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Film critic Odie Henderson and his book, Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras: A History of Blaxploitation Cinema
Christopher Taylor, September 30, 2024

Odie Henderson is the Boston Globe's film critic where he files multiple pieces a week, covering new releases, notable anniversaries, and commentary on topics as varied as MPAA ratings, Oscar predictions and what


Music producer Ian Brennan with Missing Music cover art
Christopher Taylor, September 27, 2024

Ian Brennan is a music producer, writer, and educator from the Bay Area. Beginning in the late 2000s, he has produced a series of acclaimed albums recorded in situ all over the world, often from overlooked music communities and remote areas.


A computer-generated image of the Los Angeles River flowing through a concrete channel and passing under a bridge.
Neale Stokes, August 12, 2024

Alice Bucknell's video work, The Alluvials, was born of research in the Los Angeles Public Library. Now playing on the Library's immersive Central Library Video Wall, The Alluvials explores the politics of drought and water scarcity in a near-future version of Los Angeles.


Dr. Leana Wen and her book, Lifelines: A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health
, May 13, 2024

Dr. Leana Wen (pronounced Lee-nah) is an emergency physician and nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.


Taylor lorenz and Brian Merchant
Christopher Taylor, December 04, 2023

From a 19th-century worker rebellion against automation to the unlikely origins of social media, join us for a far-reaching discussion into technology, people, and power with authors Brian Merchant and Taylor Lorenz in a celebration of their newly published books. Recorded live at


Author Lan Samantha Chang and her latest novel, The Family Chao
Michael C. Baradi, September 12, 2023

I met Lan Samantha Chang in 2019 when I took a short vacation to Iowa City, IA, home to the University of Iowa, known for its football team, the Hawkeyes, its speech-language pathology program, and its highly celebrated graduate program in creative writing, the Iowa Writers' Workshop.


Hanif Abdurraqib
Kevin Awakuni, June 18, 2021

Hanif Abdurraqib is a good sport. I mean, he's an amazing writer with his work being featured in The New Yorker, Pitchfork, and Fader.


Linsey Davis is an Emmy Award winning ABC News Correspondent and bestseller author of the children’s books
Ana Campos, February 18, 2021

Linsey Davis is an Emmy Award winning ABC News Correspondent, filing reports for World News, Good Morning America, 20/20 and Nightline and she is also a bestselling author of the children’s books


author Adrienne Bankert
Ana Campos, February 02, 2021

Award winning journalist and author Adrienne Bankert has released her first book. You might recognize her from her reports on ABC News’ platforms, such as Good Morning America, World News Tonight, Nightline and ABC News Live. Ms.


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