Gretta Cohn

Associate Producer, Soundcheck

Free Theatre Belarus

Arts, Culture & Media

Belarus is called the last dictatorship in Europe. The government censors the arts, so performance troupe Free Theatre Belarus performs secretly, in converted houses, to avoid arrest. American playwright Aaron Landsman went to visit the group in Minsk, and learned what theater is really all about. Produced by David Krasnow and Gretta Cohn.

The World

Design for the Real World: Dialysis Machine

Health & Medicine
The World

Design for the Real World: Dialysis Machine

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

100 Years of Whiffenpoofs

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

From Books to Bands

The World

From Desktop to Stovetop

Last year Marc Matsumoto got laid off from his marketing job at a technology company. So he decided it was time to embrace his passion: cooking. Produced by Gretta Cohn.

The World

Finance Guy Goes Stand-Up

For years Michael Terry led a double life. He never revealed to his colleagues at his finance job that he was doing stand-up comedy at night. Now a full-time comic, he’s coming clean about his banking past. Produced by Gretta Cohn.

The World

Recessionista

Late last year, after getting laid-off from her investment bank job, Christine Marchuska decided to dive into a creative career as a fashion designer. Produced by Gretta Cohn.

The World

Design for the Real World: Elephant and Donkey

Arts, Culture & Media

Kevin Kallaugher, better known as KAL, has been the cartoonist at The Economist for 30 years. He explains how the donkey and elephant came to represent the parties, and charts their evolution in our culture. Produced by Gretta Cohn.

The World

Free Theatre Belarus

Arts, Culture & Media

Belarus is called the last dictatorship in Europe. The government censors the arts, so performance troupe Free Theatre Belarus performs secretly, in converted houses, to avoid arrest. American playwright Aaron Landsman went to visit the group in Minsk, and learned what theater is really all about. Produced by David Krasnow and Gretta Cohn.