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Lydia Millet

You say you want an Evolution?

Arts, Culture & Media

It’s almost exactly 150 years since On the Origin of Species was published, so for this week’s show we decided to put evolution to the test. We learned a lot of cool facts in producing this hour: did you know the human species was nearly extinct — dwindling to just 2,000 people — 70,000 years […]

Playlist: Radio Plays

Arts, Culture & Media

“Alpha”

Arts, Culture & Media

Apocalyptic fiction

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Alpha

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Lydia Millet

Arts, Culture & Media

Lydia Millet’s first short story collection, Love in Infant Monkeys, is filled with fictionalized tales of celebrities’ real-life confrontations with exotic species. She reads from her story ‘Sir Henry’ about David Hasselhoff’s dachshund and tells Kurt why she’s not afraid of lawyers.

The World

Alpha

Global Politics

Acclaimed novelist Lydia Millet imagines a future where a genetic engineering accident has wiped out much of the earth’s plant life. When a few blades of grass appear on a remote island, a scientist goes to investigate. Martha Plimpton reads the story. With production by John Delore.

Evolution

Studio 360 puts evolution to the test. On the Origin of Species is 150 years old, but the work of Charles Darwin remains as influential as ever. Darwin’s descendant, Ruth Padel, writes poems about her famous relative. Spencer Wells gathers DNA around the world to determine where we came from. An amateur paleontologist finds a […]

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