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Annie Linders on trad-jazz, Lindy Hop, and bike polo
Annie and the Fur Trappers headline the Bay State Hot Jazz Festival in Medford this weekend. Their front woman spoke to GBH Music about the magic of ‘20s jazz, and what to expect at the free festival.
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Unpacking Phillis Wheatley’s life as she’s brought to the stage
A new play about Black poet and author Phillis Wheatley looks at her return from London 250 years ago. -
David Yazbek on 'The Band's Visit' and the timelessness of conflict and community
"The Band's Visit" is a Tony-winning musical based on a 2007 film about an Egyptian band finding themselves stranded in an Israeli desert village. The production is on stage at The Huntington Theatre, Nov. 15 through Dec. 17. GBH's Jared Bowen spoke with David Yazbek, the musical's lyricist and composer, about giving the adaptation the weight that it deserved. -
Hollywood's strikes are both now over as actors reach deal with studios, return to work with writers
On Thursday, for the first time in more than six months, neither Hollywood's actors nor its writers will be on strike.
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Episode 29, Season 2<br> Why Edgar Allan Poe Isn't Just a Sad Boy
His legacy is more complicated than school books may have lead us to believe.| 11:03 -
Erin Morley Performs as Eurydice
Soprano Erin Morley sings an excerpt of "This is what it is to love an artist"| 2:05 -
Episode 7, Season 3<br> Two poems, by Linda Hogan and Alberto Ríos
Linda Hogan & Alberto Ríos explore their poems with host Elisa New, Jeff Corwin & more.| 25:14 -
Episode 6, Season 3<br> Poems about Motherhood by Sharon Olds and Bernadette Mayer
Elisa New, Emily Oster, Sharon Olds, & Bernadette Mayer explore poems on motherhood.| 25:38
