Nora Ephron

Kurt Andersen and special guest film director and writer Nora Ephron talk about the cult and culture of the kitchen, from the evolution of its design to its inspiration for contemporary artists and poets. We’ll also explore the elegant utility of the spoon and hear one novelist’s passion for Cuban singer Antonio Machin.

You may think you know the story, but Kurt Andersen and guests will take you to places in the land of Oz that are more wonderful, and weirder, than you ever imagined. We’ll meet the original man behind the curtain, L. Frank Baum, who had all the vision of Walt Disney, but none of the […]

Kurt Andersen follows the yellow brick road through America’s favorite story and discovers places in the Land of Oz more wonderful, and weirder, than you ever imagined.

It’s been over seventy years since movie audiences first watched The Wizard of Oz. Meet the original man behind the curtain, L. Frank Baum, who had all the vision of Walt Disney, bu…