
Joe Sacco’s Journalistic Comics
This week, Isaac Butler talks with journalist and cartoonist Joe Sacco. Sacco is a Maltese-American cartoonist and journalist best known for his comics journalism. His books Palestine and Footnotes in...
25 Loka 202057min

Arranger Alex Lacamoire Breaks Down His Process for Hamilton
This week, host Isaac Butler talks shop with Alex Lacamoire, who was the arranger, music director, conductor, and orchestrator for Hamilton. In the interview, Alex explains what an arranger does and d...
18 Loka 202047min

Rumaan Alam’s New Novel Started With a Daydream
This week, host June Thomas talks to novelist, critic, and co-host of Working Rumaan Alam about his new novel Leave the World Behind, which has already garnered critical acclaim and a nomination for t...
11 Loka 202044min

Director Phil Alden Robinson on the Making of His Cult Classic, Sneakers
This week, host Isaac Butler cracks the code of the heist film genre with Phil Alden Robinson, director of the 1992 cult classic Sneakers. In the interview, Phil talks about Sneakers’ nine-year writin...
4 Loka 202051min

Critic Charles Finch on Reading Hundreds of Books a Year
This week, host Rumaan Alam talks about the aims of literary criticism with novelist and book critic Charles Finch. In the interview, Charles discusses the impact of platforms like Goodreads (where an...
27 Syys 202048min

How Scrapbooking Connects Craft and Personal Reflection
This week host June Thomas talks about the underrated art of scrapbooking with Ali Edwards, who managed to turn her love of crafting into a full-time career. In the interview, Ali discusses her most p...
20 Syys 202046min

How a Costume Designer Dressed Two Seth Rogens in American Pickle
This week, host Isaac Butler learns the finer points of costume design from Brenda Abbandandolo, who recently dressed two different characters played by Seth Rogen in American Pickle. Brenda also desi...
13 Syys 202043min

Kimberly Drew on the Life-Enhancing Power of Art
This week, host Rumaan Alam talks about the importance of museums with writer and art advocate, Kimberly Drew, whose Tumblr blog Black Contemporary Art set her apart as one of the most promising young...
6 Syys 202040min



















