Kurt Andersen and writer Cintra Wilson look at the decade bookended by end of the Cold War and the terrorist attacks of 2001. We’ll hear about thehazy allureof the slacker and discover how hip-hop crossed into the cultural and commercial mainstream. And Frank Rich, Stephen Spinella, and Tony Kushner talk about how Kushner’s groundbreaking play Angels in America so perfectly captured a millennial moment. Plus, country music legend Merle Haggard drops by the studio and explains why he’s recording jazz standards these days.
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