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We are joined this morning by multi-award-winning actor and director Karen Allen who will be appearing at the New Marlborough Meeting House on August 12th at 4:30 p.m.

(Airs 04/24/22 @ 6 p.m. & 04/25/22 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, former Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain, and WAMC News Director Ian Pickus. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Mike and Ian talk about succession at the New York Times, the issue of “both side-ism,” politicians who avoid interviews, and much more.

The Senate is debating a new energy bill that would raise average mileage standards for cars, light trucks and SUVs, from 25 to 35 miles per gallon by 2020. The Auto Industry argues that hiking mileage standards will mean lost jobs and less safe vehicles for Americans.

The actress is nominated for her fifth Tony Award for the Broadway musical Porgy and Bess. "There's very few quiet moments for Bess," she says. "They're all very big, very emotional. ... And to commit to that night after night after night is very difficult."

Rudin, who started in theater at age 15, owes a lot to the producers who taught him his craft. "They were giants," he says. All five of Rudin's current shows have been nominated for Tony Awards.

The House voted Monday on a new rules package that contains key concessions to the most conservative wing of the party.

The question of what to do next in Iraq is centering on a new report showing that the Baghdad government has failed to meet even a single major economic or political target for improving stability.

Karl Moore recently published a new book and when he visited the Canadian Parliament to talk about the book, he was formally recognized for his body of work by the Canadian Senate.

The Manhattan Theatre Club's current Broadway production of August Wilson's Jitney, directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson, is the only work…

The Tony-winning actor Jerry Orbach, star for almost half a century on Broadway and television, died Tuesday at age 69 of prostate cancer. He was best known as the seen-it-all detective Lennie Briscoe on Law and Order. NPR's Gloria Hillard reports.