A three-person interview in honor of Lorca in New York: A Celebration, the largest-ever festival celebrating Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca. Laura García Lorca, the niece of Lorca, tells the fascinating story of Lorca’s arrival to NYC, where he stayed from 1929 – 1930 and enrolled at Columbia University. As scholars of Lorca, Christopher Maurer and Andrés Soria Omledo share insight on the poet’s influence on English and Spanish literature and read letters and poems from “Poet in New York.” A list of festival events can be found at lorcanyc.com. Hosted by Mahima Chablani.
Emily Fenster speaks with Thomas Francine about his film, "The Greater Good: A Hitchhike Perspective." Francine has hitchhiked more than 26,000 miles throughout the United States and around the world. He interviewed countless strangers and fellow hitchhikers to discuss the rewards of hitchhiking as well as the stigmas surrounding it. The film focuses on the unexpected acts of kindness and the "greater good" that Francine experienced during his travels.
Filmmaker Emilie McDonald joins Jackson Arn to discuss her latest short film, "Crossing the River," which explores present-day racism in the South. The film was shot on location in rural South Carolina. For more information about the film, check out http://crossingtheriverfilm.wordpress.com/tag/films-by-emilie-mcdonald/
Filmmaker Adam Leon joins Zoë Flood Tardino to discuss his first feature film, "Gimme the Loot." The film follows Malcolm and Sofia, two teenage graffiti-writers from the Bronx, on their quest to find $500 so that they can tag the Mets' home run apple. They commit petty crimes and travel through rough sections of New York, but ultimately explore the joys of youth and friendship. For more information, visit http://gimmethelootmovie.com/
Phone interview with the Persian Clasical vocalist Bahar Movahed, right before her debut concert in New York. Recorded on April 10th, 2013. Hosted by Ahmet Ali Arslan.
Phone interview with the Persian Clasical vocalist Bahar Movahed, right before her debut concert in New York. Recorded on April 10th, 2013. Hosted by Ahmet Ali Arslan.
The dynamic father-daughter duo Fred and Jo Firestone join Frances Mayo to discuss the Punderdome 3000, a wordplay tournament that is the talk (or pun) of the town. At the Punderdome, people change their identities. They eat entire cakes in 90 seconds. There are matching Hawaiian shirts, Human Clap-o-Meters, Rodney Dangerfield impersonations, and PayDay candy bars flying through the room. The interview is interspersed with live recordings from the Punderdome. The Punderdome is hosted monthly at Littlefield in Brooklyn. For more information, please visit www.punderdome.com
In this month’s AC4 interview, Professor Coleman (Director of Columbia University’s Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity) was joined in the studios by Christine Webb, a doctoral student in Psychology here at Columbia University. The pair discussed Webb’s work in South Africa studying reconciliation behavior in both humans and chimpanzees. (Part 2)
In this month’s AC4 interview, Professor Coleman (Director of Columbia University’s Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity) was joined in the studios by Christine Webb, a doctoral student in Psychology here at Columbia University. The pair discussed Webb’s work in South Africa studying reconciliation behavior in both humans and chimpanzees. (Part 1)
A conversation between Professor Peter Coleman and Dr. Joshua Fisher. The duo discussed Dr. Fisher’s work developing forecast models for potential armed conflict as part of WKCR’s monthly collaborative series with Columbia’s Advanced Consortium on Conflict, Cooperation, and Complexity at the Earth Institute. (Part 2)
A conversation between Professor Peter Coleman and Dr. Joshua Fisher. The duo discussed Dr. Fisher’s work developing forecast models for potential armed conflict as part of WKCR’s monthly collaborative series with Columbia’s Advanced Consortium on Conflict, Cooperation, and Complexity at the Earth Institute. (Part 1)
In this month’s AC4 interview, Professor Coleman was joined in the studios by Professor Aldo Civico, director of Columbia's Center for International Conflict Resolution. The pair discussed Civico’s work studying and mediating gang violence from Newark to Colombia. (Part 2)
In this month’s AC4 interview, Professor Coleman was joined in the studios by Professor Aldo Civico, director of Columbia's Center for International Conflict Resolution. The pair discussed Civico’s work studying and mediating gang violence from Newark to Colombia. (Part 1)
We sat down with Atul Singh, founder of up-and-coming news analysis website Fair Observer to discuss his personal and professional journey, his goals in launching Fair Observer, and shifting media models. (Part 1)
We sat down with Atul Singh, founder of up-and-coming news analysis website Fair Observer to discuss his personal and professional journey, his goals in launching Fair Observer, and shifting media models. (Part 1)
As part of our ongoing Student-Worker Solidarity series, we interviewed two Faculty House workers to discuss what’s at stake in their contract negotiations and how they have been working with students to finally advocate for themselves after over 20 years of employment at Columbia. (Part 2)
As part of our ongoing Student-Worker Solidarity series, we interviewed two Faculty House workers to discuss what’s at stake in their contract negotiations and how they have been working with students to finally advocate for themselves after over 20 years of employment at Columbia. (Part 1)
This show kicked off our coverage of on-campus group Student-Worker Solidarity’s advocating for Columbia University Faculty House workers. We brought two of the group’s student organizers – Jane and George – to the studios to discuss the group’s previous work in the community, its current role in the Faculty House workers’ contract negotiations, and whether their work marks the return of Columbia’s historic student activism. (Part 2)
This show kicked off our coverage of on-campus group Student-Worker Solidarity’s advocating for Columbia University Faculty House workers. We brought two of the group’s student organizers – Jane and George – to the studios to discuss the group’s previous work in the community, its current role in the Faculty House workers’ contract negotiations, and whether their work marks the return of Columbia’s historic student activism. (Part 1)
In this month’s AC4 interview, Professor Coleman was joined in the studios by Professor Aldo Civico, director of Columbia's Center for International Conflict Resolution. The pair discussed Civico’s work studying and mediating gang violence from Newark to Colombia.
In this month’s AC4 interview, Professor Coleman (Director of Columbia University’s Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity) was joined in the studios by Christine Webb, a doctoral student in Psychology here at Columbia University. The pair discussed Webb’s work in South Africa studying reconciliation behavior in both humans and chimpanzees.
We sat down with Atul Singh, founder of up-and-coming news analysis website Fair Observer to discuss his personal and professional journey, his goals in launching Fair Observer, and shifting media models.
We sat down with Atul Singh, founder of up-and-coming news analysis website Fair Observer to discuss his personal and professional journey, his goals in launching Fair Observer, and shifting media models.
An interview with Sam Frank, Lucy Ives and Dan Visel about Triple Canopy, their annual marathon reading of "The Making of Americans," and Conceptualism.
Justine Blau joins us to discuss her new memoir "Scattered." The memoir follows Blau during her childhood and preteen years, as she weaves through apartments and hotels in Manhattan with her chronically homeless family and bipolar mother. From sleeping in a movie theater to stealing a fur coat, the moments in this memoir are both colorful and deeply tragic.
Justine Blau joins us to discuss her new memoir "Scattered." The memoir follows Blau during her childhood and preteen years, as she weaves through apartments and hotels in Manhattan with her chronically homeless family and bipolar mother. From sleeping in a movie theater to stealing a fur coat, the moments in this memoir are both colorful and deeply tragic.
Anton Perich, an artist (painting, filmmaking, photography), friend of Andy Warhol's and inventor of the predecessor to the inkjet printer stops by to talk about his past and his new work.
Greg Masters comes in to discuss the program "Public Access Poetry," which ran on public television in New York City and allowed downtown scene poets a place to read their work.
