September 25, 2009
NPR: StoryCorps
At recording booths across America, everyday people interview one another about their lives. StoryCorps creator Dave Isay showcases these first-person stories in this weekly podcast. StoryCorps airs Fridays on NPR's Morning Edition.
September 24, 2009
New Yorker: DVD of the Week
A look at video releases, with commentary by Richard Brody: Albert and David Maysles's "Salesman" (1968); Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's "L'Enfant" (2005); Douglas Sirk's "Has Anybody Seen My Gal?" (1951); Lou Ye's "Summer Palace" (2006); Charlie Chaplin's "A King in New York" (1957); Eric Rohmer's "Chloe in the Afternoon" (1972); Anthony Mann's "The Glenn Miller Story" (1954); Jared Hess's "Napoleon Dynamite" (2004); "War of the Colossal Beast" (1958); Carl Theodor Dreyer's "Gertrud" (1964); Edmund Goulding's "Nightmare Alley" (1947); Joe Swanberg's "Hannah Takes the Stairs" (2007).
Richard Brody on Albert and David Maysles's "Salesman" (1968).
September 21, 2009
CSSTricks Video Screencast
CSS Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
September 19, 2009
the memory palace
From award-winning public radio producer, Nate DiMeo, comes The Memory Palace. Short, surprising stories of the past, sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes hysterical, always super-great. For history buffs, fans of public radio shows like This American Life,
September 18, 2009
Radio Berkman
Stories from the Deep Internet
September 16, 2009
NPR: Planet Money
Money makes the world go around, faster and faster every day. On NPR's Planet Money, you'll meet high rollers, brainy economists and regular folks -- all trying to make sense of our rapidly changing global economy.
September 12, 2009
Cato Daily Podcast
The Cato Daily Podcast allows experts and scholars affiliated with the Cato Institute to comment on relevant news in a conversational, informal manner. By presenting issues in a concise and engaging way, the podcast invites listeners to rethink their assumptions about liberty and the proper role of government. Hosted by Caleb Brown.
September 3, 2009
New Letters on the Air
You've found the weekly podcast of the public radio literary program "New Letters on the Air." Listening to "New Letters on the Air" is like eavesdropping on intimate conversations with favorite writers who reveal secrets about their creative methods, read a few favorite passages, and inspire the listener's imagination.
September 2, 2009
WNYC's Radio Lab
On Radio Lab, science meets culture and information sounds like music. Each episode of Radio Lab® is an investigation -- a patchwork of people, sounds, stories and experiences centered around One Big Idea. Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, Radio Lab is produced by WNYC public radio. Support the adventure with a donation by pasting the following URL into your browser: http://www.wnyc.org/epledge/radiolab
A Way With Words
Public radio's lively language call-in show! Talk about favorite expressions, odd turns of phrase, old and new words, word origins, grammar disputes, style questions, word puzzles and quizzes--anything language-related.
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