Archive for July, 2009

Les Leopold and Barney Frank: Wall Street and THE LOOTING OF AMERICA

July 30th, 2009

Everything you want to know about instruments of financial mass destruction — but were afraid to ask! Les Leopold explains the financial meltdown in plain English — and what we should do about it. Also, Representative Representative Barney Frank talks about the TARP.

THE BROTHER GARDENERS and OUT OF SIGHT

July 21st, 2009

We interview design historian and writer Andrea Wulf about THE BROTHER GARDENERS. Also, playwright and juggler Sara Feldman tells us about her new play OUT OF SIGHT.

Curious Garden & Arecelis Girmay

July 19th, 2009

Francesca Rheannon talks with children’s book author and illustrator Peter Brown about THE CURIOUS GARDEN and Katy Lorah of Friends of The High Line. Also, poet Arecelis Girmay talks with guest host, Christian MacEwen.

Jacqueline Sheehan

July 6th, 2009

Jacqueline Sheehan talks about her new novel, NOW AND THEN. And host Francesca Rheannon talks with Sheehan about her previous novel, LOST AND FOUND in an archived interview from 2007.

Stephan Faris, FORECAST & Leonard Nimoy

July 2nd, 2009

We interview journalist Stephan Faris about his book, FORECAST, THE CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE. We also air an archived interview with actor Leonard Nimoy about his work as a photographer.