In this episode Stella talks about her tastes in TV, Cinema, Arts, Podcasts ans MusicTV: Hill Street Blues: One of the first ensemble productions. Innovative and highly diverse cast. Came out in 1981. Great scripts. Runner Up: West Wing.Movi

First part of a two part Interview with Stella Duffy OBE-Co-Founder of Fun Palaces

Jul 31st, 2020 20m 39s

Welcome back to the first part of a two part conversation with Novelist, Short story writer, Director, Actor, all round creative Stella Duffy. In the first part we talk generally about her experiences of lock down and her speculations about

Interview with Joan Wickersham

Jun 30th, 2020 36m 11s

Joan Wickersham's most recent book of fiction is The News from Spain (Knopf). Her memoir The Suicide Index (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) was a National Book Award Finalist. She is also the author of a novel, The Paper Anniversary (Viking).Her f

Boris Fishman

May 22nd, 2020 34m 40s

Boris Fishman was born in Minsk, Belarus. He is the author of the novels A Replacement Life (winner of the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award and the American Library Association’s Sophie Brody Medal) and Don’t Let My Baby Do Rodeo. B

Michael Goldfarb Interview Part 2

May 5th, 2020 20m 49s

Michael's Choices:StreamingBetter Call SaulBabylon BerlinOzarkNovelJoseph Karon: The DefectorsMichael's Podcast--First Rough Draft of History (FRDH)___________Remember to Listen to Four Dead in OhioArchive on 4May 4th 2020 marks the

Second Part of the Michael Goldfarb Episode

May 4th, 2020 21m 19s

First of a Two Part Interview with London Based Journalist Michael Goldfarb

May 4th, 2020 27m 2s

In November 1985, Goldfarb moved to London to pursue a career in journalism. He has reported from 25 countries on five continents.He reported on the arts for British and American newspapers, particularly The Guardian and Newsday. He became a

Conversation with Prize Winning Novelist Preti Taneja

Apr 24th, 2020 36m 38s

Preti TanejaI had a delightful conversation with Preti whose recent novel We That are Young has received many rave reviews and prizes.She is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Newcastle and teaches Creative Writing in prison

Conversation with Preti Tanjela

Apr 24th, 2020 33m 14s

Ralph McTell's Media Choices

Apr 15th, 2020 31m 24s

Ralph's choicesMoviesAnything with Peter SellersLaurel and HardyRadioThe Goon ShowMusicSinger Songwriters: Randy Newman, Woody Guthrie, Bob DylanGuitaristsRev Gary Davis, Blind Bob Fuller, Blind Willie McTell, Jango Reinhardt Books/Bi

First Quarantine Island Discs with Recording Artist, Author and Activist Robin Renee

Apr 7th, 2020 24m 56s

Robin Renée claims personal favorites and influences from acts as disparate as Elvis Costello, Jai Uttal, James Taylor, Gary Wilson, and Devo. In the biracial, multicultural family in which she grew up, the blended experience extended easi

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