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Thu, May 24
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Swedish crime fiction writer Jens Lapidus
Criminal lawyer by day, crime fiction writer by night, Jens Lapidus says he's the anti-Stieg Larsson. His novel,
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Tue, May 22
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Interview with filmmaker Mark Duplass
Mark Duplass the emerging master of the lovable loser genre in Hollywood, and his latest film "Jeff, Who Lives at Home" stars Jason Segel as a 30-year-old stoner settled in to his mother's basement. From Studio 360.
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Sun, May 20
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Canadian folk rockers The Wooden Sky's Americana sound
The Toronto-based band, Wooden Sky, joins The World anchor Marco Werman in the studio to play songs and talk about their new album, "Every Child a Daughter, Every Moon a Sun."
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Thu, May 17
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John Irving on sexuality and New England
John Irving talks about his new novel, "In One Person," which tells the story of Bill Abbott, a bisexual boy growing up in the Irving-esque small New England town of First Sister, Vermont. From The Takeaway.
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Tue, May 15
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Tommy Womack's second act
Nashville singer and songwriter Tommy Womack on the ups and downs of a life in music, and the release of his new album. From Studio 360.
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Sun, May 13
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A new spin on 'Romeo and Juliet'
Monadhil Daood's "Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad," opened to rave reviews in Iraq, and is now showing at the World Shakespeare Festival in the United Kingdom. From The Takeaway.
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Thu, May 10
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Interview with 'Sookie Stackhouse' author
Charlaine Harris talks about the new book in her best-selling vampire series, "Southern Vampire Mysteries," which has been made into the HBO series "True Blood." From Here and Now.
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Tue, May 8
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Fugees John Forte subject of new documentary
Musician John Forte talks about his recent tour of Russia, which was chronicled in the new documentary, "The Russian Winter." From PRI's The World.
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Sun, May 6
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Marina Abramovic's retrospective
HBO revisits performance artist Marina Abramovic's retrospective at MoMA with a documentary of the same name. From Studio 360.
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Thu, May 3
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Karen Levine on the story of 'Hana's Suitcase'
Hana Brady perished as a child in a Nazi death camp. Karen Levine's book documents how years later, a Japanese schoolteacher tracked down Hana's suitcase, and then her surviving brother in Toronto. From To the Best of Our Knowledge.
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Tue, May 1
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Heavy Metal in Havana: Musicians and Fans
The World's Marco Werman talks with Spin Magazine's David Peisner about the small, but committed community of metal heads in Cuba.
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Sun, Apr 29
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No Pulitzer prize awarded this year
The Pulitzer board failed to award a prize in fiction this year. Literary critic Steve Almond says Americans put too much importance on literary contests, and contests in general. From Here and Now.
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Thu, Apr 26
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Film ratings: PG-13 vs R
Kirby Dick, who wants to see an overhaul of the current ratings system for films, says that the ratings board is deliberately opaque, refusing to identify its members or their criteria. From Studio 360.
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Tue, Apr 24
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British wonder kid Ed Sheeran
At just 21-years-old, Ed Sheeran is already a household name in the his native England. Now he's in the US to introduce his flavor of folky pop to American listeners. From PRI's The World.
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Sun, Apr 22
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Hip hop's poet laureate
Saul Williams, author of "The Dead Emcee Scrolls," has been hailed as hip hop's poet laureate. He reads some of his work and explains his "meta-fiction." From To the Best of Our Knowledge.
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Thu, Apr 19
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Dirty Art
Every piece in Swept Away, an exhibition at New York's Museum of Arts and Design, is made up of, dust, trash, or pollution. From Studio 360.
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Tue, Apr 17
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Comic-Con: The Movie
Comic-Con International attracts 130,000 attendees each year. Morgan Spurlock takes a closer look at the history and the die-hard fans of the mother of all comic book conventions in his new movie. From The Takeaway.
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Sun, Apr 15
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New authorized documentary about Bob Marley
The new documentary about reggae icon Bob Marley due out in late April -- director Kevin MacDonald says the film focuses on Marley as a man rather than a musician. From PRI's The World.
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Thu, Apr 12
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Broke TV: Primetime reflects current economic struggles
Shows like '2 Broke Girls' and 'The Client List' have a "times-are-tough" theme aimed at appealing to Americans living through a tough economy. From Studio 360.
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Tue, Apr 10
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Grief and coping explored in Dan Chaon's 'Stay Awake'
Chaon talks about his latest collection of short fiction, which explores the space between real life and the dream world, and how people react in extreme situations. From Here and Now.
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Thu, Apr 5
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Lang Lang on his journey to becoming a world renowned pianist
Lang Lang talks about his autobiography, "Journey of a Thousand Miles," and his latest album, "Live in Vienna," which features his first recordings of Beethoven's Sonatas. From To the Best of Our Knowledge.
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Tue, Apr 3
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Julie Otsuka on her award-winning 'The Buddha In The Attic'
"The Buddha in the Attic" -- about Japanese picture brides -- recently won the 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The book's author, Julie Otsuka talks about her research and how it shaped her story. From Here and Now.
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Sun, Apr 1
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Willem Dafoe on his latest films and some of his most memorable roles
Over 30 years and 80 films, Willem Dafoe has played a vampire and Jesus Christ; a drug dealer and the Green Goblin. This spring, he's particularly prolific, appearing in three new movies, including "The Hunter." From Studio 360.
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Wed, Mar 28
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Danish Hip Hop Queen Karen Mukupa
Karen Mukup, a Danish-Zambian rapper from Copenhagen, has been dubbed the Danish hip hop queen. In her new album "Human," she raps about her mixed race. From PRI's The World.
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Tue, Mar 27
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Novelist Anne Lamott on fiction and nonfiction
Studio 360's Kurt Andersen talks to Lamott about the lasting influence of her nonfiction work, 'Bird by Bird,' and how her life experiences make their way into her writing.
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Sun, Mar 25
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Interview with British actress Emily Blunt
Blunt talks about her new role in "Salmon Fishing in The Yemen," based on a best-selling British novel about a Yemeni sheik's improbable dream to bring the sport of salmon fishing to his country. From Here and Now.
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Tue, Mar 20
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Mieville's groundbreaking fiction
In this uncut interview on To the Best of Our Knowledge, China Mieville talks about his latest novel, "Embassytown" -- one of this year's nominees for the Nebula Awards for science fiction.
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Sun, Mar 18
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Fighting the 'war on women' with comedy
Female entertainers like Amy Poehler have taken on the
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Thu, Mar 15
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Carolina Chocolate Drops champion African American string music
The Carolina Chocolate Drops must be the only band with a new album -- "Leaving Eden" -- that features both the banjo and a human beat box. From Here and Now.
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Tue, Mar 13
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Funnyman Will Ferrell talks about his first Spanish-speaking role
In this interview with Studio 360's Kurt Andersen, Ferrell says he was excited to take on an unconventional project that would surprise the audience: 'Casa de mi Padre' is the big-screen version of a shoddy telenovela.
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