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Interview with Ty Martin

Submitted by Mahima Chablani on Thu, 18 Jul 2013, 6:29pm

Ty Martin joins us to discuss his role in the documentary “Before You Know it,” directed by PJ Raval. The documentary follows three gay senior citizens as each navigates the challenges and the beauty of aging. Martin is an active outreach member of Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders in Harlem, NY. During the interview, he reflects on the filming process as well as the immense change he has witnessed in his lifetime, from the Stonewall riots to the recent fall of DOMA. Hosted by Mahima Chablani.

DME Interview with WKCR

Submitted by Mahima Chablani on Fri, 26 Jul 2013, 12:56pm

Brian McKenna and Toussaint Liberator discuss their latest project, Dear Mama Earth (DME), an energetic album that communicates insight on critical environmental issues, in a collaboration show with the Arts and News departments. A fusion of reggae and soul, the album teems with affection and appreciation for Mother Earth and her future. The show includes an interview, a walk-and-talk through the DME studio in midtown Manhattan, and clips of their music. Hosted by Mahima Chablani and Zach Wyche.

Erica Getto with Jim Rash

Submitted by Mahima Chablani on Sun, 4 Aug 2013, 12:20pm

Academy Award winner Jim Rash joins us via phone to discuss his latest project: hosting The Writers' Room. This summer, Rash and Sundance Channel are going behind the scenes of hit comedies and dramas including American Horror Story,New Girl, and Dexter with the writing staffs who bring them to life.

Andrew Bujalski

Submitted by Mahima Chablani on Tue, 6 Aug 2013, 10:47pm

An interview with Andrew Bujalski, one of the most acclaimed directors of the last decade, who discusses his latest film, Computer Chess, a story about the race for artificial intelligence and the idiosyncratic scientists who devoted their lives to winning it. Bujalski shares his thoughts on technology, counterculture, art, and the state of the film industry. Hosted by Jackson Arn.

Adelle Waldman

Submitted by Mahima Chablani on Tue, 6 Aug 2013, 11:58pm

A conversation with Adelle Waldman, author of summer's buzzy new novel The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. In her debut novel, Waldman takes readers inside of the head of Nate, a Brooklyn-based writer who can't seem to get it right with women. During the interview, she reflects on the realities of discrimination towards women's fiction and her choices and process in creating Nate. Hosted by Emma Stein.

Michael Cera

Submitted by Mahima Chablani on Wed, 7 Aug 2013, 1:24am

Michael Cera joins us via phone to discuss his role as a cheeky American tourist in Crystal Fairy, a film directed by Sebastian Silva and shot in Santiago, Chile. In the film, Jamie (Cera) plans a drug-infused road trip with three Chilean brothers. He offhandedly invites Crystal Fairy (Gaby Hoffman), a nature-loving San Franciscan, who diverts Jamie from his quest to find a mescaline-containing San Pedro cactus. During the interview, Cera talks about the 12-day shooting process, the improvised dialogue, and his nickname "Pollo." Hosted by Mahima Chablani.

Doug Eklund

Submitted by Mahima Chablani on Fri, 9 Aug 2013, 1:47am

Doug Eklund, Curator in the Department of Photographs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, joins us to discuss his latest exhibit, Everyday Epiphanies: Photography and Daily Life since 1969. From Igor and Svetlana Kopystiansky’s video of trash blowing magnificently on the street to Mary Nickerson’s photographs of the Apollo 13 splashdown reflected on her television screen, the photographs and videos in this exhibit aim to capture moments in which meaning is discovered in the mundane.

Interview with Genes and Machines

Submitted by Mahima Chablani on Mon, 28 Oct 2013, 5:48pm

An hour-long live interview with Genes and Machines, a New York-based electronic group that’s always in costume and always spinning with spontaneity. From funk to ambient, their music is charged with dreamy, warm, and sometimes jarring electronics. During the interview we discuss their new album “Heart Shaped Ass,” listen to cuts from their vinyl release, and hear a demo of group member Leon Gruenbaum’s patented keyboard invention, the Samchillian Tip Tip Tip Cheeepeeeee. Other bandmates joining us include Ava Farber, Leon Lamont, Shawn Banks, Adrian Romero, and Tears the Muffin Man.

Interview with Lynne Sharon Schwartz

Submitted by Mahima Chablani on Tue, 17 Dec 2013, 2:45pm

Author Lynne Sharon Schwartz joins us to discuss her latest novel, Two-Part Inventions, now out in paperback. The novel traces the life of Suzanne, a classical pianist, whose sudden death forces her husband to reflect on his desicion to fabricate over one hundred recordings of her music. During the interview, Schwartz discusses her earliest publications from the 1970s, her childhood in Brooklyn, and her writing process. Hosted by Mahima Chablani.

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