Fri, 27 August 2010
Mary Roach is the author of several best-selling books of science journalism, the most recent of which is Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. |
Wed, 25 August 2010
Simon Rich imagines the conversation at Mount Sinai. Featuring Seth Morris and Paul Scheer. |
Mon, 23 August 2010
Jon Glaser is a comedy writer and performer. His show on Cartoon Network's [adult swim], Delocated, is entering its second season. |
Tue, 17 August 2010
Standup comic Chelsea Peretti recorded this set at our live show in Washington, DC. She was recently selected one of Variety Magazine's Ten Comics to Watch for 2010. |
Mon, 9 August 2010
Annie Clark, the singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, performs under the moniker St. Vincent. She got her start playing guitar for The Polyphonic Spree and in Sufjan Stevens' touring band, then struck out on her own, playing almost every instrument on her debut album, Marry Me. Clark's most recent album, Actor, is a striking blend of beautiful vocals, orchestration, and distorted guitar. |
Thu, 5 August 2010
Roberta Flack is a singer, songwriter and pianist. She won back-to-back Grammy Awards for Record of the Year for her songs "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Killing Me Softly With His Song." We spoke to her for a new feature, "The Song That Changed My Life." |
Mon, 2 August 2010
Corb Lund is a musician and third-generation rancher from Alberta, Canada. He played for over ten years as part of punk band The Smalls, and now brings some of that irreverence to writing roots-country music about his own experiences and those of his ancestors on the Canadian prairies. |