their casts. For Downsized Actors, Performance Anxiety Looms Listen · 4:15 4:15 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102838989/103394089" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews In Your Ear: Chris Eyre April 22, 2009 • Chris Eyre, director of the acclaimed 1998 film Smoke Signals, is the lead director of the current PBS documentary series We Shall Remain. Eyre shares some of the music that's playing in his ear, including poet and recording artist John Tudell's song Crazy Horse. In Your Ear: Chris Eyre Listen · 3:43 3:43 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103358202/103358188" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Good Old Reliable Oliver Platt In 'Guys And Dolls' April 20, 2009 • Actor Oliver Platt takes the stage in the latest revival of the legendary musical Guys and Dolls. Platt tells NPR that modern audiences can still relate to his classic character: Good Old Reliable Nathan Detroit. Good Old Reliable Oliver Platt In 'Guys And Dolls' Listen · 7:24 7:24 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103295559/103295523" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture A Rising-Star Writer And A Miraculous Maid April 18, 2009 • Set in a tough Texas border town in the 1970s, Octavio Solis' new play Lydia is fast becoming one of the buzziest dramas of 2009. NPR's Neda Ulaby talks to the playwright about his inspirations — and his past. A Rising-Star Writer And A Miraculous Maid Listen · 6:06 6:06 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103174270/103251722" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Talk of the Nation Play Asks: Can Science And Religion Get Along? April 17, 2009 • In End Days, playwright Deborah Zoe Laufer takes on science, religion and Elvis. Laufer explains how she uses scientific theories to explore human nature in her writing and why she wanted the same actor to play Jesus Christ and Stephen Hawking. Play Asks: Can Science And Religion Get Along? Listen · 15:22 15:22 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103210930/103210905" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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