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Late August is a time when parents are moving their kids into their first dorm room or shared housing. We speak with Wirecutter senior staff writer and former RA Jackie Reeve about move in essentials as well as some stuff you can leave at home. Plus, we take your calls and questions. This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst.

Duration:00:13:38

Approaching College Move-in Day as a Parent

As a parent, moving your kid into college can be hard, with a mix of feelings. On the one hand, you're sad your child won't be at home anymore, but also, you're proud of their independence. To give us advice on how parents can work through these feelings, we're joined by Rafael Rodriguez, dean of students at NYU, and Matt Lundquist, founder and clinical director of Tribeca Therapy. Plus, we take your calls. This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst.

Duration:00:36:39

Things to do in NYC This Weekend

Steve Smith, culture and arts editor for WNYC/Gothamist, joins to give us his list of things to do in New York City this weekend. This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst.

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Poet Laureate Ada Limón

In July, Ada Limón was named the nation's 24th U.S. Poet Laureate, and will take over the role from current Poet Laureate Joy Harjo in September. Limón joins us to discuss her life, career, new position, and her most recent collection, The Hurting Kind. This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst.

Duration:00:17:50

Producing 'Summer of Soul'

[REBROADCAST FROM March 17, 2022] The documentary "Summer of Soul" has swept nearly all awards from the Sundance Awards, to the Indie Spirits, and also won for Best Documentary at the Oscars. As part of our "Big Picture" series, where we spotlight the stars that make magic behind the camera, we speak to the film's producer, Joseph Patel. This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst.

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'The Kite Runner' Comes to Broadway

Khaled Hosseini's wildly popular 2003 novel The Kite Runner has now been adapted into a show on Broadway. Adapted for the stage by Matthew Spangler and starring Amir Arison as a young boy growing up in Kabul just before the onset of war in Afghanistan, it tells the story of his complicated relationship with his young servant and friend, Hassan. Spangler and Arison join us to discuss the show, which plays at the Hayes theater through October 30th. This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst.

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A New Documentary Shows How Hurricane Katrina Affected Young People

New Orleans native Ed Buckles was 13 when Hurricane Katrina hit his city. Seventeen years later his new film, "Katrina Babies," documents how the disaster changed the trajectory of the lives of kids who were also his age at the time. He joins to discuss the documentary which premieres on HBO Max on Wednesday, Aug. 24. This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst.

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'As You Like It' Closes Out Free Shakespeare In the Park

Closing out the 60th anniversary of Free Shakespeare in the Park this summer, The Delacorte Theater is staging Public Works' musical adaptation of Shakespeare's "As You Like It," adapted by Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery, with original music and lyrics also written by Taub. Woolery, as well as the production's lead Rebecca Naomi Jones (Rosalind), join us to discuss the show. "As You Like It" runs until September 11. This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst.

Duration:00:30:04

The End of 'Better Call Saul'

Vulture TV writer Jen Chaney joins to discuss the final season of the series 'Better Call Saul.' This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst.

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Documentary on Brooklyn Education and Arts Center, The East

The East was a cultural organization founded in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, in 1969, with a mission of Black empowerment. Members built a school, local food co-ops, and even a publisher to support Black Brooklyn. Tomorrow, a free screening of a new documentary about The East, called, "The Sun Rises in The East," will be presented by BAM at the Jitu Weusi in Clinton Hill. Director Tayo Giwa and producer Cynthia Gordy Giwa join to discuss the history of The East and the making of the documentary.

Duration:00:18:45

Co-Creator and Actor Dan Perlman on Flatbush Misdemeanors

"Flatbush Misdemeanors," created by comedians Kevin Iso and Dan Perlman, follows two longtime friends, one a struggling artist and the other a mediocre high school teacher, as they struggle to figure their lives out. Perlman discusses the inspiration and his role on Showtime's critically-acclaimed comedy series, which is currently airing its second season.

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'New York: 1962-1964' at The Jewish Museum

According to a new major exhibition at The Jewish Museum, the years 1962 to 1964 are crucial in understanding New York City art history. The show, called New York: 1962-1964, was curated by the late art historian and curator Germano Celant, before his death in 2020. On view are 150 works by various artists who were creating in New York in the early 60s, responding to major political and social changes in the United States. Claudia Gould, director of The Jewish Museum, and Darsie Alexander,...

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The Challenges of Caretaking

Caring for an elderly or ill relative can bring up complicated feelings. For author Lynne Tillman, it brought up feelings of frustration, duty, and sometimes resentment. She writes candidly about the complicated emotions she felt caring for her sick mother in her new book-length essay, Mothercare: On Obligation, Love, Death, and Ambivalence. She joins us to discuss, and to take calls from listeners who have grappled with similar challenges.

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Last Minute Summer Reads!

With summer drawing to a close, you've still got time to fit in one last summer read! All Of It and Get Lit producer Jordan Lauf joins us to recommend some new and upcoming books, as well as some old favorites. Plus, we take listener recommendations and calls! Jordan's Recommendations Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton The Old Place by Bobby Finger Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates Listener Recommendations Honey...

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Contextualizing the Salman Rushdie Attack

Salman Rushdie, the novelist who has been the target of a fatwa issued by the Iranian government since 1989, is recovering from a stabbing at an event on Friday in western New York. Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, the literary human rights organization where Rushdie was once president, joins us to discuss the context and freedom of speech significance of the attack and we play an excerpt of our interview with Rushdie about his novel Quichotte from 2019.

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The U.S. Government Wants to Block a Publishing Merger -- But Why?

Penguin Random House wants to absorb its rival Simon & Schuster. The publisher says the merger would be good for authors by increasing advances. But the federal government says it would create a publishing behemoth that would harm writers and consumers, and it has sued to block the merger. Now, one of the most closely watched antitrust trials in U.S. history is unfolding in a Washington D.C. courthouse. Hillel Italie, books and publishing reporter for the Associated Press, joins to help...

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2022 Debut: Mecca Jamilah Sullivan's 'Big Girl'

A new coming-of-age novel, Big Girl, tells the story of eight-year-old Malaya Clondon in a rapidly gentrifying 1990s Harlem. Author Mecca Jamilah Sullivan joins us to discuss her debut novel as part of our ongoing series, 2022 Debuts.

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Two-time Pulitzer Prize Winner Colson Whitehead Discusses His Novel 'Harlem Shuffle'