Mar 08 Conversation: Glenn Frankel's 'The Searchers' By Tom LeGro "The Searchers" is, of course, the name of director John Ford's famous 1956 Western starring John Wayne. But it's also part of a much bigger American story, steeped in myth, told and re-told in different forms. It's now at the… Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch Poet David Ferry on Writing Verse, Reading Poems, Winning Awards at 88 Poet David Ferry on Writing Verse, Reading Poems, Winning Awards at 88… Continue watching
Mar 01 Conversation: Mary Zimmerman's 'Metamorphoses' By Molly Finnegan Based on the classical mythology by Ovid and notably set in a pool of water (a nod to the ancient maritime cultures), Mary Zimmerman's "Metamorphoses" earned her a 2002 Tony Award and a claim as one of the theater world's… Continue reading
Feb 28 Poet David Ferry: 'A Special Kind of Thief' By Tom LeGro, Mary Jo Brooks Poet David Ferry reads from his collection "Bewilderment."… Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch Remembering Van Cliburn, 78, Classical Pianist Van Cliburn first gained worldwide attention when he won the first International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow at 23. Cliburn died at home at the age of 78 after a battle with bone cancer. In 2008, Jeffrey Brown profiled the… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch Supreme Court Hears Arguments Against Key Provision of Voting Rights Act Supreme Court Hears Arguments Against Key Provision of Voting Rights Act… Continue watching
Feb 22 The Oscar Documentaries, Part 5: '5 Broken Cameras' By Molly Finnegan We're talking to all of the filmmakers nominated this year for an Academy Award in the category of Best Documentary Feature, including David France, director of "How to Survive a Plague," Malik Bendjelloul ("Searching for Sugarman"), Kirby Dick… Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch Scottish Island Discovery Digs Up New Information About Neolithic Religion Scottish Island Discovery Digs Up New Information About Neolithic Religion… Continue watching
Feb 20 The Oscar Documentaries, Part 4: 'The Gatekeepers' By Tom LeGro "The Gatekeepers" is a film that consists mostly of interviews with six men, but they happen to be six former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency. Jeffrey Brown talks to the director of the Academy Award-nominated documentary. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch Can Violent Video Games Play a Role in Violent Behavior? In our continuing look at the gun debate for PBS's weeklong special "After Newtown," Jeffrey Brown explores whether there is any connection between violent video games and violent behavior. Continue watching