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Episode 502: Sarah Polley, George Pelecanos, Elaine Hsieh Chou
Actor and director Sarah Polley joins us to discuss her debut book, ‘Run Towards the Danger.’ Also, showrunner George Pelecanos on the HBO mini-series, ‘We Own This City.’ And Elaine […]
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Episode 720: Maclain and Chapman Way, Ripley Johnson, Richard Price
Documentary film directors Maclain and Chapman Way talk about their incredibly weird Netflix documentary, “The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga.” Also guitarist Ripley Johnson sits down to discuss the new record from his current project, Rose City Band. And novelist/screenwriter Richard Price joins us to discuss his explosive novel, “Lazarus Man.”
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Episode 424: Anaïs Mitchell, John Darnielle, Jeff Yang
Singer/songwriter Anaïs Mitchell talks about her first solo album in a decade. Also, the Mountain Goats’ frontman John Darnielle on his haunting novel, ‘Devil House.’ And Jeff Yang looks back […]
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Episode 719: Charlie Brooker, Kyle Chayka, Peter Ames Carlin
Charlie Brooker sits down with us to discuss two of his incredible TV creations – the mind-bending “Black Mirror” and the hilarious documentarian Philomena Cunk. Kyle Chayka tells us how algorithms and social media are flattening our culture in his book “Filterworld.” Author Peter Ames Carlin talks about the trail-blazing band from Athens, Georgia that…
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Episode 710: Rachel Kushner, Sam Green, Carrie Courogen
This week on “BETA,” Rachel Kushner returns to discuss her latest novel, “Creation Lake.” Documentary director Sam Green talks about his fascinating film “32 Sounds: Exploring the Audio World.” And Carrie Courogen on her biography of one of the greatest comic geniuses of all time, Elaine May.
