Andrew reads poetry of the late Samuel Menashe, who passed away last week at the age of 85.
Archive for August, 2011
Assyrian Dictionary Project: Part 1 of 2
Monday, August 29, 2011 by Matt DeStefano
Andrew’s guests are University of Chicago professors Martha Roth and Robert Biggs in the first of a two-part discussion of The Oriental Institute‘s just-completed Chicago Assyrian Dictionary 90 years in the making.
Postcard from Home
Saturday, August 27, 2011 by Matt DeStefano
Critic’s Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT’s Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world.
Love Poems III
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 by Matt DeStefano
Critic’s Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT’s Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world.
The Interrupters: Rebroadcast
Monday, August 22, 2011 by Matt DeStefano
Ameena Matthews in a scene from The Interrupters (Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz, 2011) Andrew talks with Steve James (Hoop Dreams, Kartemquin Films), Alex Kotlowitz (There Are No Children Here), and Cobe Williams (the CeaseFire project) about their new and already acclaimed documentary, The Interrupters. Made in Chicago, the film looks at the efforts of a remarkable group more…
James Thurber #2 (Rebroadcast)
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 by Andrew Patner
Andrew reads more selections from James Thurber’s Fables for Our Times.
Leif Ove Andsnes
Monday, August 15, 2011 by Matt DeStefano
Andrew’s guest is Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes in a rebroadcast of a conversation while he was making Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Hall recital appearances.
The Interrupters
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 by Andrew Patner
Andrew previews the important new Chicago documentary film opening this week at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
The Interrupters
Monday, August 8, 2011 by Andrew Patner
Andrew talks with Steve James (Hoop Dreams, Kartemquin Films), Alex Kotlowitz (There Are No Children Here), and Cobe Williams (the CeaseFire project) about their new and already acclaimed documentary, The Interrupters.
Alan Goldfarb Poems #2
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 by Matt DeStefano
Andrew reads from a collection of Alan Goldfarb poems.
Andrew’s 2005 interview with Studs Terkel
Studs discusses his book AND THEY ALL SANG: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey.
"It is the only interview that I know of done with Studs where he discusses in detail his passion for opera and opera singers including Rosa Raisa, Lotte Lehmann, and "his" diva, Claudia Muzio. Studs also talks about his disc jockey days in general and the music editions of The Studs Terkel Program on WFMT. We play opera scenes with Raisa, Lehmann, Muzio, and a song by Woody Guthrie as well." -Andrew
To download an MP3 file of this interview, right-click on link below (Mac users control-click).
