poetry
Cuarón’s Gravity & Untitled Film Stills
Kurt Andersen speaks with a poet who is translating new poems coming out of wartime Syria. Alfonso Cuarn explains why the astounding special effects in his new film Gravity take second place to Sandra Bullock’s performance as an untethered astronaut. In American Icons, we look at Cindy Sherman’s remarkable faux film stills that predicted the […]
Comey Firing Aftermath; Ransomware Attack; the Poetry of Pop
May 15, 2017
1. Backlash After FBI Director Firing (12 min)
2. ‘Biggest Ransomware Attack Ever’ Targets Countries Across the Globe (7 min)
3. Incidents at Fenway Expose Boston Sports Racism (4 min)
4. West Dallas Residents Struggle to Keep Affordable Housing Amid Change (6 min)
5. ‘The Poetry of Pop’ (8 min)
‘Mad Dog’ Defense, Alt Christmas Music, Cuban Poetry and Politics
December 02, 2016:
1. Veteran: We Must Protect Standing Rock Protesters from Police Violence (8 min)
2. ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis: What You Need to Know About Trump’s Defense Pick (4 min)
3. What Coal Country Sees in Donald Trump (11 min)
4. Poet Richard Blanco on Political Lessons from Cuba (6 min)
5. Films to Catch and Skip at the Box Office This Weekend (4 min)
6. Alternative Christmas Songs to Get You Through the Holidays (6 min)
The Alt-Right, Racialized Web Harassment, The Great Ice Cream Cone Debate
August 26, 2016:
1. Clinton Attacks Trump for ‘Radical Fringe’ Ties (6 min)
2. For Donald Trump, a Clumsy Pivot on Immigration (6 min)
3. Trump Stumbles in Push to Reach Black Voters (7 min)
4. Racism, Misogyny & Tech: What We Learned from the Leslie Jones Hack (4 min)
5. The Best Web Series on The Internet Right Now (4 min)
6. The Poetry of Political Inclusion (7 min)
7. Pick a Side in the Great Ice Cream Debate: Wafer or Sugar Cone? (8 min)
Misbheaving Economics, The Disappearing Night Sky, The Poetry of Mourning
June 17, 2016:
1. Stirring Trouble With Richard Thaler, The Father of Behavioral Economics (9 min)
2. How Violence Changes the Brexit Debate (6 min)
3. U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera on a Year of Gun Violence (7 min)
4. America’s New, More Progressive Era of Country Music (4 min)
5. Films to Catch and Skip at the Box Office This Weekend (4 min)
The Takeaway Christmas Special
December 25, 2015: Merry Christmas from The Takeaway! In honor of the holiday season, we’re spending the day thinking about giving.
The Poetry of Grief and The Music of Protest
June 20th, 2015: The Takeaway talks with U.S. poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera about the shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, and Grammy-winning musician Tom Chapin discusses protest music in the age of Instagram.
The Creative Future, Theater in 60 Seconds, and Jihadi Poets
1. The Fight Against ISIS Divides a Splintered Nation | 2. Remembering Legends Ornette Coleman & Christopher Lee | 3. Gone in 60 Seconds: Theater Festival Presents 1 Minute Plays | 4. The Creative Future: Scholastic Winners on The Power of Writing and Art | 5. The Jihadi Poets of ISIS
Today’s Takeaways: Hope in Nepal, Tension in Baltimore, and Courage Among the Trans Community
1. Searching for Hope Amid Disaster in Nepal | 2. Baltimore Pushed to The Brink | 3. Listeners Share Odes to Their Zip Codes | 4. The Clerk Who Started the Same-Sex Marriage Revolution | 5. Roundtable: Coming Out as Trans Later in Life
Ohio in 2016, Poetry in Brooklyn, and Hitler as Comedy
1. Your Guide to the 2016 GOP Candidates | 2. In Swinging Ohio, Anything Goes For 2016 | 3. Lebron James Scores Big Against Chicago | 4. Pulitzer Winner Gregory Pardlo on Life as a Poet in Bed-Stuy | 5. If Hitler Were a Talk Show Host