Poet Sabrina Benaim on being “that depression girl,” breaking expectations and her new audio-exclusive poetry collection, “Chaotic Good.”
Plus, director Ravi Jain (26:37) on adapting a 4,000-year-old Sanskrit poem for the stage, pushing the boundaries of theatre and the pressures of making an ancient story speak to modern life.
Today
Jennette McCurdy on female rage and forgiving your past self
Jennette McCurdy has followed up her bestselling memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died, with a harrowing debut novel called Half His Age. Written in the voice of a 17-year-old Alaskan girl named Waldo, it tells the story of her dark relationship with her high school writing teacher, a mar ... Show More
23m 59s
Today
How do roadside attractions shape our cultural narrative?
Alexander “Sandy” Carson is a Canadian filmmaker whose new movie, Alberta Number One, takes a look at more than 60 single-topic museums, monuments and roadside attractions that dot the province of Alberta. This includes places such as the Museum of Miniatures and the Gopher Hole ... Show More
22m 50s
Yesterday
Jodie Foster feels like a different actor performing in French
Jodie Foster has played many roles in her career, including an FBI trainee, an astronomer, a fixer in a bank heist, an Alaskan police chief, and a long-distance swimming coach. But now, she’s doing something she’s never done before: taking on the lead role in a French-language fi ... Show More
24m 42s
Nov 2021
In a powerful memoir, poet Joy Harjo talks about finding her voice and using it
Poet Laureate Joy Harjo says she loved poetry as a kid, but didn't feel like it belonged to her. "It wasn't until I heard Native poets," she tells NPR's Michel Martin, "that I realized that, wow, this is a powerful tool of understanding and affirmation. And I don't know, I just s ... Show More
8m 41s
Mar 2024
Suleika Jaouad
<p>New York Times bestselling author and journalist Suleika Jaouad began writing her Emmy Award-winning column, “Life, Interrupted,” from her hospital room, chronicling her experiences as a young adult with cancer. She joins to discuss her remarkable life, career, and bestselling ... Show More
1h 23m
Jun 2024
Amrita Sher-Gil | Bride's Toilet
Amrita Sher-Gil, born in 1913 to a Sikh aristocrat and a Hungarian-Jewish opera singer, was a trailblazing artist who blended European and Indian influences. After studying art in Paris and achieving early success at the Grand Salon, she returned to India in 1934. Though initiall ... Show More
10m 38s
Sep 2013
Hommage à Salah Stétié – La poésie de l'Étranger par Michael Edwards
Conférence du 4 avril 2013. Salah Stétié, né à Beyrouth en 1929, est l'un des principaux poètes et essayistes contemporains de langue française. Auteur d'une cinquantaine de livres, poésie et prose, il a également collaboré avec de nombreux artistes à la création de livres d'arti ... Show More
16 m
Sep 2023
Jane Hirshfield, "The Asking: New and Selected Poems" (Knopf, 2023)
When poet Jane Hirshfield first arrived at Tassajara Monastery nearly fifty years ago, a Zen teacher told her that it was a good idea to have a question to practice with. She’s been asking questions ever since. Both in her Zen practice and in her poetry, Hirshfield is guided by q ... Show More
55 m
<p><span>Vijay Seshadri joins Kevin Young to read “</span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1963/08/03/seven-poems">The Moon and the Yew Tree</a><span>,” by Sylvia Plath, and his own poem “</span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/21/cliffhanging">Cliff ... Show More
