Slate: The Culture Gabfest, I Want My Happy Ending Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner wrap their brains around physicist Brian Greene’s new Nova television series The Fabric of the Cosmos. Next,...
View ArticleSlate: The Culture Gabfest, Dana's Power Alley Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics cut The Lorax down to size. Next, Gabfesters weigh in on the new television GCB starring Kristen Chenoweth. Finally, the Gabfest is joined by Slate’s design...
View ArticleToday's Showdown on the Morning News Ratings War: Couric v. Palin
ABC and NBC are staging a rematch this morning of the memorable contest between Katie Couric and Sarah Palin in 2008. Couric's interview with Palin in 2008 stalled the meteoric momentum for the vice...
View ArticleNashville Sings A New Tune
When trend spotters talk about emerging music scenes in various places, be it Portland, Detroit, or Berlin, they might be tempted to use the phrase “The Next Brooklyn.” By which they mean cheap rent...
View ArticleIs Network TV Dead Yet?
It’s commonly said now that we’re living in a golden age of television, but try telling that to executives at the Big Four networks. The buzzy shows you love to talk about are on cable, while CBS, ABC,...
View ArticleA Dangerous "View"
This week, ABC announced that model, comedian, and anti-vaccine activist Jenny McCarthy would be joining the hit daytime talk show The View. Bob looks at the controversy surrounding her hiring and at...
View ArticleWrong Again
Some of the first reporting of the flawed Jamie Leigh Jones story was a 20/20 investigation from Brian Ross of ABC news. Bob takes a look at Ross's checkered reporting past.Bach - Suite for Cello No. 1...
View ArticleThe Tale of Two Hospitals
The new season of "NY Med" looks at two hospitals in two cities 12 miles apart: Newark's University Hospital and New-York Presbyterian in Manhattan. Terence Wrong, executive producer of the ABC show...
View Article'Fresh Off the Boat' and the Burden of the Ethnic Sitcom
ABC's "Fresh Off the Boat," based on Eddie Huang's memoir of the same name, premiered last week on a wave of hype. This is the first Asian-American sitcom since Margaret Cho's "All American Girl." What...
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Domestic Violins
Produced at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio Beyond Radio conference, featuring performances by Amie McKenna, Michele Durman, Michael Whalley, and Martin Dingle Wall. Produced by Ed...
View ArticleTrump says his tax rate is ‘none of your business’
Video by ABC’s “Good Morning America”WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is refusing to disclose even what tax rate he pays until an IRS audit of his tax returns is...
View ArticleSixteen Years of Guilty Pleasure: Amy Kaufman on 'The Bachelor'
The Bachelor franchise: You love to hate it, and you hate to love it. Amy Kaufman writes about it - and many other Hollywood mainstays - for the The Los Angeles Times. Her new book Bachelor Nation:...
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[Unedited] America Ferrera and John Paul Lederach with Krista Tippett
“Our discomfort and our grappling is not a sign of failure,” America Ferrera says, “it’s a sign that we’re living at the edge of our imaginations.” She is a culture-shifting artist. John Paul Lederach...
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America Ferrera and John Paul Lederach — How Change Happens, In Generational...
“Our discomfort and our grappling is not a sign of failure,” America Ferrera says, “it’s a sign that we’re living at the edge of our imaginations.” She is a culture-shifting artist. John Paul Lederach...
View ArticleGuest Episode: The Infinite God
This week, Annie and Elah share an episode from one of their favorite podcasts, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Sum of All Parts.For years, Robert Schneider lived the indie rocker’s dream,...
View ArticleBONUS: The Fitzroy Diaries
A woman walks, baby strapped to her chest, through the streets of Fitzroy and Carlton. As she walks, she notices the way the skyline edges upward, nudged by the cranes of developers. And she notices...
View ArticleTakeaways from the Third Democratic Debate
Annie Linskey, national political reporter, breaks down key moments from the third Democratic presidential debate. Plus your calls on whether any candidate changed your mind.
View Article[Unedited] America Ferrera and John Paul Lederach with Krista Tippett
“Our discomfort and our grappling is not a sign of failure,” America Ferrera says, “it’s a sign that we’re living at the edge of our imaginations.” She is a culture-shifting actor and artist. John Paul...
View ArticleAmerica Ferrera and John Paul Lederach — The Ingredients of Social Courage
“Our discomfort and our grappling is not a sign of failure,” America Ferrera says, “it’s a sign that we’re living at the edge of our imaginations.” She is a culture-shifting actor and artist. John Paul...
View Article450- Stuff the British Stole
Throughout its reign, the British Empire stole a lot of stuff. Today those objects are housed in genteel institutions across the UK and the world. They usually come with polite plaques. The ABC podcast...
View Article450- Stuff the British Stole
Throughout its reign, the British Empire stole a lot of stuff. Today those objects are housed in genteel institutions across the UK and the world. They usually come with polite plaques. The ABC podcast...
View ArticleDomestic Violins
Produced at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio Beyond Radio conference, featuring performances by Amie McKenna, Michele Durman, Michael Whalley, and Martin Dingle Wall. Produced by Ed...
View ArticleBONUS: The Fitzroy Diaries
A woman walks, baby strapped to her chest, through the streets of Fitzroy and Carlton. As she walks, she notices the way the skyline edges upward, nudged by the cranes of developers. And she notices...
View Article558- The Fever Tree Hunt
Most heists target gold, jewels or cash. This one targeted illegal seeds. As the British established their sprawling empire across the subcontinent and beyond, they encountered a formidable adversary —...
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