The Philosophy of Religion
Are the world's major religions truly incompatible? KCRW General Manager Ruth Seymour talks with authors Sam Harris, Andrew Sullivan and Jonathan Kirsch about the philosophy of religion in today's modern world.
Aired Tuesday, October 3, 2006. [MORE]
David Sefton on UCLA Live
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Since his arrival in 2000, David Sefton, Director of UCLA Live, has led off the season with an avant garde international theatre festival. KCRW General Manager Ruth Seymour speaks with Sefton about what's in store onstage this year and what other cutting edge spoken word, jazz, world music performances he has planned.
Aired Tuesday, September 26, 2006. [MORE]
A History of the End of the World
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The question of how and when the world will end has captivated thinkers for centuries. It's the focus of A History of the End of the World: How the Most Controversial Book in the Bible Changed the Course of Western Civilization. Will Lewis talks to its author, Jonathan Kirsch, about it.
Aired Tuesday, August 29, 2006. [MORE]
The New Media: Who Can We Trust?
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In a world of information overload and bloggers claiming equality with journalists, who can you trust? Ruth Seymour discusses news quality with Robert Hugh-Jones of the BBC World Service & PRI's The World, and the Los Angeles Times' Tim Rutten.
Aired Tuesday, August 15, 2006. [MORE]
The Long Tail
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Our culture and economy are moving away from mainstream products and markets to niche products and businesses. And the Internet has changed everything. Celia Hirschman hosts a conversation with Christopher Anderson, author of The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More.
Aired Tuesday, August 8, 2006. [MORE]
The Politics of Mural Art
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It took Kent Twitchell nine years to paint his renowned mural, the Ed Ruscha Monument. It took barely a day to destroy it, perhaps beyond repair. Jonathan Kirsch hosts a conversation with the muralist and experts in art law.
Aired Tuesday, August 1, 2006. [MORE]
Hammer Museum: Société Anonyme
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Before there was a museum of modern art, there was the Société Anonyme, America's first "experimental museum for modern art" founded by some of the most legendary names in avant garde art. We celebrate the exhibition with its curator, Jennifer Gross, and Ann Philbin, Director of the Hammer Museum. (All exhibitions, collections, and public programs are free of charge through Labor Day Weekend, September 3, 2006.)
Aired Tuesday, July 25, 2006. [MORE]
The Media Morphs: Producing for Multiple Digital Platforms
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The media is morphing in many ways, with old and new co-mingling--or trying to. Content may be king but how do you capitalize on production for multiple platforms? KCRW's Ruth Seymour and Will Lewis speak with James Brady of the Washingtonpost.com, Kevin Wall of Network Live and Chris Anderson of Wired magazine.
Aired Tuesday, July 11, 2006. [MORE]
A New Look at LACMA
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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is undergoing a renewal. Its new director, Michael Govan, joins KCRW General manager Ruth Seymour and art critic Edward Goldman for a discussion about his plans for the museum's future.
Aired Tuesday, June 27, 2006. [MORE]
Jonathan Alter on FDR's First Hundred Days
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How did a spoiled mama's boy become the hero of every day americans? In his first 100 days, Franklin Delano Roosevelt faced the worst crisis in American history, but managed to create 250,000 jobs and lay the groundwork for Social Security. Will Lewis speaks with author Jonathan Alter about his new book, The Defining Moment: FDR's First Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope.
Aired Tuesday, June 13, 2006. [MORE]
Spalding Gray Rememberance
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As UCLA Live prepares the West Coast portion of a bicoastal tribute to Spalding Gray, join KCRW for a moving documentary about the late writer and performance artist, who took his own life in 2004.
. Aired Tuesday, June 6, 2006. [MORE]
The Role of Print Media Today
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Print media is losing readers and advertisers to online sites, sometimes their own, but without a clear idea of how to sustain the business model for an online readership. Advertisers are cutting back spending on newspaper and magazine ads. All this is complicated by Wall Street expectations and ownership changes, including people who've never been in the journalism business buying up newspapers. This, at a time when the print media has broken the most important stories, including the massacre in Haditha, the NSA's warrentless compilation of telephone records, and the CIA's establishment of secret prisons in foreign countries. Ruth Seymour discusses the value of mainstream print in today's Internet era of instant news and blogs with the Los Angeles Times' Tim Rutten, Jonathan Alter of Newsweek and Tom Rosenstiel of the Project for Excellence in Journalism.In an Internet era of instant news and blogs, what role does mainstream print still play? Join Ruth Seymour and guests in a discussion of the value of newspapers and magazines.
Aired Tuesday, May 30, 2006. [MORE]
David Remnick Reporting
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Editor David Remnick has made The New Yorker a must-read. His new book, Reporting, brings together some of his own best profiles of writers, politicians, and pugilists. Join Ruth Seymour in conversation with Remnick about the magazine and his essays.
Aired Tuesday, May 23, 2006. [MORE]
Robert Scheer's Playing President
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In his four decades as a newspaper reporter and columnist, Robert Scheer interviewed every sitting President from Nixon to Clinton. Join him in conversation about his new book Playing President with West Wing producer Lawrence O'Donnell.
Aired Tuesday, May 9, 2006. [MORE]