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Pregnancy: Stories about the science of having a baby

The Story Collider

Featuring Bianca Jones Marlin and Veronika Meduna

32 Min

Nov 10, 2018

Only Human: Anton Chekhov

Selected Shorts

Guest host Jane Curtin presents works by Anton Chekhov that were part of a celebration sponsored by Columbia University and hosted by Chekhov scholar Laura Strausfeld.

60 Min

Nov 8, 2018

#151: A Star Is Born, Pt. 2 - Bradley Cooper (2018)

The Next Picture Show

Transcendent musical performance and messy gender dynamics in Cooper's new take on the old tale.

77 Min

Nov 6, 2018

28 Min

Nov 5, 2018

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Podcast
Time
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58 min
Nov 3, 2018
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Notes from the Fog author Ben Marcus on Elon Musk, the weird existential joys of the reality TV show Castaways​, and whether we will eat in the future.

59 min
Nov 1, 2018
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Guest host Kate Burton presents three stories about politics and voting, at home and abroad.

29 min
Oct 31, 2018
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Spiritual leaders of different faith discuss the role of religion in sci-fi fantasy worlds.

56 min
Oct 30, 2018
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Is Greta Van Fleet a Led Zeppelin Homage or a Copy?

62 min
Oct 30, 2018
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The '54 musical spin on the old Hollywood fable starring Judy Garland and James Mason set the stage for Bradley Cooper's latest take.

52 min
Oct 27, 2018
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The friendly side of North Korea. Men at sea, dancing! Monty Python, of course, and more!​

30 min
Oct 26, 2018
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Featuring Erik Klemetti and George Kourounis

53 min
Oct 23, 2018
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Redford's farewell to acting is a perfect bookend with his iconic turn as The Sundance Kid.

51 min
Oct 20, 2018
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RIding the Greyhounds of hell, from New York to El Paso. The grandiose alternate reality of hedge fund traders. Growing up Russian in Reagan's America, and more.

29 min
Oct 19, 2018
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Featuring Kate Sheridan and Giselle George-Gilkes

58 min
Oct 18, 2018
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Guest host Hope Davis presents three improbable stories.

26 min
Oct 17, 2018
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Traditional fairy folklore was no fairy tale.

23 min
Oct 17, 2018
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Plus, Jessica Simpson's Haircolorist Tells Us What Formulas Are Safe For Pregnant Women

47 min
Oct 15, 2018
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With Robert Redford's latest and possibly last film currently in theaters, a look back at his classic pairing with Paul Newman from 1969.

48 min
Oct 13, 2018
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Fake news, real risk, and the messy rise of blockchain media.

29 min
Oct 12, 2018
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Featuring Gail Thomas and Pierce McManus

58 min
Oct 11, 2018
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Guest host Maulik Pancholy presents two works about how we look at things.

53 min
Oct 9, 2018
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How does the Michael Moore's approach play in 2018's heightened political climate?

46 min
Oct 6, 2018
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​Man Booker prize winners Olga Tocarczuk and her translator Jennifer Croft on maps that lead nowhere, plasticized anatomies, and humor across national borders.

25 min
Oct 6, 2018
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Featuring Sushma Subramanian and Nick Andersen

59 min
Oct 4, 2018
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Guest host Robert Sean Leonard presents two works curated with the online food and cooking community Food52.

46 min
Oct 2, 2018
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Revisiting liberal gadfly Michael Moore's cinematic origins.

47 min
Sep 29, 2018
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A nation born in revolution will forever struggle against chaos. Jill Lepore, author of These Truths, on the surprising roots of the mess America's in.

24 min
Sep 28, 2018
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Featuring Fiona Calvert and Shane Hanlon

58 min
Sep 27, 2018
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Guest host Cynthia Nixon presents three works from The Best American Short Stories 2016.

38 min
Sep 22, 2018
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How a mother-daughter obsession became a massive and dangerous industry. The weird history of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.

30 min
Sep 21, 2018
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Featuring Cailin Gallinger and Rose DF

58 min
Sep 20, 2018
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Guest host Hope Davis presents three works curated with the online food and cooking community Food52.

28 min
Sep 19, 2018
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How classic sci-fi and horror radio dramas set the stage for stories that couldn't be told yet without advanced SFX

45 min
Sep 15, 2018
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A seismic shake-up at a venerable literary gatekeeper. Shallow and not-so-shallow consumerism. The Paris Review’s new editor on old ghosts, new voices, and what’s worth keeping.

29 min
Sep 14, 2018
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Featuring Joseph Scrimshaw and Cassandra Willyard

68 min
Sep 11, 2018
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When Spike Lee makes a film about the past, he's actually making a film about the present.

37 min
Sep 7, 2018
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Featuring Stephen Macknick & Susana Martinez-Conde and Africa Stewart

60 min
Sep 6, 2018
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Guest host Kate Burton presents four works about cats and dogs.

40 min
Sep 5, 2018
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24 min
Sep 5, 2018
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Writers and chefs discuss the roles that food can play in sci-fi fantasy worlds.

56 min
Sep 4, 2018
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In part 1 of this Spike Lee pairing, a consideration of the rare cradle-to-grave biopic that gets it right.

29 min
Aug 31, 2018
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Featuring Evelyn Valdez-Ward and Samuel Achilefu

59 min
Aug 30, 2018
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Guest hosts Susan Orlean and Sarah Thyre, the hosts of the podcast “Crybabies,” offer up some tearjerkers and share their love of crying.

33 min
Aug 29, 2018
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Featuring Veronica Ades and Tracey Segarra

49 min
Aug 28, 2018
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Featuring Jacey Powers, Rasha Khoury, and Molly Gaebe

59 min
Aug 27, 2018
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How the shark movie has progressed - and not - from Spielberg's '75 masterpiece to this summer's The Meg.

25 min
Aug 24, 2018
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Plus, details inside their private weekend in Lake Como

31 min
Aug 24, 2018
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Featuring Jennifer Colbourne and Herman B. White

58 min
Aug 23, 2018
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Guest host Cynthia Nixon presents a celebration of Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre."

32 min
Aug 23, 2018
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Three years after my Dungeons & Dragons episode, where I first learned how to play, I discuss the epic and surprisingly personal journey I've been on with my D&D group.

47 min
Aug 20, 2018
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With a new killer shark movie menacing moviegoers this summer, a consideration of the first and best of them, Spielberg's '75 masterpiece.

52 min
Aug 18, 2018
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Congo is one of the most culturally diverse, mineral rich, and beautiful places on Earth. But the “heart of darkness” colonizers dreamed into being still bleeds. Daniel McCabe’s documentary This is Congo lets this wounded nation speak for itself.

31 min
Aug 18, 2018
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Featuring Matt Baker and Anonymous

58 min
Aug 16, 2018
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Guest host Jane Curtin presents two stories about travelling long distances.

62 min
Aug 14, 2018
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After two decades, the Mission Impossible franchise is still finding a way to raise the stakes.

43 min
Aug 11, 2018
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In Egypt, comedy can be a matter of life and death. But life in America's no cakewalk either. Political satirist Bassem Youssef on reinventing yourself, crossing cultural lines, and the future of space exploration.

58 min
Aug 9, 2018
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Guest host Jane Kaczmarek presents three stories with surprising twists and turns.

32 min
Aug 8, 2018
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Francesca Coppa explains the fascinating history of fan fiction, and why she's become an advocate for it in academia.

26 min
Aug 8, 2018
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Featuring Kate Greathead and Tracy Chong

52 min
Aug 7, 2018
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How Brian DePalma helped shape the Mission: Impossible franchise, while exerting his own iconoclastic style.

51 min
Aug 4, 2018
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When you’re a Hasidic woman in Borough Park, Brooklyn, starting an ambulance corps is a radical act. Documentary filmmaker Paula Eiselt on the push-pull of identity and cultural change in her film 93Queen.