Arts and Ideas from WNYC New York Public Radio

Choices, Choices (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 13 August 2008)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:00 GMT

Senator Harry Reid talks about his path from growing up in poverty in Nevada to becoming the Senate Majority Leader. Also: hear where to find America's best artisanal foods, from chocolate and cheese to old-fashioned sodas! Cynthia Ozick on her latest short story collection. And, a panel discussion about the complicated issue of reproductive choice.

Made in China (Studio 360: Friday, 08 August 2008)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:00 GMT

China’s global spotlight didn’t start with the Olympics; its openness to cultural expression has been making waves worldwide. Hear about China’s strategy for remaking its public image in time for the Games. Meet a musician who sings of the woes of 100 million migrant workers who have left rural homes for China's booming cities. And Kurt Andersen talks with Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee, who negotiates the divide between Shanghai and Hollywood.

Hearing Voices

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:59 GMT

Hearing Voices from NPR® is a weekly series of The Best of Public Radio: a sixty-minute stream of “driveway moments” all connected by a weekly theme. We listen to broadcasts and podcasts; we dig through audio archives; and we scour the web to find the best stories, sound-portraits, slam poets, docs, radio dramas, features, and found-sound.

Stealing the Sunshine to Light Up the Stage

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:55 GMT

On 23rd St, between the FDR Drive and the East river, sits a small unassuming building, about the size of a one bedroom loft, with a patio out back that doubles as a stage. The Solar 1 Arts and Educa....

Cooder, China, Cheetah Legs (Studio 360: Friday, 01 August 2008)

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:00 GMT

Kurt Andersen walks us through the astonishing architecture of the new Beijing. We’ll hear about the prosthetic limb that may change the future of track and field. Plus, music legend Ry Cooder on his new record I, Flathead – the third in his trilogy about modern California and its people.

Five Four Time (The Fishko Files: Friday, 18 July 2008)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:04 GMT

A new song by the popular Icelandic group Sigur Ros is notable for having no time signature at all; it’s impossible to count. It has WNYC’s Sara Fishko pondering time, music, and especially the number 5. Here is the next Fishko Files.

Listen to Stuart Isacoff play "Castle Half and Half" in 5/4: Listen to Stuart Isacoff count "Castle Half and Half" while playing it: Listen to Jason Vieaux play the 5/4 "Zortzico" by Isaac Albeniz (Copyright 2003 courtesy of Azica Records): Listen to the uncountable "Gobbldigook" by Sigur Ros

Fake Art at the Brooklyn Museum

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:41 GMT

One third of the Brooklyn Museum's Coptic art collection is fake. And the museum plans to highlight that fact in an exhibition early next year. But critic Lee Rosenbaum says that could be good news ....

DJ Shadow Invades McCarren Pool

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:52 GMT

Thursday night in Williamsburg two of hip-hop’s most innovative turntablists DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist invade McCarren Pool. WNYC’s Derek John caught up with DJ Shadow about his lifelong obsessio....

WNYC Broadcasts from New Studios

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:44 GMT

This morning at 10AM, WNYC Radio broadcast live for the first time from its new studios at 160 Varick Street. Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined WNYC president Laura Walker to welcome the station to its ....