Are you indecisive? Are you always worrying about what to do, and what not to do? Well, worry no more! Here is your complete guide to living - just enroll in Gina School! Author, teacher and life coach Gina Barreca tells us the whys and wherefores about her new book.…
Author and teacher Gina Barreca puts her years of expereince in print to become a "life coach" in her new book Gina School. It's 103 messages, complete with illustations, about how to live life to the fullest!
Seeing The Nutcracker ballet is an annual Christmas event for many of us. But dancer and choreographer Phil Chan thought the "Chinese Dance" could be updated to give audiences a better idea of what actual Chinese dance is like. He helped start a movement in that direction for all ballet.…
"The Nutcracker" is a ballet we'll likely see this time of year. But will the Chinese Dance be filled with characters - or charicatures? This Musical InnerTuesday, Phil Chan and Jennifer Lin discuss how to make ballet more appealing by making it more real
Just in time for Halloween! Did you know there's a Texas Body Farm? Ever hear of the Devil that lives in New Jersey's Pine Barrens? Mystery writer Ruth Setton and forensic psychologist Katherine Ramsland talk about the murder, mystery and magic in their novels - and they have ideas about…
Writers Ruth Setton and Katherine Ramsland talk about their crime novels, true crime podcasts, and why people - especially women - are attracted to it all.
This is a must-listen podcast! We have Art Caplan, a real scientist specializing in the ethics of medical care, talking about autism, vaccines, science education - and how the people in charge of the nation's medical care aren't qualified to make these decisions. If you want to know more about…
This is a must-listen podcast! We have Art Caplan, a real scientist specializing in the ethics of medical care, talking about autism, vaccines, science education - and how the people in charge of the nation's medical care aren't qualified to make these decisions.
What the heck is going on with health and science in Washington DC these days? Nothing good, bioethicist Art Caplan assures you.
Carole King is a music superstar. She's also suffered from spousal abuse, raised two kids in a primitive cabin in rural Idaho, and wrestled with her Jewish identity. All this and more is contained between the covers of Jane Eisner's biography, "She Made The Earth Move." Get your very own…
"She Made the Earth Move" is the subtitle of Jane Eisner's new biography of Carole King. She tells us all about it this Musical InnerTuesday!
We're proud to once again present the story of Mike Hingson, who was trapped in one of the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001. Remarkably, Mike, his guide dog Roselle and thousands of others walked down 78 flights of stairs to safety.
A funny thing happened on the way to November of 2020. We'd recorded a terrific interview with Philadephia Inquirer music critic Dan DeLuca - but you couldn't hear a word he said. Now, thanks to AI, we're able to bring you this Lost Innertube episode. Find more of Dan's articles…
Stop us if you've heard this one - because you haven't! It's the "Lost Episode" of the Musical Innertube, featuring music critic Dan DeLuca!
The Last Partera is a film about a woman who was the last of her kind. We talk with Rebecca Turecky, who continues her work, and Ned Phillips, who helped document her life on film. For more information on Rebecca's organization, and details on what they're doing to help women…
This InnerTuesday we take you to Costa Rica and tell you the story of the Last Partera.
Celebrate sun and sand and fun with these summer tunes curated by music historian Bill Trousdale! Plus: there's a contest! And a singalong! You'll want to sing along with Bill, John, Don, Al Alberts and his crew on the second verse of On The Way To Cape May! Here are…
We're celebrating summer with delightful tunes picked by music historian Bill Trousdale!
Amanda Gefter was researching a famed physicist when she kept seeing the name "Putnam" in his journals. That led her to an unknown but brilliant scientist who came up with an explanation of how the human brain works. To read Amanda's article in Nautilus, copy and paste this address on…
Coming up: the remarkable story of a scientist who never published a paper and died in poverty - yet figured out a complicated theory of how the brain works
Explore with us the world of literary jealousy, a writer who's missing and presumed dead, and a detective who has no idea what she's doing. It's all part of Lee Upton's new novel, Wrongful
Why should you start a podcast? What kind of feedback can you expect? How hard is it to keep a podcast going? Here's a fun talk with podcasters Mat Kaplan and Nick Roman about all that stuff
Jennifer Lin's documentary about George Lee, who went from ballet student/refugee in Shanghai to the NYC Ballet, is now airing on PBS American Masters. Here's Jennifer talking about the film from late last year.
Whether you've never heard of John McPhee - or are fascinated by his writing like Noel Rubinton - there's a lot to discover here, about McPhee and about Noel, who's new book is a study of McPhee's works.