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In the follow-up to their award-winning documentary “Boys State,” directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss have decided to cover the sister American Legion program, Girls State. McBaine and Moss embedded among teenage girls in Missouri who attended a one-week Girls State camp, where they are tasked with building a government from the ground up. They join us to discuss “Girls State,” which premieres tomorrow on Apple TV Plus.
Composer Mike Post is best known for creating the memorable theme song of the long-running police procedural, “Law & Order.” Now he’s releasing his first album in 30 years, Message from the Mountains & Echoes of the Delta, celebrating the bluegrass and blues music that has inspired him throughout his career. Post joins us for a Listening Party.
WNYC reporter Matt Katz didn’t really know much about his father. He at least thought he knew who his father was, that is until he took a DNA test. The results spurred him to investigate the truth behind his very existence. He recorded the whole journey, which took him from California to Ireland. He tells the story in his new podcast, Inconceivable Truth, which released today. Katz joins us to discuss.
Even though New York City is not in the path of totality for the upcoming solar eclipse, we will experience 90% obstruction. Bart Fried of the Amateur Astronomers Association joins us to talk about where to view the eclipse in our area and how to do so safely.
Eater just released The Eater Guide to New York City, the digital publication’s first-ever comprehensive guidebook to the city’s best restaurants, food trucks, specialty shops and farmers’ markets. Stephanie Wu, Eater’s editor-in-chief, joins us to discuss. Plus, we take calls from listeners.
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