The Peabody Award-winning Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen, is public radio’s smart and surprising guide to what's happening in pop culture and the arts. Each week, Kurt Andersen introduces you to the people who are creating and shaping our culture. Life is busy - so let Studio 360 steer you to the must-see movie this weekend, the next book for your nightstand, or the song that will change your life.
Kurt Andersen - novelist, journalist, and co-founder of legendary "Spy" magazine - gets inside the creative mind through conversations with guests such as Yo-Yo Ma, Zadie Smith, Sean Lennon, Sean Penn, Walter Mosely, Dolly Parton, Ang Lee, Dave Eggers, Frank Gehry, and Tori Amos. Studio 360 is also the place where a Freudian shrink can analyze a videogame about bunnies and astronauts play piano on the International Space Station.
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Critics are angered by Kevin Spacey's response to allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage boy in the 1980s. -
"H is for Hawk: A New Chapter" follows writer Helen Macdonald as she trains a new bird and also observes goshawk chicks in the wild. -
The chances that current chair Janet Yellen will remain in her position are slim.
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What foods are you scared to attempt in the kitchen? In honor of Halloween, our resident chef tries to exorcise a few common culinary phobias.
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The film was a chance for Reiner to showcase an achievement by a president whose term was overshadowed by the Vietnam War.
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Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his associate Rick Gates were charged with 12 counts of conspiracy, money laundering and making false statements about undisclosed money that Manafort earned as an overseas lobbyist.
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In 1917, Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin destroyed the tradition of czarist rule in one of the most explosive political events of the 20th century. -
There are now just two statewide Democratic officials, and one of them, Sen. Claire McCaskill, is in the midst of a hard re-election race. -
The smartphone app Nurx is available in 15 states and Washington, D.C., but it’s under fire from anti-abortion activists who say there should be stricter telemedicine laws. -
The 33rd president is remembered for dropping atomic bombs on Japan to end World War II, but his legacy is rich and it offers lessons to the man in the White House today.
