March 12, 2010
Architecture critic Paul Goldberger's new book is called Why Architecture Matters. To talk about that idea, Kurt and Paul headed to the High Line, a formerly dilapidated train track thirty feet above the street that was recently transformed into an extraordinary public park.
AUDIO SLIDESHOW:
Kurt Andersen and Paul Goldberger on the High Line
Though President Obama has spoken of a new commitment to NASA, getting humans to Mars still looks a long way off. Undeterred, a group of scientists and engineers created the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah to simulate life on the red planet. We sent reporter Mike Neal there on a mission.
Jack Handey is a pro when it comes to interplanetary relations. In this essay from his collection What I’d Say to the Martians: And Other Veiled Threats, the humorist has some tough love for our enemies.
(Originally aired May 5, 2006)
After forty-eight years making music together, the Chieftains are always on the lookout for surprising collaborations. On their latest album, San Patricio, they mix it up with the finest Mexican folk musicians as well as Ry Cooder and Linda Ronstadt to tell the story of a battalion of Irish-American soldiers.
In 1969, Ida Applebroog was a middle-aged mother of four who escaped to the bathroom and sketched parts of her own body. She's recently unearthed the drawings and made them part of a gallery installation and catalog. Kurt talks with her about how she - and her art - have changed over the last forty years.
Warning: photos contain graphic images of female anatomy.
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