September 19, 2008
Aha Moment: Arthur Ganson
Today Jeff Lieberman is a musician, a photographer, and getting his PhD in Robotics. He’s also the host of “Time Warp” on the Discovery Channel. But years ago, when Lieberman was a teenager, he was unsure whether to choose a creative or scientific path. Then he encountered an amazing sculpture by the artist Arthur Ganson. Produced by Lindsay Patterson.
July 04, 2008
Aha Moment: Alejandro Escovedo
In 2005, the rock songwriter collapsed after a show and nearly died from complications of Hepatitis C. Ill and depressed, Escovedo put rock and roll behind him. He told us about the gift that got him singing again. His new album is Real Animal. Produced by Michael May. (Originally aired: September 29, 2006)
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May 23, 2008
Aha Moment: Mission of Burma
Danny Sagan, a listener, grew up in New Jersey listening to arena rock. One night, he tagged along to a grimy club across the river in Manhattan for an ear-splitting punk rock concert -- and it set him on the path to being an architect. Produced by Studio 360's Derek John with Adda Birnir.
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May 02, 2008
Aha Moment: Jane Austen
Gina Fattore writes for Showtime's racy "Californication," but she learned about love from Jane Austen. Fattore was a newspaper copy editor when she saw "Clueless" (a Beverly Hills version of Austen's "Emma") and decided to change her path. Produced by Studio 360's Jenny Lawton.
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February 22, 2008
Aha Moment: Edith Piaf
The French singer and cultural icon had a tumultuous life, as moviegoers are seeing in the Oscar-nominated biopic, "La Vie En Rose." Marion Cotillard’s extraordinary portrayal of Piaf prompted Studio 360 listener Bill Mankin to write us about how he fell for her. Produced by Jenny Lawton, with production help from Jillian Goodman.
Weigh in: Is there a work of art that has changed your life?
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January 11, 2008
Aha Moment: The Heidelberg Project
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December 07, 2007
Aha Moment: Talking Heads
When Amy Douglas was a teenager, her parents sent her to a boarding school for troubled kids deep in the Arizona desert. Amy fell deep into a depression. Then a cassette copy of The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads helped turn her life around. Produced by Adda Birnir.
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November 02, 2007
Aha Moment: Peanuts in Panama
Weigh in: Which "Peanuts" character do you identify with?
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August 17, 2007
Aha Moment: Eraserhead
You might know the band Wall of Voodoo from their oddball hit music video "Mexican Radio." The group's lead singer, Stan Ridgway, says that silly bit of 80s pop was inspired by Eraserhead, David Lynch’s totally creepy experimental movie. Produced by Michael May.
August 10, 2007
Aha Moment: Joseph Cornell's boxes
June 29, 2007
Aha Moment: Optimus Prime
If you were a kid in the 1980's, chances are you (or your little brother) played with Transformers. The mind-blowing thing about the action figures – if you were, say, nine – was that you could fold and twist them from a robot into an object, like a plane or a gun. This weekend, the new Transformers movie comes out, and no one is more excited than the man who owes his very name to one of the characters: Optimus Prime. Produced by Dan Kramer.
March 30, 2007
Aha Moment: J. Walter Hawkes
Trombonist J. Walter Hawkes, who now plays with Norah Jones, almost quit music. He was going to pursue a more regular-guy path in computer programming. But then a horrible accident changed his life path. Produced by Lu Olkowski.
October 27, 2006
Fins for Karachi
Samina Quraeshi grew up in a prominent family in Pakistan in the 1960s. She remembers the exact moment she decided to become a designer: when she saw the tail fins on the American ambassador's car.
October 20, 2006
Aha Moment: Andy Goldsworthy
His work isn't made to last -- some of it will start falling apart when the tide comes in, or the sun rises - but the artist Andy Goldsworthy has passionate admirers who find incredible depth in his work. Studio 360's Ave Carrillo, and her mother Dixi, were inspired by Goldsworthy when they wanted to honor the memory of Ave's father, Mario.
September 07, 2006
Aha Moment: Lydia Mendoza
Alyssa Lamb sings in a Brooklyn-based band called Las Rubias del Norte, 'the Blondes of the North.' But her path to singing was circuitous-she was playing the accordion when an injury kept her home alone. She found her calling by singing along with the powerful voice of Lydia Mendoza, a legend of Texas-Mexican music. Produced by Trey Kay.
August 25, 2006
A-ha Moment: Talking Heads
When Amy Douglas was a teenager; her parents forced her to attend a far away boarding school in the Arizona desert. Amy fell deep into a depression -- but a cassette of The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads helped save her life. Produced by Adda Birnir.
May 26, 2006
Aha Moment: Pitt Street
Asking students to write about a painting or a photo is an old chestnut of creative writing classes. Mickey Clement says a standard exercise like that actually changed her life -- and made her a novelist.
April 28, 2006
Aha Moment: Born to Run
When Tom Long first heard the song "Born to Run" in the summer of 1976, he realized he was just like a character in a Bruce Springsteen song; living a life of quiet desperation in a dead-end job. So Tom joined the army.
January 12, 2006
Aha Moment: Dave Alvin
Dave Alvin, founder of the rock band "The Blasters," talks about the time he almost quit music. Produced by Michael May.
