Brooklyn

Jonathan Lethem on Solitude

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Novelist Jonathan Lethem tells Kurt what Superman has in common with the young hero of his book, The Fortress of Solitude. He also explains how losing his mother when he was a teenager shaped his writing.

Rent Party

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Makin’ Whoopies

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How to Quit Smoking, One Illustration at a Time

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Kehinde Wiley’s Modern-Day Royalty

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RadioLoveFest Meets RadioLoveVest

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Sideshow host Sean Rameswaram talks to Radiolab fans about their love of public radio. 

Terry Gross + Marc Maron = Public Radio Love

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Marc Maron tries to get Terry Gross to say his favorite four-letter word in our second dispatch from #RadioLoveFest at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Jessi Klein’s Favorite Public Radio Show Is “Game of Thrones”

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Jessi Klein writes for “Inside Amy Schumer,” hates “Game of Thrones,” and has a love-hate relationship with public radio swag. 

This Is Your Bodega on Gentrification

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When a 250 percent rent hike forced Jesse Itayim to close his family-run deli, a few clever neighbors helped him get the last laugh.

A Crash Course in Designing Life

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Bio-hacking has become so easy, artists and hobbyists can take classes at Genspace in Brooklyn. So reporter Julia Wetherell took a crash course.