Entertainment journalist Thea Glassman makes the case that teen shows of yesterday paved the way for today’s diverse, complex and compelling teen storylines.
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Phoebe Robinson is one dope queen
We’ll talk with the co-creator and co-star of the hit podcast-turned-TV-show “2 Dope Queens” on HBO and the WNYC Studios podcast “Sooo Many White Guys.”
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COVID-19 And The Future of Sports And Entertainment
Brent Lang, executive editor of film and media at Variety and Tom Goldman, sports correspondent for NPR, join us to talk about how studios and sports leagues are scrambling to figure out their next moves as COVID-19 threatens the futures of entertainment.
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Disneyland: From Disaster To Overnight Success
Richard Snow, former editor-in-chief of American Heritage magazine joins us to talk about the huge gamble Disney’s amusement park was in 1955, and about how it turned the entertainment industry on its head.
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A Conversation With Tyra Banks (And Her Mom!)
Tyra Banks – along with her mother, Carolyn London – joins us to talk about the behind-the-scenes struggles of her career – and how they worked through them as a team.
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The Evolution Of Television News
We’ll talk about the line between news and entertainment – and if the nightly news is still relevant – with Charles Ponce de Leon, author of That’s the Way It Is: A History of Television News in America.
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The Life Of Bob Hope
This hour, we’ll get to know the man who made generations of Americans laugh with Time magazine’s Richard Zoglin, author of Hope: Entertainer of the Century.
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