William Proxmire was a putz.
Listen to the 2/17/2023 episode of Radiolab here or wherever you get your podcasts.
William Proxmire was a putz.
Listen to the 2/17/2023 episode of Radiolab here or wherever you get your podcasts.
Instant favorite: Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot dive deep into the career of Sinéad O’Connor, one of the most powerful performers in music who sadly got canceled before “cancel culture” was a term. This country owes the lady an apology and a big hug. A great interview with documentary filmmaker Kathryn Ferguson, who made Nothing Compares.
Listen to the Sound Opinions podcast from 2/17/2023 here or wherever you get your podcasts.
TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz casts a thorough profile of actor Pam Grier. A captivating listen.
“Getting to the facts can be difficult, but it’s always the right thing to do. Except when it isn’t.”
Act 3 argues what I’ve been saying for years about “UFOs” and life from other planets.
Direct link to the podcast in the This American Life archive.
Related: Metabunk
Marc talks with Abigail about her social awakening earlier in life and her current roles as an activist, philanthropist and filmmaker. They also discuss her new documentary, The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales, about the unequal economy as exemplified by the corporation that bears her name.
A terrific conversation that may light a fire under one’s ass.
Direct link to this episode in the WTF with Marc Maron archive.
The Al Franken Podcast is vital listening this week. Guests: Laurie Garrett, Pulitzer Prize winner for her writing on pandemics and Andy Slavitt, Obama’s head of Medicare and Medicaid, regarding today’s state of affairs regarding SARS-CoV-2.
Spoiler: We’re fucked.
Black Lives Matter.
Direct link to this episode in the Radiolab archive: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/liberation-rna
Because sometimes you want all the feels.
Direct link to this episode in the Radiolab archive: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/nina
From The Story Collider: The Liberation of RNA by C. Brandon Ogbunu