Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks star in a new production of “Waiting for Godot,” from director Arin Arbus, presented by Theater for a New Audience through December 3. The actors and director join us.
Music journalist Rob Harvilla has hosted The Ringer’s podcast 60 Songs That Explain the ’90s for several years and well over 60 songs. Now he’s turned that podcast into a book of the same name. He just us to discuss some of those songs, and how they explain the ’90s.
Our series Full Bio returns, and this month we are focusing on the life of pioneering playwright August Wilson, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice, and whose plays focus on the life of Black Americans in the 20th century. Biographer Patti Hartigan joins us for a deep dive into her book, August Wilson: A Life. On day one, we learn about Wilson’s childhood and education in Pittsburgh.
NYC-based Armenian musician Astghik Martirosyan will present her debut album in concert on Sunday, November 19, at National Sawdust. The album, Distance, was written in 2020 as Martirosyan reflected on 44 days of fighting in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Martirosyan joins us in the studio to perform and discuss her album.
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