Latest Episodes
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An archeological tomb robber wanders Italy, haunted by the memory of lost love. La Chimera is a playful fable that builds to not one but two thrilling scenes of underground exploration.Listen • 7:08 -
Bird notes that WNBA players represent society's most marginalized groups. "We're Black, we're women, we're gay," she says. "And those are the groups that are held back in our society."Listen • 43:22
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Ed Zwick talks about studios, actors and the frustrations and joys of the business. David Bianculli reviews a documentary about Paul Simon. Levy gets out of his comfort zone in The Reluctant Traveler.Listen • 45:50
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Author Nancy Nichols says that for men, cars signify adventure, power and strength. For women, they are about performing domestic duties; there was even a minivan prototype with a washer/dryer inside.Listen • 42:53
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Catherine Coldstream spent 12 years in a Carmelite monastery. Maureen Corrigan reviews James, by Percival Everett. Mark Daley reflects on loving — and letting go of — the foster kids in his care.Listen • 46:57
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The new remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze film comes up short, caught between an unironic '80s homage and a more wised-up contemporary sensibility.Listen • 6:46
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A new Romanian film about an underpaid production assistant driving from gig to gig crackles with brains, obscenity, political anger and jokes that will have you laughing out loud.Listen • 6:07
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After her father died when she was 24, Catherine Coldstream entered a Carmelite monastery where she lived a life of prayer and obedience for 12 years. Her new memoir is Cloistered: My Years as a Nun.Listen • 43:53
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Percival Everett's retelling of Mark Twain's 1885 classic focuses on Huck's enslaved companion. James is a tale so inspired, you won't be able to imagine reading the original without it.Listen • 7:50
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A middle-aged protagonist struggles with his own sense of impermanence — and the return of his long-absent father. The Shadowless Tower is a subtle film that draws you in at every step.Listen • 7:40
