Bedste City Arts-podcasts (2025)

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Chazz Palminteri, Explorers Club, Apex at AMNH, and more! 28:47

1d ago28:47

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This month on Arts in the City…we tour one of NYC's most-storied societies at the Explorers Club; chat with actor Chazz Palminteri; check out the American Museum of Natural History’s 150-million-year-old Stegosaurus named Apex; speak with the cast of the off-Broadway hit Liberation; and take a poignant look inside Anne Frank's house.…

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 1:08:32

6d ago1:08:32

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Our guest today is writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, revered in her home country of Nigeria and in the United States, thanks especially to the popularity of her 2013 novel Americannah, a book that straddles the cultures of America and Nigeria and considers the challenges, status, and perceptions of Africans abroad. Since then, Adichie has continued …

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Laurie Woolever 32:52

13d ago32:52

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Laurie Woolever is a writer, cook, and former right-hand woman to the late Anthony Bourdain. Woolever’s memoir “Care and Feeding” chronicles her journey through the food world as she navigated addiction, a cultural reckoning, and unexpected tragedy. The intensity of restaurant kitchens and the rock-and-roll lifestyle of celebrity chefs make the boo…

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Melissa Clark and Emily Weinstein 52:17

13d ago52:17

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Melissa Clark is the author of more than 30 cookbooks, and a writer at the New York Times, where she appears in a weekly cooking video series. She’s known for her passionate, but casual, approach to cooking, and her love of anchovies. Emily Weinstein is the editor-in-chief of NYT Cooking and Food whose latest book is “Easy Weeknight Dinners”. On Fe…

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Neko Case and Hanif Abdurraqib 1:02:17

19d ago1:02:17

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Our guest today is Neko Case. The iconic alt-country musician is a founding member of the indie-rock band The New Pornographers. She’s also released numerous records on her own, featuring music from multiple genres. Now, she’s published a memoir about her poverty-stricken childhood, and the way art and a connection to nature have served as guides t…

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Jeffrey Toobin 1:12:19

26d ago1:12:19

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Our guest today is Jeffrey Toobin, bestselling author and CNN legal commentator. Toobin is well known for his ability to illuminate the complexities of our judicial system, and he’s covered some of the country's most sensational news stories … from the O.J. Simpson trial, to Kenneth Starr’s investigation of President Clinton, to Martha Stewart's le…

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Solid Gold, NYC in Film, Off-Broadway Spring Preview, and more! 27:11

28d ago27:11

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This month on Arts in the City… we visit a Solid Gold exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum; take a look at art that contemplates freedom and healing at MOMA/PS1; explore our city’s maritime history at the South Street Seaport Museum; check out NYC’s starring role in film at the Museum of the City of New York; and preview Off-Broadway’s spring debuts.…

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Encore: Chimamanda Adichie 1:07:11

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Our guest today is Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Her books include Half of a Yellow Sun, The Thing Around Your Neck, and the 2013 novel Americannah, whose popularity propelled Adichie to literary stardom. Like Adichie herself, Americannah straddles the cultures of America and Nigeria, considering the status and perceptions of Africans a…

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Nate DiMeo 32:41

1M ago32:41

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Nate DiMeo is the creator and host of The Memory Palace, a podcast about people from America's past whose names might not be familiar, but whose lives changed the course of history. The show’s episodes take the form of short, evocative essays, rich with detail and emotion. DiMeo’s stories don’t just describe historical events - they encourage liste…

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Kevin Fagan 35:52

1M ago35:52

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Kevin Fagan is an award-winning journalist who recently retired from the San Francisco Chronicle. For his decades-long coverage of homelessness, Fagan spent extensive time on the streets, getting to know the people he reported on, and the paths their lives took. But his journalism didn’t just draw just from those encounters – it was also shaped by …

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Cecile Richards 25:34

2M ago25:34

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We’re celebrating the life of Cecile Richards with a re-broadcast of a portion of her 2018 appearance for City Arts & Lectures. Richards was a national leader for women’s rights and social and economic justice. Richards, the daughter of legendary Texas Governor Ann Richards, started her career as a labor organizer. She went on to serve as Deputy Ch…

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John Mills 35:33

2M ago35:33

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John Mills is the CEO and Co-Founder of Watch Duty, an app that alerts users to nearby wildfires and firefighting efforts. The app’s “reporters” – many volunteers – include journalists, wildfire experts, and former fire service workers monitoring scanners, live video, and other data in order to provide up to the minute information. The app includes…

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Ada Limon 1:06:24

2M ago1:06:24

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Our guest is Ada Limón, the current United States Poet Laureate. Limon has published six books of poetry, including The Carrying, The Hurting Kind, and Bright Dead Things. Limon says that poetry isn’t just meant to be read – it’s meant to be read out loud - and this program also includes her reading several poems. On February 22, 2024, Limón came t…

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Percival Everett and Cord Jefferson - Encore 1:31:22

2M ago1:31:22

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Before his novel Erasure was adapted into the hit film American Fiction, Percival Everett was already one of the literary world’s most acclaimed talents, appreciated for his inimitable characters and storylines, as well as his uncommon variety of genres. Since Everett’s first novel in 1983, he has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, for Telepho…

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Barbie, Eureka Day, Making Home at Cooper Hewitt, and more! 29:08

2M ago29:08

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This month on Arts in the City… we check out Barbie’s impact on fashion and pop culture at the Museum of Arts and Design; visit Cooper Hewitt’s triennial that’s dedicated to the concept of home; take a look at 200 years of women’s clothing at The New York Historical; explore lighthouse history at the National Lighthouse Museum; chat with the actor …

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Gretchen Sisson - Encore 59:57

2M ago59:57

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Our guest today is Gretchen Sisson, a sociologist at UC San Francisco who studies abortion and adoption. Her new book, “Relinquished”, is the culmination of a decade-long study in which Sisson interviewed mothers from across the country who had given their children up for adoption. Sisson examines the myths and realities associated with these mothe…

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john a. powell 1:03:36

3M ago1:03:36

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Our guest today is john a. powell, an internationally recognized expert in the areas of civil rights and civil liberties. He’s the former National Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union, and currently Director of the Othering & Belonging Institute at the University of California. powell’s new book is a guide to fostering connections i…

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Rachel Kushner 1:12:21

3M ago1:12:21

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Our guest is Rachel Kushner. Her writing includes novels like The Mars Room and The Flamethrowers, and essays on everything from prison abolition to art theory and motorcycle racing. Her fourth novel, Creation Lake, is Kushner’s take on noir. It follows a young woman infiltrating a French anarchist collective. On December 12th, 2024, Kushner came t…