The Brooklyn-based comedian Eugene Mirman is the stand-up king of hipsterville. But don't cross this guy: when Mirman got fed up with his cable company, he took out full-page ads in several local newspapers to give them a piece of his mind.
Marco Werman talks with Micah Zenko, Fellow for Conflict Prevention at the Council on Foreign Relations, about President Obama's public remarks yesterday on the US use of drones.
We're celebrating summer music here on The Takeaway. Our guest today is New Jersey-raised and Brooklyn-based singer and songwriter Sharon Van Etten.
We're wrapping up the "My America" series today, with actor, writer, and director John Turturro. Famous for his roles in movies like "Do the Right Thing," "The Big Lebowski," and the "Transformers" trilogy, Turturro's newest film is called "Passione."
When news broke that Mubarak was stepping down, Takeaway listeners responded.
It's summer time, and what better time to enjoy a fruit pie or the triumph of culinary competition? We're doing both in The Takeaway's summer fruit pie smackdown.
Takeaway correspondent Femi Oke spends the morning at the South African restaurant, Madiba, in Brooklyn, New York, where owners and patrons are preparing for the biggest South African World Cup party in the city.