Podcasts about Calvin Trillin

The acclaimed writer talks to Mark about being the world's worst busboy, "the alleged parting of the Red Sea," unintentionally writing about murders, how to make smoked mackerel pâté, and his storied career.Get the Applesauce recipe mentioned in this episode on The Bittman Project: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/mark-bittman-applesauceAre you liking Food with Mark Bittman? Got feedback? We'd love it if you'd take our (brief) survey: http://bit.ly/foodwithmarkbittman-survey. Thanks for listening!Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts.Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram at @markbittman. Want more food content? Subscribe to The Bittman Project at www.bittmanproject.com.Questions or comments? Email food@markbittman.com. And if you have a minute, we'd love it if you'd take a short survey about our show! Head here: http://bit.ly/foodwithmarkbittman-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Yorker writer Calvin Trillin calls himself one-sixth Canadian. For 55 years, he and his family have spent their summers in Nova Scotia — what he calls: The Home Place. IDEAS producer Mary Lynk spoke to the 88-year-old author about everything from Trump to the layered Yiddish word: Meeskite.

1. David Gilbert [@daithaigilbert], reporter for Wired covering disinformation, and Katya Schwenk [@ktyschwnk], reporter at The Lever, on why disasters are fertile ground for conspiracy theories, which obfuscate real quality control issues. Listen. 2. Michael Socolow [@MichaelSocolow], media historian at the University of Maine, on the history of the revolving door between politics and news.Listen. 3. Calvin Trillin, contributor at The New Yorker, on his career and his latest book, The Lede: Dispatches from a Life in the Press. Listen.

Following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, conspiracy theories proliferated. On this week's On the Media, hear how memes and misinformation obscure the real causes of tragedies, from bridges to planes. Plus, what Ronna McDaniel's hiring and firing from NBC News tells us about the revolving door from politics to tv news. 1. David Gilbert [@daithaigilbert], reporter for Wired covering disinformation, and Katya Schwenk [@ktyschwnk], reporter at The Lever, on why disasters are fertile ground for conspiracy theories, which obfuscate real quality control issues. Listen. 2. Michael Socolow [@MichaelSocolow], media historian at the University of Maine, on the history of the revolving door between politics and news.Listen. 3. Calvin Trillin, contributor at The New Yorker, on his career and his latest book, The Lede: Dispatches from a Life in the Press. Listen.

 Our guest is Calvin Trillin.  The journalist, humorist, poet, and novelist started his professional career in the early 1960's at Time Magazine, and soon after became a staff writer for The New Yorker, where he continues to contribute.  He also writes for The Nation.  He is the author of 32 books, including memoir, novels, verse, and food writing.  His new book,“The Lede: Dispatches From A Life in the Press”, collects writings about journalism and its practitioners.  This conversation with writer Steven Winn was recorded at the studios of KQED in San Francisco on February 22, 2024. This was hardly Trillin's first appearance on City Arts & Lectures - he's been on our stage more than any other guest, a total of 19 times since his first appearance in 1982.  So we close out this hour with excerpts from three of those programs that showcase some of Trillin's many talents beyond serious journalism.  Calvin Trillin began writing about regional food specialties during his travels as a reporter, and then in books like “American Fried” and “Alice, Let's Eat”. In 2008, Trillin was joined by two distinguished women of the culinary world, former Gourmet magazine editor Ruth Reichl. and the founder of Berkeley's Chez Panisse, Alice Waters - to discuss one of his obsessions – Buffalo chicken wings.   Calvin Trillin also developed a journalistic sideline that he describes as “Deadline Poet” and in 2012, he explained how that got started to Steven Winn. And finally, no Calvin Trillin City Arts & Lectures program would be complete without the story of the tic-tac-toe-playing chicken of New York's Chinatown.  In a 1998 appearance, Trillin introduced the chicken to actor and comedian Robin Williams and interviewer Wendy Lesser.

Writer Calvin Trillin joined The New Yorker in 1963, and he continues to contribute today. Trillin's trademark humility and humor show up in all of his writing, whether it's a story about the invention of the buffalo chicken wing, or the civil rights movement, or an old ditty about our political woes. Brooke recently sat down with him to discuss his career and his latest book, The Lede: Dispatches from a Life in the Press.

Writer Calvin Trillin joined The New Yorker in 1963, and he continues to contribute today. Trillin's trademark humility and humor show up in all of his writing, whether it's a story about the invention of the buffalo chicken wing, or the civil rights movement, or an old ditty about our political woes. Brooke recently sat down with him to discuss his career and his latest book, The Lede: Dispatches from a Life in the Press.

At 88, Calvin Trillin is still writing and touring across the United States to promote his work. Trillin will appear in his hometown of Kansas City for a Rainy Day Books event on Feb. 28.

Today's episode focuses on two books about legendary journalists, the business of reporting and the state of the industry today. First, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jennet Conant about Fierce Ambition, a biography of war correspondent Maggie Higgins – the first woman to win a Pulitzer for foreign correspondence, who also resented being defined by her gender. Then, NPR's Scott Simon asks The New Yorker's Calvin Trillin about The Lede, an introspection into the realities of being a reporter, the careers of Edna Buchanan and R.W. "Johnny" Apple, and so much more. To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookoftheday Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In conversation with Bill Marimow ''Perhaps the finest reporter in America'' (The Miami Herald), Calvin Trillin has written more than 400 nonfiction and comic articles for The New Yorker since 1963. His book include U.S. Journal and Killings, collections of his columns from between 1967 and 1982. A former Time columnist and syndicated columnist at The Nation, Trillin wrote and performed two one-man shows, wrote a play that was staged at the American Place Theatre, and has appeared across a wide variety of media outlets. He has also published two comic novels, four books of political verse, and three memoirs, and his humor collection Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin won the Thurber Prize for American Humor in 2012. Replete with his signature empathy and wit, The Lede is a portrait of journalists and their craft constructed through curated articles from his six-decade career. As a reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Bill Marimow twice won the Pulitzer Prize for public service. The editor in chief of the Inquirer from 2006 to 2017 and formerly its vice president of strategic development, he also served as vice president of news at National Public Radio and editor in chief of The Baltimore Sun. His other honors include two Silver Gavel Awards from the American Bar Association and two Robert F. Kennedy awards. Because you love Author Events, please make a donation to keep our podcasts free for everyone. THANK YOU! The views expressed by the authors and moderators are strictly their own and do not represent the opinions of the Free Library of Philadelphia or its employees. (recorded 2/15/2024)

We're reaching back into the archives for some Valentine's tinged segments. Wedding announcements! Dating stories! And a lovely interview with venerable New Yorker writer Calvin Trillin about his wife Alice, the love of his life. And we have a catch up chat and discuss the new Martha Stewart series on CNN.  Thank you to our 2024 sponsors and to listeners for supporting these sponsors by using the special urls and promo codes: Jenni Kayne https://jennikayne.com. Use promo code sisters BritBox https://BritBox.com Use promo code sisters Prose https://prose.com/sisters Osea https://oseamalibu.com Use code satsisters Butcher Box https://butcherbox.com/sisters Use code sisters Show Links Calvin Trillin's book is About Alice. You can also read about his new book The Lede in the Los Angeles Times  https://www.amazon.com/About-Alice-Calvin-Trillin/dp/1400066158 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2024-02-13/calvin-trillin-lede-review-story-collection That's Ambassador Kwan to you!  Follow World Champion Figure Skater turned Diplomat on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/michellewkwan/?hl=en How to stay connected to the Satellite Sisters: Satellite Sisters website: https://satellitesisters.com/ Satellite Sisters podcast page: https://satellitesisters.com/podcast/ Subscribe to our newsletter Pep Talk: Go to website home page and it will pop up. https://satellitesisters.com/ Satellite Sisters blog page for show notes and more: https://satellitesisters.com/blog/ Shop in the Satellite Sisters Shop: https://satellite-sisters-shop-5893.myshopify.com/ Satellite Sisters Facebook Group: Click to join so you can post, like, + comment https://www.facebook.com/groups/satellitesisters Satellite Sisters Facebook Page: LIKE the page to get our announcements: https://www.facebook.com/SatelliteSistersPage Subscribe to the Satellite Sisters YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/@satellitesisters7265 Follow us on @instagram @satsisters https://www.instagram.com/satsisters/ Follow Lian @liandolan https://www.instagram.com/liandolan/ Follow Liz @satellitesisterliz. https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/ Follow Julie @julieoldesister. https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/ Our show email address is hello@satellitesisters.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The acclaimed writer talks to Mark about being the world's worst busboy, "the alleged parting of the Red Sea," unintentionally writing about murders, how to make smoked mackerel pâté, and his storied career.View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/mark-bittman-applesauceSubscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts.Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram at @markbittman. Subscribe to Mark's newsletter The Bittman Project at www.bittmanproject.com.Questions or comments about the show? Email food@markbittman.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In "About Alice," author Calvin Trillin writes about the love of his life, Alice, and how she was equally at home being a wife, mother, educator, writer, and friend. This discussion with the author took place on a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.

In this episode of 92NY Talks, join Grammy Award-winning singer Darlene Love, James Thurber Award-winning writer Calvin Trillin and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Garry Trudeau for a discussion on their early years, the hills and valleys of the journey and the beauty of longevity. The conversation, moderated by longtime 92NY host Budd Mishkin, was streamed live as part of the The 92nd Street Y, New York online talks series on May 7, 2023.

The Projected Man beams itself into Chris and Charlotte's life, and so they talk about 4D Man, Lee Meriwether, Ralph Carmichael, Bert from Sesame Street, and Andrei Tarkovsky.SHOW NOTES.The Projected Man: MST3K Wiki. IMDb. Trailer. RIP, Mark Russell.We talked more about Mark Russell in our episode on Gamera vs. Guiron.Our live event will be on Saturday, April 22nd! Join us.Our fine range of t-shirts.Island of Terror.4D Man.Ralph Carmichael: 4D Man main theme.An overview of Ralph Carmichael's work with Nat King Cole.The Blob.My Mother The Car.Ralph Carmichael's religious music.A documentary about The Falklands Play.Our episode on Cosmic Princess.That photo of Tori Amos.Petula Clark: Downtown. [UPDATE: Which is from 1964, not 1963. Sorry, Petulaheads!]Plastic Ono Band: Give Peace a Chance. [Keep an eye out for the woman with the beauty mark at 4:30]Calvin Trillin, Deadline Poet. [Musk Takes Over Twitter.]Calvin Trillin: Messages from My Father.Lionel Trilling: The Liberal Imagination.Rose Mary Woods.How Eyebrows Became Everything.Eyebrow through history.Vogue on eyebrows.Korean Straight Eyebrows.100 Years of Brows.Stalker.Janus Films.Support It's Just A Show on Patreon. Thanks!

Kansas City Actors Theatre is producing the two-person play about Calvin Trillin's late wife. The play was adapted from his memoir of the same name.

En este episodio conversamos sobre "Sleepless in Seattle" (Sintonía de Amor) de Nora Ephron, protagonizada por Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks y Ross Malinger.

Ed Mitchell #edmitchell is known as ‘The Pitmaster' #thepitmaster in barbecue circles #bbq, Ed Mitchell has been cooking whole-hog barbecue the traditional way since he was a teenager in Wilson, North Carolina. A grandson of a small farmer, Ed was surrounded by natural, good-tasting food as a child. He has rich memories of those taste and times. For years, his education, military duty, and work with the Ford Motor Company took him away from Wilson, until he returned in 1990 to help his mother when his father became ill. Thanks to a chance launch and Ed's habit-forming barbecue, Mitchell's Grocery soon morphed into Mitchell's Ribs, Chicken & B-B-Q. As the business grew, so did Ed's reputation. Acknowledgement of his talents led to associations with influential writers and historians including Calvin Trillin, John T. Edge, Peter Kaminsky, and Michael Pollan. Peter Kaminsky, author of Pig Perfect, in which a chapter is dedicated to Ed's story, introduced Ed to the superior taste of free-ranging pigs raised on traditional foods. Ed was convinced that this was the taste of his youth he'd been searching for. He soon partnered with North Carolina A&T State University's farm-raised pig program to encourage chefs to support naturally raised pigs. During this time Ed became a founding pitmaster of the 15th annual Big Apple Block Party #bigappleblockparty. In 2009, Ed was invited to cook at the prestigious James Beard House in New York City. A year later, notable food advocate and author Michael Pollan shadowed Ed in preparation his The New York Times' best selling book, Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation (Penguin Books, 2013.) #cooked Ed was not only featured in the book, but also in the Netflix original food documentary film, “Cooked.” In March 2012, Ed hosted a barbecue master class at the 20th Annual International Food and Wine Festival #annualinternationalfoodandwinefestival in Melbourne, Australia. Ed's network of passionate culinary experts who are at the forefront of the food movement, as well as a rising fan base, helped support his transition from his family's restaurant to an upscale barbecue concept, The Pit, based in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 2014, Ed left The Pit to team up with his son Ryan at Ed Mitchell's Que in Durham. ____________________________________________________ Food & Beverage Industry brought to life. F&B LIVE! is a national, industry influencing webcast featuring the leaders in the restaurant, hospitality, branded food and beverage and CPG industries, many of whom are Michael's "friends in the business." Featuring an informal and informative conversation where friends in the business share the latest intel, ideas and best practices for surviving these dynamic challenges we are facing and the future of our brands and businesses. The show is live and broadcast across 5 platforms and features an audience rich with industry influencers. Be sure to pick up your copy of: Food & Beverage Magazine's Guide to Restaurant Success https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119668964/... ____________________________________________________ *CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/foodbeverag... *Follow Us on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/FoodAndBever... *Follow Us on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/fbmagazine/ *Follow Us on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/fb101com www.fbmagazine.com@edmitchell@ryanmitchell@michaelpolitz@jenniferenglish@jamesbeardaward#foodandbeverage#foodandbeveragemagazine#JamesBeardAward#foodie#restaurant#foodieinternational#foodiefest#foodandbeveragetrade

Things You Should Stop Worrying About This WeekThe Chinese government removing storylines from “Friends” How you'll make guacamole with the ban on avocados My government spying on meFinding $3 mil in my spam folder Mentioned in the show:Dave BarryThis episode is sponsored by…RitualRight now Ritual is offering Tiny Victories listeners 10% off your first three months. Do YOU have a tiny victory to share? Call the Tiny Victories Hotline: (323) 285-1675We want folks to share their tiny victories on our hotline because, frankly, we'll assume we're just talking into the void every week and nothing matters. Prove us wrong. Did you finally do that thing you were putting off? Tiny victory! Reconnect with someone you haven't been in touch with for ages? Victory! We only ask that you try to keep messages to under a minute so we're able to play it on the show.If you prefer, you can record a tiny victory on your phone and then email us the audio. Email: TinyVictories@maximumfun.orgHOW TO @ USTwitter@GetTinyPod@LAGurwitch@ImLauraHouse@Swish (producer Laura Swisher)This episode was edited by Christian DueñasInstagram@GetTinyPod

Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher talk with Anna Della Subin about her new book, Accidental Gods: On Men Unwittingly Turned Divine. Accidental Gods traces the rarely told history of the deification of living men in modern times, revealing the phenomenon's connection to imperial conquest, revolution, and civil war. Taking as a starting point Columbus' exploitation of his reception by native peoples as a deity come from the heavens, the book offers in-depth studies of figures such as the Ethiopian King Haile Selassie, who is regarded as God by Rastafarians in Jamaica, England's Prince Philip, who became the center of a religion on an island in the South Pacific, and Jiddu Krishnamurti, who was seen as divine by early Theosophists. What does it mean to make a man a God? Why is it always a man? And what does that say about notions of masculinity, the place of religion in society, and the relations between political power and divinity? Also, Sam Quinones, author of The Least of Us, returns to recommend Calvin Trillin's Killings.

Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher talk with Anna Della Subin about her new book, Accidental Gods: On Men Unwittingly Turned Divine. Accidental Gods traces the rarely told history of the deification of living men in modern times, revealing the phenomenon's connection to imperial conquest, revolution, and civil war. Taking as a starting point Columbus' exploitation of his reception by native peoples as a deity come from the heavens, the book offers in-depth studies of figures such as the Ethiopian King Haile Selassie, who is regarded as God by Rastafarians in Jamaica, England's Prince Philip, who became the center of a religion on an island in the South Pacific, and Jiddu Krishnamurti, who was seen as divine by early Theosophists. What does it mean to make a man a God? Why is it always a man? And what does that say about notions of masculinity, the place of religion in society, and the relations between political power and divinity? Also, Sam Quinones, author of The Least of Us, returns to recommend Calvin Trillin's Killings.

This week on the pod we have Jeannie Suk Gersen, the John H. Watson Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and a columnist for The New Yorker! We begin by discussing Professor Suk Gersen's documentary “The Crits,” which focuses on the development and legacy of the Critical Legal Studies (CLS) movement. Several modern ideas and movements have come out of and splintered from CLS. We compare the evolution of CLS to the law and economics movement, debating both why law and economics has become institutionalized in the mainstream and what constitutes success for a legal movement. After, we transition to discussing “The Sex Burueacracy,” which covers the govenrment regulatory apparatus and university bureaucracies that stem from Title IX and similar policies. Professor Suk Gersen leaves us with thoughts on what might happen under the Biden Administrations Department of Education after educational guidances in the sex bureaucracy varied during the Obama and Trump presidencies. Referenced Readings: Duncan Kennedy, “Sexual Abuse, Sexy Dressing and the Eroticization of Domination,” New England Law Revew (1991). Jacob Gersen and Jeannie Suk, “The Sex Bureaucracy,” California Law Review (2016). Calvin Trillin, “Harvard Law,” The New Yorker (1984).

No Fair! No Fair! And Other Jolly Poems of Childhood by Calvin Trillin is our feature for POETRY OUT LOUD. This children's poetry book celebrates the contemporary topics of childhood everywhere, inspired by the author's real-life experiences that are familiar to children today.

In his new book, Lament for a Father: The Journey to Understanding and Forgiveness, Marvin Olasky, editor of WORLD Magazine , puts all his journalistic expertise and experience into uncovering the story of his father. Life and Books and Everything is sponsored by Crossway, publisher of Recovering the Lost Art of Reading: A Quest for the True, the Good, and the Beautiful by Leland Ryken, Glenda Faye Mathes. Reading has become a lost art. With smartphones offering us endless information with the tap of a finger, it’s hard to view reading as anything less than a tedious and outdated endeavor. This is particularly problematic for Christians, as many find it difficult to read even the Bible consistently and attentively. Reading is in desperate need of recovery. Recovering the Lost Art of Reading addresses these issues by exploring the importance of reading in general as well as studying the Bible as literature, offering practical suggestions along the way. Leland Ryken and Glenda Faye Mathes inspire a new generation to overcome the notion that reading is a duty and instead discover it as a delight. For 30% off this book and all other books and Bibles at Crossway, sign up for a free Crossway+ account at crossway.org/LBE. Timestamps: Do you want to hear about Abraham Lincoln? [0:00 – 1:13] The Perfect Sponsor Book for LBE [1:13 – 1:53] Marvin Olasky [1:53 – 5:05] WORLD Magazine [5:05 – 8:10] Lament for a Father [8:10 – 13:34] From Success to Failure [13:34 – 18:52] The Turning Point [18:52 – 24:08] The Mercy of Reticence [24:08 – 30:20] Mother’s Story [30:20 – 35:49] Iron-Clad Chain, Daisy Chain [35:49 – 41:52] Don’t Wait Until You’re Seventy [41:52 – 47:55] The Single Biggest Social Problem in America [47:55 – 50:41] Book Recommendations [50:41 – 53:25] Advice for Those with Bad or Good Fathers [53:25 - 56:30] Books and Everything: Messages from My Father: A Memoir, by Calvin Trillin

This incredible array of guests speak to how this moment has changed our sense of time, the healing we will need as we move forward from the pandemic, the opportunities that may come next, and much more in a fascinating reminder of where the past year has taken us. From dire to hopeful to funny, these clips reflect the best of one year of The Quarantine Tapes. Symphony of Voices Part 2 features the following Quarantine Tapes Guests:Derek Delgaudio, Lena Herzog, Rachel Kushner, Jorie Graham, Julie Mehretu, Christopher Knight, William Kentridge, David Rieff, Etgar Keret, Calvin Trillin, Andy Borowitz, Abraham Verghese, George Prochnik, and Jerry Saltz.

First broadcast on February 13, 1984. Discussing the book "Killings" with the author Calvin Trillin.

Benjamin Dreyer is vice president, executive managing editor and copy chief of Random House US. He has overseen books by writers including Michael Chabon, Edmund Morris, Suzan-Lori Parks, Michael Pollan, Peter Straub, and Calvin Trillin. He has copyedited books by authors including EL Doctorow, David Ebershoff, Frank Rich and Elizabeth Strout. He has also recently written Dreyer's English, a brilliant and highly amusing grammar and style guide. He has also created the related card game Stet! in which players test their copyediting skills.We had great fun chatting to Benjamin as we find out how he stumbled into the publishing world, learn about the differences between a copy editor and "editor editor" (as he calls them) and hear about what happens when authors don't take kindly to copy editing suggestions! We also get a sneak preview of his next book, and, of course, find out whether he prefers real books or ebooks (hint: Tariq wasn't happy...!)Links:Buy Dreyer's English and Stet!Follow Benjamin on TwitterWatch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-sThe Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-oneFollow us on Twitter: @write_gearFollow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Calvin Trillin is a widely read author, columnist, poet and humorist. He visited with Jordan during the Bush years to talk politics and life.

Big Love CookingBy Joey Campanaro Intro: Welcome to the number one cookbook podcast, Cookery by the Book with Suzy Chase. She's just a home cook in New York City sitting at her dining room table. My name is Joey Campanaro executive chef and owner of The Little Owl restaurant. And I'm a partner at Market Table and The Clam with Chef Mike Price. And I'm an author. My newest cookbook is called Big Love CookingSuzy Chase: For more Cookery by the Book, you can follow me on Instagram. If you enjoy this podcast, please be sure to share it with a friend. I'm always looking for new people to enjoy cookery by the book now on with the show. So coming from South Philly, did you think it was inevitable that you would get into cooking?Joey Campanaro : It was absolutely inevitable to get into cooking and being in South Philly. It's one of our jokes like you've worked in a restaurant at some point. If you're from South Philly, the restaurant business in Philly is just, it's a part of culture and a part of life. And it's like that everywhere, I think, but so much so in Philly that it's all interconnected as well. So some people that I work with now, you still work at the same restaurant that I worked at in Philly. And we didn't even know each otherSuzy Chase: In 2006, you opened your dream restaurant, Little Owl. And my son who started high school this week used to go to PS 3 and we walked by Little Owl every day to and from school. So tell us the story of the space. And can you describe the iconic building and your darling 10 table restaurant?Joey Campanaro : I'd love to. So I was working at a restaurant called Pace down in Tribeca and the owners of the restaurant decided to close. And so I was going to be out of a job and my wife at the time, Paula had a friend who lived around the corner from where we are on, on Bedford and Grove. And she was walking by and she saw that there was a for rent sign and I had just lost my job. And so I was kind of in a depression and she was adamant that I would call this number. And even if it was 11 o'clock at night, she was like call the number. I called the number. And so I did, and that was pretty much how I found this place. I had no idea that it was the Friend's Building (TV Show). I didn't know that a 10 table restaurant would be able to change my life and touch so many people's lives in such a positive way. It's a magic place. And I just really love to be here and how wonderful it is to celebrate it in this book. Couldn't think of another title that would be more perfect to describe how it feels at this restaurant. And now that the restaurant is upside down, it's the entire thing is it's inside out. And you, you, you get to a place where, you know, been here for 14 years and I've never seen it like this, and it's actually more special.Suzy Chase: Well, you know, I've been in the West Village since 1996, and I can't honestly remember any of the restaurants that were before Little Owl and Calvin Trillin wrote basically the same thing in the forward. The Little Owl is so iconic in the neighborhood.Joey Campanaro : It's also an homage to the neighborhood. It's called the Little Owl because of the little owl that's on the roof, across the street from the restaurant.Suzy Chase: So we need to talk about that house. 17 Grove is for sale right now and they just reduced it to over $8 million and the taxes are $54,000 a year. Isn't that crazy? And I never noticed that little owl until the other night. So tell me the story of how it caught your eye.Joey Campanaro : I always thought I would be an architect. It just never panned out that way. I get to draw the interior and I get to design my restaurants, but I don't do it like an architect would, but it's really fun to be able to express my vision on paper in the language that the person that's going to see it all the way through understands and actually appreciates. And I think that also inspires really great work. And I think it has to do with, you know, paying attention and keeping your eyes open to create something that is timeless and that makes it more special. You know, it's a 350 square foot dining room that feels like you're on a movie screen. It's really about celebrating the space and the location.Suzy Chase: I think since you're a neighborhood person, you really knew what we needed in terms of restaurant and cuisine. It's a really interesting demographic that I think you only understand if you live here.Joey Campanaro : It's also so great to visit because when you get to feel like you're a part of it and it creates this crave, right? Like for now, for instance, we're doing a happy hour at the little owl for the first time in the history of the restaurant. And it's a Spanish tapas theme. And so it's 2 for 1 wines and $1 tapas and getting to meet people that I would never meet before to see how, after 14 years, how this is a brand new restaurant, it's magic to, to be a part of that Suzy. And to see how it's a new beginning, it's a new birth. You know what the restaurant is to somebody at nine o'clock on a Friday night can be the exact same thing to somebody else at 3:00 PM on a Tuesday, the restaurant businesses is old school. It has been around, you know, it's one of the first businesses that ever existed. So that's an addiction to me. I just, it drives me and to be surrounded with people that feel the sameSuzy Chase: So Monday night, my husband and I went to your restaurant for our anniversary and had your famous meatball sliders, the other addiction. So in case people don't know you are the meatball King, can you describe your meatballs and what makes them so special? And they're in the cookbook.Joey Campanaro : Yes, they're in the cookbook. So the first time we made this dish was I was actually at Pace, which is now Mr. Chow down in Tribeca and put them on a bar menu and no one would order them. So the staff ended up eating them each night. And then that restaurant closed and the owner, Jimmy Bradley when he sent me out on my own, he basically said, whatever you do, put those, put those meatballs on your menu. And so I did. And the next thing I know, they were on the cover of Bon Appetit magazine. Oh yeah. And I was like, okay, well, you know, this is the intention is to create a place where people can feel comfortable eating with their hands, right? So it's a little slider and there's no bun that you can buy to replicate the dish. So we make the buns, it's a pizza dough recipe mixed with roasted garlic and pecorino, romano cheese. And I really love the salty sharpness of the cheese. So it's a blend of beef, pork, and veal. And I use panko breadcrumbs, chopped parsley, salt, pepper, eggs, and the secret ingredient. And this is a tip from my grandmother. Her name was Rosie Bova. And Rosie would say, you want to know why my meatballs are so moist Joe? And I would say, why mama? And she said, cause I put water in. And that's the secret ingredient is adding H2O to the mix when you're mixing the meat and the eggs and the cheese and the breadcrumbs and the parsley, and you season it with salt and pepper and that pecorino romano, and then add cold water to the mix. And the meat has to be cold. The water has to be cold. So we're moving this meat really fast. It's cold. It's, there's fat, there's water, there's stuff to hold onto. And then we form them into golf ball size meatballs, put them on a tray and stick them in the refrigerator and get them even more cold. Then we get a hot pan and we individually fry each meatball after they're fried, they come out. We strain that oil that we use to fry when you're left with a lot of brown bits. So then we fry the meatball. We strain it. We get those brown bits now starts a whole new process in the same dirty pan. We add olive oil, garlic, onion, fennel seeds, and chili flakes.Suzy Chase: Fennel seeds! Yeah.Joey Campanaro : I'm going to get into the fennel seeds in a minute. This is called like the us, it's a sofrito, right? So it's very aromatic and the onions are cooking and the garlic is cooking and the fennel seeds are toasting. At that point. That's when we add in the tomato, we use a San Marzano, whole peeled tomatoes. We rinse the can out with water and then pour that water in. And this comes to a boil and we really make this intense tomato sauce after about an hour of simmering. That's when we put it through a food mill to remove all the seeds and that crushes any of the onion. That's when we add in the fresh herbs, parsley and basil. And so it releases all of their aromas into the tomato sauce, which is about to be called gravy when we're through with the process. So after it goes through the food mill, that's when we add the meatballs back into it, and then it just continues to bubble and percolate until it's concentrated and rich and delicious. So the fennel seeds is because one time my grandmother, Rosie Bova was making her Sunday gravy and sausage store in Philadelphia, which was called Fiorellas. Fiorellas was closed and she wasn't going to have one of the main ingredients in her gravy. And so she thoughtfully replaced the Italian sausage with fennel seeds. And I was like, that's brilliant. She wanted to achieve the flavor that she would get for her typical Sunday gravy from the sausage, but she couldn't get the sausage. Right. So she rolled with the punches and added a little bit of fennel seeds to the gravy. And it was so unique and defining for me because I don't ever see people putting fennel seeds and tomato sauce or gravy that thoughtful move on her part was something that was very inspiring to me.Suzy Chase: So I've heard you say that you plan your menus around women. Is that right?Joey Campanaro : It's true. Yes. A hundred percent.Suzy Chase: How come?Joey Campanaro : I think women pay attention. So what they're eating, there are things that are more important to their experience than it is for men. I think men do appreciate texture and thought in final dishes, but I think women notice it. So I actually find gratitude when someone notices something unique, whether it be texture, flavor, temperature, timing, it's all very important.Suzy Chase: This cookbook made me so happy. Just seeing people in the restaurant gathering, eating, and laughing. It felt like it was like a lifetime ago. How are your restaurants in the neighborhood doingJoey Campanaro : Businesses is swift. It's very dependent on so many things. And the major thing that it's dependent on is something that none of us can actually control just the weather. So the spirit of this neighborhood in the city is evident.Suzy Chase: I counted and I think if I'm right, you have more tables outside than you had inside.Joey Campanaro : Yes.Suzy Chase: I feel like you guys are. I hate to say killing it right now during COVID, but you know, I went by The Clam mid pandemic and there was a line outside and I think you're doing the best you can.Joey Campanaro : Yes, absolutely. And you know, there's consistency. And in our effort, we're building this team right now with people that want to work and they're doing what they want to be doing, then there's a focus to it, which are just celebrate every day.Suzy Chase: Well, I have to tell you our waiter the other night his name was Jordan and he said, you're a big hearted guy.Joey Campanaro : Well, that's nice that he said that he's been such a wonderful addition to the team. And, and, you know, he came on board after the shutdown. It was like opening a business with somebody that I didn't know. He didn't know me and we connected on so many levels. Like when you work with somebody and you don't bump into each other, it's kind of like not stepping on toes on the dance floor adds synergy to the work it's electric, it makes the hours go by a lot quicker too. Cause it's funSuzy Chase: Now to my segment, this season called last night's dinner where I ask you what you ate last night for dinner.Joey Campanaro : I had a Bacon Cheeseburger at The Little Owl.Suzy Chase: Did you have fries?Joey Campanaro : I didn't get fries with my burger, when I order a burger they know how I order it. I don't get all this stuff. I just get the bread, the meat bacon and the cheese, and then I'll put hot sauce on it. Or sometimes some sliced jalapenos. Cause I like it spicy. So I got my burger and I was actually talking to a guest at the time and the server said your burger's ready. And then I asked the guest, if I could sit and eat my burger with him, Patrick with his two, two little dogs they're adorable. And so he was gracious enough to let me sit at his table and I ate my burger there. But at the same time, there was another table, two girls behind me and they had French fries. And so I was walking by their table and I looked at their French fries and they were kind of like looking at me in an inviting way. And I said, can I have some of your French fries? It was like, I had a burger at one table and I had French fries at another.Suzy Chase: That's big love right there!Joey Campanaro : That's right.Suzy Chase: So where can we find you on the web social media and in the West Village?Joey Campanaro : Yes. In the West Village at the corner of Bedford and Grove, sometimes I'll mosey down to Hudson and Leroy and hang out at the best seafood restaurant in Manhattan, The Clam or I'll run down to Market Table right on Bedford and Carmine. Bedford Street is my lifeline and then online, JoeCampanaro on Instagram, LittleOwlNYC, BigLoveCookingBook, you're going to want to cook things online right from the book, share the results on this page. And it's gonna be a lot of fun.Suzy Chase: So much for sharing your big love. And thanks for coming on Cookery by the Book podcast.Joey Campanaro : Thanks for having me Suzy, please say hi next time you're at The Little Owl.Outro: Subscribe over on CookerybytheBook.com and thanks for listening to the number one cookbook podcast, Cookery by the Book.

We roll on with our fifth anniversary and Munchie May, our food documentary theme month.Our guest is the director of one of our favorite ever food documentaries, City of Gold. Filmmaker Laura Gabbert joins the show to talk about the film and the legacy of the late Jonathan Gold. Jonathan Gold was the Pulitzer Prize winning food critic who came up through The LA Weekly, music journalism, and being a cellist in noise bands. City of Gold chronicles his career, life as a family man, and his love for the diverse cultures and flavors of Los Angeles.Documentary director Laura Gabbert’s critically acclaimed films deploy full measures of humor and drama to unflinchingly put a human face on a range of social and cultural issues. NO IMPACT MAN (Sundance ’09), which the LA Times called “terrifically entertaining, compelling and extremely funny,” played theatrically in over 30 cities. Her previous film SUNSET STORY (PBS) won prizes at Tribeca and LAFF. About it, the New York Times wrote, “Sunset Story may break your heart, but it will also make your day.” Gabbert directed the feature film CITY OF GOLD (Sundance 2015) about Pulitzer Prize winning food writer Jonathan Gold. The film played theatrically in over 50 markets. About it, the New York Times wrote “the film does as much to demystify and yet romanticize Los Angeles as any Chandler novel.” Vogue Magazine included CITY OF GOLD in their list of the “the 60 best documentaries of all time.” In 2017 Gabbert was a director on the Netflix show UGLY DELICIOUS and directed the Field of Vision short film MONUMENT | MONUMENTO about a unique spot on the US-Mexico border. Most recently, she directed the feature documentary OTTOLENGHI AND THE CAKES OF VERSAILLES about a collaboration between chef Yotam Ottolenghi and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She is currently co-directing the seven-part non-fiction series THE POWER OF FILM based on the lectures of legendary film scholar Howard Suber. Most recently, Gabbert is working on a Covid-19 food supply chain documentary, collaborating with author/editor, Ruth Reichl. This episode we shout out our friends at Chelsea Got Cakes! Follow Laura on:Twitter: @lauragabbert1Instagram: @lauragabbertfilmsFollow us on:Twitter: @supdocpodcastInstagram: @supdocpodcastFacebook: @supdocpodcastsign up for our mailing listAnd you can show your support to Sup Doc by donating on Patreon.

Our guest is actor, artist, and now - published poet John Lithgow, known for his television and film roles including “Third Rock From the Sun,” “The Crown,” and “The World According to Garp” - and numerous stage credits, most recently playing Bill Clinton in “Hillary and Clinton.” Lithgow plays Roger Ailes in the 2019 film “Bombshell” and he’s just published “Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse”. The book, featuring Lithgow’s own illustrations, chronicles the last few years in politics with his characteristic sharp wit. On October 30, 2019, John Lithgow came to the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco to talk with New Yorker staff writer and humorist Calvin Trillin.

Have you ever felt like food waste was such a big and mind-boggling problem that you desperately wanted some perspective on how things ended up this way? If so, you need to meet Jonathan Bloom. To understand the extent of food waste in the United States as well as what causes it, he dove headfirst into our food system, spending time working on a farm, at a restaurant, in a catering company, and stocking shelves at a supermarket. The result was his groundbreaking book "American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of Its Food (and What We Can Do About It)." In our chat, we discuss why grocery shopping more often is a powerful way to prevent waste, why the timing of recess in schools matters more than we realize, and we dissect Jonathan's hot take that composting might not be the environmental victory that many of us assume it is.Whether you're looking to learn more about food waste or are fed up with stats about waste and just want some practical ways to take it on in your life, this episode is packed with timeless wisdom and actionable lessons for you! Episode Show Notes:Jonathan's website: http://www.wastedfood.com/Jonathan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wastedfood/?hl=enJonathan first learned how much food was going to waste in our food system while volunteering at DC Central Kitchen: https://dccentralkitchen.org/How shopping more often instead of shopping in bulk can help reduce waste: https://slate.com/business/2015/06/bulk-shopping-creates-food-waste-shop-more-often-instead.htmlProject Drawdown's research on food waste: https://www.drawdown.org/solutions/food/reduced-food-wasteThe study that found that moving around the timing of recess at schools can reduce food waste by 20-30%: https://edu.wyoming.gov/downloads/nutrition/plate-waste-and-recess-schedule.pdfThe EPA Food Recovery Hierarchy: https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/food-recovery-hierarchyReilly learned a lot about the nuances of composting at scale from the awesome folks at Dirt Hugger: https://www.dirthugger.com/The St Andrews Society for gleaning: https://endhunger.org/Jonathan's go-to comfort food is cheesy risotto with root veggies: https://www.freshcityfarms.com/recipes/the-anything-goes-root-vegetable-risottoOur blog post about how to avoid wasting protein: https://blog.imperfectfoods.com/blog-1/2019/10/29/4-tips-for-wasting-less-proteinJonathan's go-to karaoke song is "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQOne of Jonathan's favorite authors is Calvin Trillin: https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/calvin-trillin

Great quotes, Calvin Trillin bit from New Yorker, GB&U backlog, Obits - that rascal Robert Mugabe, that mensch Bob Fletcher, Trump tarifs impact Bible production - from China

Great quotes, Calvin Trillin bit from New Yorker, GB&U backlog, Obits - that rascal Robert Mugabe, that mensch Bob Fletcher, Trump tarifs impact Bible production - from China

In the first half of a special two-part episode, novelist and critic Jess Row and poet and critic Tim Yu talk to Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about writing about whiteness in America. How can white writers render their communities' part in the country's history of racism, and also challenge them? Row and Yu also share their responses to Bob Hicok's recent Utne Reader essay about diversity in poetry. To hear the full episode, subscribe to the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (make sure to include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. Guests:Jess RowTim YuReadings for the Episode:Jess RowWhite FlightsYour Face in Mine“What Are White Writers For?” in The New Republic, Sept. 30, 2016“Native Sons: A straight white American man on loving James Baldwin and learning to write about race” in Guernica, Aug. 13, 2013 Tim Yu "The Case of the 'Disappearing' Poet: Why did a white poet see the success of writers of color as a signal of his own demise?" The New Republic, August 7, 2019White Poets Want Chinese Culture Without Chinese People Calvin Trillin's "Have They Run Out of Provinces Yet?" is the latest in a long artistic tradition. The New Republic, April 8, 2016, 100 Chinese Silences Whitney TerrellThe King of Kings CountyThe Huntsman Others:White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo (book)"White Fragility," by Robin DiAngelo (article)"The Authentic Outsider: Bill Cheng, Anthony Marra, and the freedom to write what you don't know," by V.V. Ganeshananthan“The Dominance of the White Male Critic: Conversations about our monuments, museums, screens and stages have the same blind spots as our political discourse,” by Elizabeth Méndez Berry and Chi-hui Yang, The New York Times, July 5, 2019"The Promise of American Poetry," by Bob Hicok, Utne Reader, Summer 2019 (originally appeared in Michigan Quarterly Review, Winter 2018)"Have They Run Out of Provinces Yet?" by Calvin Trillin, The New Yorker, March 28, 2016Orientalism by Edward SaidMapping Prejudice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A random sign for free dogs inspired Mary Miller to drop a manuscript she'd been researching and create the character of Louis McDonald, Jr. for her hilarious and heartbreaking novel, BILOXI. She tells James about feeling indebted to her characters, teaching herself to write, looking in holes with her dog, needing to find joy, and reading with John Grisham. And bologna. And feet licking. Plus a chat with Bennet Johnson from Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, MI.  - Mary Miller: http://www.maryumiller.net/ BUY BILOXI: Buy BILOXI from an Indie Bookseller ALSO BY: BIG WORLD, THE LAST DAYS OF CALIFORNIA, ALWAYS HAPPY HOUR  Mary and James discuss:  Frederick Barthelme Jerry Seinfeld  THE MOTEL LIFE by Willy Vlautin  THE OFFICE  THE MOVIEGOER by Walker Percy  THE SECRET HISTORY by Donna Tartt  Books-A-Million ZOETROPE ON WRITING by Stephen King  BIRD BY BIRD by Anne Lamott  Elizabeth Ellen  Aaron Burch  Square Books  Lemuria Book Store  Bennet Johnson  Literati Bookstore Parnassus Books John Evans  Richard Howorth Lisa Howorth  Grisham Writers in Residence  John and Renee Grisham  Michener Center for Writers  Ann Patchett  Ole Miss  Mississippi State  Claudia Smith Chen Kevin Sampsell  REM  Elizabeth Spencer  Tom Franklin  Beth Ann Fennelly  W. W. Norton & Company  Charlie Day  IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA - Bennet Johnson  Literati Bookstore: https://www.literatibookstore.com/ Literati Cultura: https://www.literatibookstore.com/literati-cultura-collectors-club Bennet and James Discuss:  Mike & Hilary Gustafson  SING, UNBURIED, SING by Jesmyn Ward  ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS by Ocean Vuong  YOU KNOW YOU WANT THIS by Kristen Roupenian  OHIO by Stephen Markley  MIDWEST LITERARY WALK PACHINKO by Min Jin Lee  HAWKING by Jim Ottaviani  "Boys Town" by Jim Shepard  Calvin Trillin  Amy Hempel  Mary Ruefle  Kevin Wilson  Hannah Pittard  Lorrie Moore  Ernest Hemingway  Literati Book Store Presents  John U. Bacon  Randall Munroe Sister Helen Prejean  Salman Rushdie  Jonathan Safran Foer  - http://tkpod.com / tkwithjs@gmail.com / Twitter: @JamesScottTK Instagram: tkwithjs / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tkwithjs/

For some years, Denise Ho was one of the most popular singers in Asia. A Hong Kong native, she performed the style known as Cantopop in mainland China and in foreign countries with Chinese émigré populations. But, as Ho told the staff writer Jiayang Fan, she began to have qualms about the often-saccharine content of the genre. “Is that all? Is that all I can do with my songs, my career—just for personal wealth, and all that?” She was one of the first stars in China to come out as a lesbian, which the government took in stride; but, when she took part in political demonstrations in Hong Kong, she was arrested on television and detained. Authorities began to cancel her concerts, and to block access to her work on the Internet in China. Her endorsements followed suit. “I expected to be banned from China, but I wasn’t expecting the government to react to it in such a way,” she says. “The main goal is to silence everyone—especially the younger generations—with fear.” Now Denise Ho is trying to rebuild her career as something unfamiliar in China: an underground protest singer. Plus: Kai-Fu Lee on China’s tech sector and the challenge it poses to Silicon Valley; and the longtime staff writer Calvin Trillin, who puts his happy marriage onstage in a new play, “About Alice.” “This play certainly would have failed Drama 101 . . . But you have to write about what you know.”

In Episode 048, Mike Dunn and I talked about Michelle McNamara's I'll Be Gone In The Dark and the adjacent TV special, Golden State Killer: It's Not Over. It's...over now! Well, until the trial (and the HBO documentary series, which Mike will no doubt return for also). Authorities took Joseph D'Angelo into custody six weeks after we recorded; last Saturday, Oxygen aired its update special, Golden State Killer: Main Suspect, and Mike and I convened the Carol Daly Appreciation Society's Northeast Chapter to discuss everything from new witness accounts to Daly's bitchin' beehive to tacky sound cues to...the Red Sox? In the Cold Case section, I spend the dog days of August cooling off in the New Yorker archives with a Calvin Trillin crime reader (and an assist from Dan) that appreciates both his trademark bone-dry understatement and the unfortunate relevance of his work years and decades later. Look directly into the camera: it's The Blotter Presents, Episode 63. This week's episode was recorded in part at King Killer Studios, with technical assistance from Dave Bunting Jr. Additional research by Alex Collins and Daniel MacEachern. SHOW NOTES Our previous GSK discussion Oxygen's GSK: Main Suspect page My Killings review on the-blotter.com "Incident In Dodge City" "At The Train Bridge" "The House Across The Way" "Causes And Circumstances"

Originally aired on April 26th 2018.

In Arbitrary Stupid Goal, Tamara Shopsin takes the reader on a pointillist time-travel trip to the Greenwich Village of her bohemian 1970s childhood, a funky, tight-knit small town in the big city, long before Sex and the City tours and luxury condos. The center of Tamara’s universe is Shopsin’s, her family’s legendary greasy spoon, aka “The Store,” run by her inimitable dad, Kenny—a loquacious, contrary, huge-hearted man who, aside from dishing up New York’s best egg salad on rye, is Village sheriff, philosopher, and fixer all at once. All comers find a place at Shopsin’s table and feast on Kenny’s tall tales and trenchant advice along with the incomparable chili con carne. Filled with clever illustrations and witty, nostalgic photographs and graphics, and told in a sly, elliptical narrative that is both hilarious and endearing, Arbitrary Stupid Goal is an offbeat memory-book mosaic about the secrets of living an unconventional life, which is becoming a forgotten art. Praise for Arbitrary Stupid Goal “Arbitrary Stupid Goal is a completely riveting world—when I looked up from its pages regular life seemed boring and safe and modern like one big iPhone. This book captures not just a lost New York but a whole lost way of life.” —Miranda July “Tamara Shopsin's illustrations are instantly recognizable: economical, seemingly simple and straightforward, but always working on a few different levels. Tamara the person is similar: quiet but charming and warm and tough and determined. Now it turns out her prose is the same way: funny and playful but revealing, and making us see the world we thought we knew with fresh eyes.” —Christoph Niemann, author of I Lego N.Y. “Tamara Shopsin’s new memoir is hilarious. Just in like the West Village itself, you zigzag along on a fun adventure, never knowing who you are going to meet. What a fun read!” —Amy Sedaris “Tamara Shopsin’s memoir is a funny and absorbing portrait of the city in a grubbier, less corporate incarnation. If you believe, as she does—and I do—that New York is, ‘matter-of-fact, the best place on earth,’ then read this book. And if you don’t believe that, after you read this book, you will.” —Roz Chast "[Shopsin] weaves a marvelous patchwork quilt of stories about a Manhattan that doesn’t exist anymore . . [Arbitrary Stupid Goal is] an artistic ode to a way of life that people now living in New York City might never experience." —Publishers Weekly (Pick of the Week, Starred Review) "A warm evocation of a quirky life and exuberant times." —Kirkus "Deeply nostalgic but not at all mawkish, Shopsin’s supremely charming and affecting memoir of growing up in a pre-gentrified Greenwich Village will enchant fans of restaurant lore and postwar New York historyalike. In short, impressionistic chapters illustrated with photos, ephemera, and Shopsin’s own adorably insouciant line drawings, the book conjures a vanished bohemia without any hint of the irritating pedantry that dogs so many of its kind. Shopsin’s parents—familiar to fans of the writer Calvin Trillin and those who’ve seen the documentary I Like Killing Flies—opened Shopsin’s General Store in 1973 and turned it into a restaurant shortly thereafter, one beloved by local weirdos, celebrities, models, artists, and everyone in between. Shopsin, who still works there sometimes, recalls her unconventional childhood and those who shaped it with considerable warmth; she pays special attention to her dad’s late friend, Willy, an outsize personality whom Shopsin cares for in his dotage. Gumball machines, meat slicers, Nazi bunkers, and pancake methodologies all make cameo appearances, much to the reader’s delight.— Eugenia Williamson, Booklist Tamara Shopsin is a well-known cook at the distinctly New York City eatery Shopsin's, a New York Times and New Yorkerillustrator, and the author of 5 Year Diary and What Is This?, as well as the coauthor of This Equals That and Mumbai New York Scranton. She lives in New York City with her husband. Event date:  Thursday, July 27, 2017 - 7:30pm

Across more than 50 years of essays, novels, screenplays, and criticism, Joan Didion has been our premier chronicler of the ebb and flow of America’s cultural and political tides with observations on her personal – and our own – upheavals, downturns, life changes, and states of mind. In the intimate, extraordinary documentary JOAN DIDION: THE CENTER WILL NOT HOLD, actor and director Griffin Dunne unearths a treasure trove of archival footage and talks at length to his “Aunt Joan” about the eras she covered and the eventful life she’s lived, including partying with Janis Joplin in a house full of L.A. rockers; hanging in a recording studio with Jim Morrison; and cooking dinner for one of Charles Manson’s women for a magazine story. Didion guides us through the sleek literati scene of New York in the 1950s and early ’60s, when she wrote for Vogue; her return to her home state of California for two turbulent decades; the writing of her seminal books, including Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Play It as It Lays, A Book of Common Prayer, and The White Album; her film scripts, including The Panic in Needle Park; her view of 1980s and ’90s political personalities; and the meeting of minds that was her long marriage to writer John Gregory Dunne. She reflects on writing about her reckoning with grief after Dunne’s death, in The Year of Magical Thinking (winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction), and the death of their daughter Quintana Roo, in Blue Nights. With commentary from friends and collaborators including Vanessa Redgrave, Harrison Ford, Anna Wintour, David Hare, Calvin Trillin, Hilton Als, and Susanna Moore, the most crucial voice belongs to Didion, one of the most influential American writers alive today. Director Griffin Dunne (American Werewolf in London, After Hours) joins us for a conversation on "Aunt Joan" and her fiercely personal body of remarkable body of fiction and non-fiction. To view Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold go to: netflix.com

On this week s show, we travel to Greenville, Mississippi for their annual Delta Hot Tamale Festival. We begin by speaking with author Julia Reed, who participates as the festival s official Pizzazz Consultant. Julia s writing has graced the pages of Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue Magazine and Garden and Gun. She shares memories of the very first Hot Tamale Festival and the significance of the hot tamale in the Mississippi Delta. Leading off the festival, Julia facilitates a conversation for the Literary Culinary Mash Up, featuring some of our favorite chefs and writers. Roy Blount, Jr., Calvin Trillin, and Chef Allison Vines Rushing discuss stories about and around the Southern table. We also meet several vendors involved in the hot tamale cook off, including Larry Harmon, who welcomes us to his award winning, family run Hot Tamale Heaven. After spending an afternoon sampling the many varieties of tamales, we meet one of the festival s founders a hot tamamma named Anne Martin, whose book offers a historical record of the distinctive culinary treat. For more cultural context, we turn to John T. Edge, Director of the Southern Foodways Alliance. John T. shares his point of view on tamales and the South. Hot tamales and they re red hot...on this week s Louisiana Eats For more of all things Louisiana Eats, be sure to visit us at PoppyTooker.com.

On this week s show, we travel to Greenville, Mississippi for their annual Delta Hot Tamale Festival. We begin by speaking with author Julia Reed, who participates as the festival s official Pizzazz Consultant. Julia s writing has graced the pages of Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue Magazine and Garden and Gun. She shares memories of the very first Hot Tamale Festival and the significance of the hot tamale in the Mississippi Delta. Leading off the festival, Julia facilitates a conversation for the Literary Culinary Mash Up, featuring some of our favorite chefs and writers. Roy Blount, Jr., Calvin Trillin, and Chef Allison Vines Rushing discuss stories about and around the Southern table. We also meet several vendors involved in the hot tamale cook off, including Larry Harmon, who welcomes us to his award winning, family run Hot Tamale Heaven. After spending an afternoon sampling the many varieties of tamales, we meet one of the festival s founders a hot tamamma named Anne Martin, whose book offers a historical record of the distinctive culinary treat. For more cultural context, we turn to John T. Edge, Director of the Southern Foodways Alliance. John T. shares his point of view on tamales and the South. Hot tamales and they re red hot...on this week s Louisiana Eats For more of all things Louisiana Eats, be sure to visit us at PoppyTooker.com.

"A poem begins with a lump in the throat; a homesickness or a love sickness." — Robert Frost This week, we're celebrating Poetry Month by talking about the power and joy of poetry. First, we hear from renowned novelist, essayist, and poet Calvin Trillin, who shares some of the inspiration behind his new poetry collection for children, No Fair! No Fair!. We also talk with two high school students, Maya Eashwaran and Gopal Raman, who were honored as National Student Poets in 2016, as well as an educator, Adam Couturier, who speaks about the wonderful poetry program in his Massachusetts school district. Additional resources: More information about No Fair! No Fair! by Calvin Trillin and illustrated by Roz Chast Learn more about the National Student Poets Program Meet the other 2016 National Student Poets, and hear more from Maya Eashwaran and Gopal Raman Read a blog post from Adam Couturier about his district's We Read Big initiative Guests: Calvin Trillin is a journalist, humorist, poet, novelist, memoirist, and food writer. A long-time staff writer at The New Yorker, he is also The Nation's “deadline poet.” He has published thirty books, many of them bestsellers. His books include Remembering Denny, About Alice, Tepper Isn't Going Out, and Dogfight: The 2012 Presidential Campaign in Verse. In 2012, he won the Thurber Prize for American Humor. He lives in New York. Maya Eashwaran is a senior at Milton High School in Milton, Georgia, and a 2016 National Student Poet. In addition to writing poetry, she is also an avid musician. Gopal Raman is a senior at St. Mark's School in Dallas, Texas, and a 2016 National Student Poet. In addition to writing poetry, he edits for his high school newspaper and chairs the St. Mark's Literary Festival. Adam Couturier is the 6-12 Humanities Curriculum Coordinator for Southbridge Public Schools in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Mr. Couturier was a 2016 Pioneer Valley Teacher of Excellence award winner as a result of his work in Springfield, MA. He served as a teacher, Social Studies Department Chair, and as a Middle Years Programme Coordinator at an International Baccalaureate school. In addition to this, he wrote curriculum for the National Parks Service at the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Springfield Public Schools, and now at Southbridge Middle and High Schools. Special thanks: Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan Produced by Emily Morrow

"A poem begins with a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, or a love sickness." — Robert Frost This week, we're celebrating Poetry Month by talking about the power and joy of poetry. First, we hear from renowned novelist, essayist, and poet Calvin Trillin, who shares some of the inspiration behind his new poetry collection for children, No Fair! No Fair!. We also talk with two high school students, Maya Eashwaran and Gopal Raman, who were honored as National Student Poets in 2016, as well as an educator, Adam Couturier, who speaks about the wonderful poetry program in his Massachusetts school district. Additional resources: More information about No Fair! No Fair! by Calvin Trillin and illustrated by Roz Chast Learn more about the National Student Poets Program Meet the other 2016 National Student Poets, and hear more from Maya Eashwaran and Gopal Raman Read a blog post from Adam Couturier about his district's We Read Big initiative Guests: Calvin Trillin is a journalist, humorist, poet, novelist, memoirist, and food writer. A long-time staff writer at The New Yorker, he is also The Nation’s “deadline poet.” He has published thirty books, many of them bestsellers. His books include Remembering Denny, About Alice, Tepper Isn't Going Out, and Dogfight: The 2012 Presidential Campaign in Verse. In 2012, he won the Thurber Prize for American Humor. He lives in New York. Maya Eashwaran is a senior at Milton High School in Milton, Georgia, and a 2016 National Student Poet. In addition to writing poetry, she is also an avid musician. Gopal Raman is a senior at St. Mark’s School in Dallas, Texas, and a 2016 National Student Poet. In addition to writing poetry, he edits for his high school newspaper and chairs the St. Mark’s Literary Festival. Adam Couturier is the  6-12 Humanities Curriculum Coordinator for Southbridge Public Schools in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Mr. Couturier was a 2016 Pioneer Valley Teacher of Excellence award winner as a result of his work in Springfield, MA. He served as a teacher, Social Studies Department Chair, and as a Middle Years Programme Coordinator at an International Baccalaureate school. In addition to this, he wrote curriculum for the National Parks Service at the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Springfield Public Schools, and now at Southbridge Middle and High Schools. Special thanks: Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan Produced by Emily Morrow

Some BIG NEWS for the end of the year, and answers to your questions! –– What We’re Currently Reading –– Holly See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt (sent by Tinder Press for review) | http://amzn.to/2gNvJ8s Nicola Night Waking by Sarah Moss | http://amzn.to/2huqhot The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante | http://amzn.to/2huvYCQ Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi | http://amzn.to/2huy1XG –– Books We Recently Acquired –– Holly There Was A Wee Lassie Who Swallowed A Midgie by Rebecca Colby | http://amzn.to/2gXNqyF Link to the original poem: http://www.grandparents.com/grandkids/activities-games-and-crafts/there-was-an-old-lady Nicola The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis | http://amzn.to/2hqIvtk Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple | http://amzn.to/2hjyNJ1 –– As to your Qs! –– Our most anticipated reads Previous episode about anticipated reads | http://bookishblether.tumblr.com/post/152626085310/bookish-blether-episode-47-most-anticipated-book The Most Dangerous Place on Earth by Lindsey Lee Johnson The Animators Kayle Rae Whittaker Hold Back The Stars by Katie Khan (hear our review in episode 46 | http://bookishblether.tumblr.com/post/151999599800/bookish-blether-episode-46-the-rory-gilmore) Abandon Me by Melissa Febos Women Looking at Men Looking at Women by Siri Hustvedt Books that give us the warm and fuzzies Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl Books from our childhoods such as Judy Blume Our favourite comfort reads Holly likes anything by or about The Mitford Sisters and food writing such as works by Calvin Trillin, AA Gill, Nigel Slater Nicola likes to revisit lighter reads such as David Sedaris' New Yorker articles, or By The Book articles. Books to read on audiobook One Summer, American 1927 by Bill Bryson An Astronauts Guide to Life by Chris Hadfield Yes Please by Amy Poehler Between the World and Me by Ta Scribble Scribble by Nora Ephron The Antidote by Oliver Burkeman Breakfast at Tiffany's - read by Michael C Hall Anne of Green Gables - read by Rachael McAdams Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - read by Lin-Manuel Miranda Little Lies by Liane Moriarty One book we wish more people would read Nicola picked The Other Typist by Susanne Martel Holly picked Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum Books to read over Christmas break The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan Also mentioned Dad voiceover makeup tutorial | https://twitter.com/htxkaytie/status/807979071695179776?s=15 –– Follow us! –– You can subscribe to Bookish Blether on SoundCloud, iTunes and Stitcher, or your podcast app of choice. Love our podcast? Leave us a review and share it with a friend! Twitter: http://twitter.com/BookishBlether
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Beth Macy talks about “Truevine”; Calvin Trillin and Roz Chast discuss “No Fair! No Fair! And Other Jolly Poems of Childhood”; and Molly Young on “Bridget Jones's Baby.”

Serious eaters who have been around awhile, like me, know that the idea of driving across America in search of the best regional food originated with Roadfood authors Jane and Michael Stern, not Guy Fieri: They published their first edition of the guide in 1977–one of 30 books they've written to date, including 10 editions of Roadfood–decades before Guy started tooling around in his convertible on TV. Along with Calvin Trillin, the Sterns have been my greatest inspirations, so I jumped at the chance to interview them on Special Sauce. 

Part two of Laura Lippman's chat with Writing Life Podcast about her new novel Wilde Lake begins with the real-life district of Columbia, where Lippman grew up. ----more---- Other Wilde Lake High School alumni include Edward Norton and Michael Chabon. After some insight into the impact of babysitting on Norton's early acting talent, we talked about: the utopian impulses behind (and deceitful subtext beneath) the creation of Columbia'We were so self-congratulatory about not seeing race' the 'You know you grew up in Columbia when...' Facebook page'In writing this book, I came to the realisation that I am very much the product of that high school': Lippman on Columbia's doomed experiment innocence, childhood and changing moral valuesrace, liberalism and the problems of good intentionsrace, height, gender: the challenges of unacknowledged prejudicethe (Twitter) politics of Calvin Trillin's poem about Chinese foodPart 3/3 to follow.

In which Alain Ginsberg and i talk dogs, the spoken word circuit, and the scourge of capitalism... bandcamp - www.anotherginsberg.bandcamp.com tumblr - www.alainginsbergofficial.tumblr.com other things referenced: Capturing Fire - www.thedccenter.org/capturingfire/ World Poetry Slam - poetryslam.com/ list of spoken word poetry events in Balitmore - www.poetry247.com/baltimore/ another list of poetry events in Baltimore - poetryinbaltimore.com/calendar/ aaaaand another - calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?…ger@comcast.net Write About Now - www.writeaboutnowpoetry.com/ Calvin Trillin's New Yorker poem - www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/04…y-calvin-trillin and responses to it - blog.angryasianman.com/2016/04/write…n-out-of.html blog.angryasianman.com/2016/04/have-…oems-yet.html smithsonianapa.org/now/run-ways-insult-asians-yet/ the motherload - aaww.org/in-the-room-calvin-trillin/

The most powerful person in Donald Trump’s campaign is not a political professional but rather his own daughter, Ivanka. Amy Wilentz explains how Ivanka got there, and comments on her personal, and political, history. Also: Rosa Brooks talks about “how everything became war and the military became everything”—the title of her new book. She worked at the Pentagon; now she’s a law professor at Georgetown University. Plus: We’re still thinking about the sixties—and so is Calvin Trillin. He went to Mississippi in 1964 as a young journalist, and in the decades since, he’s written a lot about race in America. His new book is Jackson 1964.

Guest host, Cara Cannella, contributing writer at Signature-reads.com, joins Calvin Trillin to talk about his new book. Learn more about JACKSON, 1964 here: http://bit.ly/291Bkls

This week, Sam Tanenhaus talks about new political books; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Calvin Trillin discusses “Jackson, 1964”; listeners share some of their favorite summer reading memories; and Gregory Cowles and Parul Sehgal on what people are reading. Pamela Paul is the host.

An awkward teenager flourishes in the glamour of the the Metropolitan Museum and a Chinatown chicken plays tic-tac-toe. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's episode of Eat Your Words, host Cathy Erway speaks with Karissa Chen – a writer who is currently a Fulbright Fellow in Taiwan – on the importance of being responsible when writing about another culture's food. Specifically, they tackle food writer Calvin Trillin's controversial poem "Have They Run Out of Provinces Yet?" which was recently published in The New Yorker. While major news outlets have interviewed various food writers who are critical of this situation, very few have bothered to ask Asian American writers what they think.

James and Jung talk about her incredible debut novel, Shelter, and the craziness she has ahead of her. They compare the similar traits that made them want to process dark subject matter into fiction and how their spouses forced them to celebrate the good things. Plus, Chris Linendoll from Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, NY, gives five debut recommendations.    James and Jung discuss:  Town & Country  Sophie's Choice by William Styron  Gotham Writers' Workshop "The School" by Donald Barthelme  John Cheever  Richard Yates  The Rising by Ryan D'Agostino  "At the Train Bridge" by Calvin Trillin  "Boys Town" by Jim Shepard  You Think That's Bad by Jim Shepard    James and Chris discuss: Shelter by Jung Yun The Point of Vanishing by Howard Axelrod*  The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks Lay Down Your Weary Tune by W.B. Belcher* Poorly Drawn Lines by Reza Farazmand* Red Rising by Pierce Brown*  The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins  Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott  Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick  Divergent by Veronica Roth  Dear Mr. You by Mary-Louise Parker*  *- Chris's recommendation   e-mail: tkwithjs@gmail.com // facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tkwithjs/ // instagram: tkwithjs

In this second half of my interview with The New Yorker staff writer, Calvin Trillin, you'll learn what major roux-related mistake would keep him from revisiting a restaurant, some of his secrets for speechwriting (or not writing, rather), and why he's envious of Cole Porter. 

In this episode of our podcast, you'll find out how Calvin Trillin came to be a staff writer at The New Yorker and author of 30 books, including American Fried; Alice, Let's Eat; and Third Helpings, which are now collectively known as The Tummy Trilogy. These books inspired succeeding generations of serious eaters (including yours truly) to devote themselves to writing about the pleasures of indigenous regional food.  While enjoying our own lunch around the corner from his home, Trillin and I discuss how sliced bread got him into Yale and the reason he's never cared about covering fine dining. The best part? This interview is a two-parter. Stay tuned for more conversation with Trillin next week.

Calvin Trillin joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss Ogden Nash's "Autres Bêtes, Autres Mœurs” and his own poem "Oh, Y2K, Yes Y2K, How Come It Has to End This Way?"

Word of the Day - FiberWord suggested by listener Bobbie Ashe, thanks!Fiber for hand spinning or felting. Left to right front: Gray wool, merino, angora/corriedale. Back: Blue Face LeicesterMainly for our listeners that aren't already involved in the crafts, a quick overview about fiber used to make local yarns, types of wool used to spin and felt, Why local wool yarns aren't itchy like commercial preparations. Why you should spend a little more on good yarn and fiber for your projects. Beth gets to fondle fiber and yarn. A theoretical and quick history of hand spinning and a bit about felting. We didn't mention yurts in our discussion but we should have!Rising Meadow Farm in Liberty, North CarolinaThe Art of Eating, by M. F. K. FisherA Little Sweet...Leslie's catastrophic fail with the Kathleen SweaterLeslie's completed Lily Mitts, an original Greenberry House design, made in hand dyed fingering weight wool yarn by Woolybuns.A Little Tart...Splendid Apparel by Anna ZilboorgA Little Unexpected...Recent floods, 28 inches of rain, and the beauty of a Meadows of Dan autumn.We Bought a WWII Bomber by Sandra WarrenBeth reads a story, "A Fruitcake Theory" by Calvin Trillin, from the book, The Dreaded Feast:Writers on Enduring the Holidays, edited by P. J. O"Rourke and Taylor Plimpton. Your hosts wind things up by asking that a Word of the Day be suggested by a listener. Comment on the blog or on our Facebook page. The first word suggested will be our Word of the Day for next time.Music AttributionReverie (small theme)by _ghostfeaturing Pitxccmixter.org/files/_ghost/25389CC Attribution (3.0)

The Nation magazine is one of America’s most distinguished journalistic enterprises featuring the writing and work of such notable people as Calvin Trillin, Noam Chomsky, Jessica Mitford, James Baldwin and Naomi Klein. The Nation was founded 150 years ago this July. It’s America’s oldest weekly magazine. To mark its 150th anniversary, it’s publishing a daily blog called The Almanac compiled by the magazine’s archivist, Richard Kreitner. The Almanac looks at significant historical events that took place on each day of the year and how The Nation covered them. In this New Books Network podcast, you’ll hear Richard Kreitner talk about The Nation’s coverage of events from May 10 to May 16. Everything from The Nation’s strong backing for Israel’s declaration of independence in 1948 to the prowess of boxer Joe Louis and the death of Bob Marley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nation magazine is one of America’s most distinguished journalistic enterprises featuring the writing and work of such notable people as Calvin Trillin, Noam Chomsky, Jessica Mitford, James Baldwin and Naomi Klein. The Nation was founded 150 years ago this July. It’s America’s oldest weekly magazine. To mark its 150th anniversary, it’s publishing a daily blog called The Almanac compiled by the magazine’s archivist, Richard Kreitner. The Almanac looks at significant historical events that took place on each day of the year and how The Nation covered them. In this New Books Network podcast, you’ll hear Richard Kreitner talk about The Nation’s coverage of events from May 10 to May 16. Everything from The Nation’s strong backing for Israel’s declaration of independence in 1948 to the prowess of boxer Joe Louis and the death of Bob Marley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nation magazine is one of America’s most distinguished journalistic enterprises featuring the writing and work of such notable people as Calvin Trillin, Noam Chomsky, Jessica Mitford, James Baldwin and Naomi Klein. The Nation was founded 150 years ago this July. It’s America’s oldest weekly magazine. To mark its 150th anniversary, it’s publishing a daily blog called The Almanac compiled by the magazine’s archivist, Richard Kreitner. The Almanac looks at significant historical events that took place on each day of the year and how The Nation covered them. In this New Books Network podcast, you’ll hear Richard Kreitner talk about The Nation’s coverage of events from May 10 to May 16. Everything from The Nation’s strong backing for Israel’s declaration of independence in 1948 to the prowess of boxer Joe Louis and the death of Bob Marley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calvin Trillin talks to Mark about his twenty-five plus Johnny Carson appearances, the fear of being on the Tonight Show with Hulk Hogan, and writing for the New Yorker since 1963.

This humorous lecture by Calvin Trillin is one of the earliest recordings from Portland Arts & Lectures.

Imagine a time when heroin was marketed for the whole family. It really happened. Also, how Twitter, M&M's, and Hallmark cards got their names. Plus, restaurant slang, bad juju, having a wild hair, cutting to the quick, and use vs. utilize.FULL DETAILSNancy Friedman's blog Fritinancy is a great source of information about how products get their names. For example, the names Twitch and Jitter were rejected before the creators of Twitter finally settled on the famous moniker.The idiom I've got a wild hair, which dates to the 50's, means you're itching to do something. It's pretty literal: just think about those itchy stray hairs under your collar after a haircut.Is it fussy and pretentious to use the word whom instead of who? If you think so, you'll  be heartened by writer Calvin Trillin's observation on the difference between whom and who: "As far as I'm concerned, whom is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler."Which is correct: use or utilize? The answer depends on the context. The word utilize carries an additional shade of meaning, suggesting that you're using something in a way it's not ordinarily employed. For example, you would use a stapler to staple, but you might utilize a stapler as a paperweight. In any case, if you want to be grammatically correct, use is your safest bet.One of comedian Megan Amram's hilarious tweets made Martha wonder about how M&M's got their name. In 1940, Forrest Mars and an heir to the Hershey fortune, Bruce Murrie, created a candy similar to the European chocolates called Smarties. The American version takes its name from the initials of the candymakers' last names, Mars and Murrie.Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a word game full of Colbertisms, in honor of how comedian Stephen Colbert pronounces his own name, with a silent "T" at the end. Why not drop the "T" off all words ending in "RT"? Why do newspaper reporters end articles with the number "30"or the three-pound-sign symbol "###"? No one knows for sure, although that never stopped journalists from debating the origin of this way of ending a story. We do know that this practice arose in a bygone era when reporters typed their copy directly onto paper and handed it over to copyboys, and needed a way to indicate the last page. In 2007, a vestige of this old practice figured in an amusing correction in the New York Times.What is the best way to write an apology to a customer, especially if you're handling complaints for a corporation. Some tips: be sincere, and make sure your wording makes clear that you understand the consumer's complaint and that your company takes responsibility for the mistake and wants to make things right. Aspirin is now a generic drug, but it was once a brand-name product made by Bayer. It's just one of many genericized trademarks, also known as proprietary eponyms, which includes not only aspirin, but kerosene, dry ice, and cellophane.What is juju? Is there such a thing as good juju, or is it only possible to have bad juju? This African term for a "charm" or "spell" took off during the Back-To-Africa movement in the 1960's, and has been mentioned in connection with international soccer matches.Is it true that the drug heroin was once marketed to families? Yes! In the 1890's, heroin, a substitute for morphine, was hailed as a tremendous help to patients with tuberculosis, a leading cause of death at the time. Heroin eased the terrible suffering of tuberculosis by suppressing the respiratory system and thus the painful coughing fits associated with the disease. Nineteenth-century German doctors used the term heroisch ("heroic") to describe powerful drugs, and the German company that would later make Bayer aspirin dubbed this promising new drug Heroin. Before the drug's addictive nature and damaging effects were known, heroin was marketed specifically for children, resulting in some rather astonishing Spanish-language ads.If a waiter needs a table for two, they might call for a two-top. This restaurant lingo, referring to the amount of place-settings needed, comes from a larger body of terms. Anthony Bourdain's book Kitchen Confidential is a good source of additional slang from kitchens around the world.If you cut something to the quick, it means you're getting at its very essence. It comes from the Old English word, cwicu, meaning alive. It the source of the quick in the phrase the quick and the dead, as well as the words quicksilver ("living silver"), and quicksand ("living sand"), and the quick of your finger, the tender part under the fingernail.Hallmark Cards got its name from Joyce C. Hall, who bought an engraving shop along with his brothers in 1910. Would it have taken off had they just called it Hall Cards?Why do we say that we have a doctor's appointment instead of an appointment with a doctor? After all, we don't say we have accountant's appointments or attorney's appointments. It seems that the possessive term has become lexicalized after many years of common use.This episode was hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett.--A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donateGet your language question answered on the air! Call or write with your questions at any time:Email: words@waywordradio.orgPhone: United States and Canada toll-free (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673London +44 20 7193 2113Mexico City +52 55 8421 9771Donate: http://waywordradio.org/donateSite: http://waywordradio.org/Podcast: http://waywordradio.org/podcast/Forums: http://waywordradio.org/discussion/Newsletter: http://waywordradio.org/newsletter/Twitter: http://twitter.com/wayword/Skype: skype://waywordradio Copyright 2014, Wayword LLC.

Imagine a time when heroin was marketed for the whole family. It really happened. Also, how Twitter, M&M's, and Hallmark cards got their names. Plus, restaurant slang, bad juju, having a wild hair, cutting to the quick, and use vs. utilize.FULL DETAILSNancy Friedman's blog Fritinancy is a great source of information about how products get their names. For example, the names Twitch and Jitter were rejected before the creators of Twitter finally settled on the famous moniker.The idiom I've got a wild hair, which dates to the 50's, means you're itching to do something. It's pretty literal: just think about those itchy stray hairs under your collar after a haircut.Is it fussy and pretentious to use the word whom instead of who? If you think so, you'll  be heartened by writer Calvin Trillin's observation on the difference between whom and who: "As far as I'm concerned, whom is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler."Which is correct: use or utilize? The answer depends on the context. The word utilize carries an additional shade of meaning, suggesting that you're using something in a way it's not ordinarily employed. For example, you would use a stapler to staple, but you might utilize a stapler as a paperweight. In any case, if you want to be grammatically correct, use is your safest bet.One of comedian Megan Amram's hilarious tweets made Martha wonder about how M&M's got their name. In 1940, Forrest Mars and an heir to the Hershey fortune, Bruce Murrie, created a candy similar to the European chocolates called Smarties. The American version takes its name from the initials of the candymakers' last names, Mars and Murrie.Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a word game full of Colbertisms, in honor of how comedian Stephen Colbert pronounces his own name, with a silent "T" at the end. Why not drop the "T" off all words ending in "RT"? Why do newspaper reporters end articles with the number "30"or the three-pound-sign symbol "###"? No one knows for sure, although that never stopped journalists from debating the origin of this way of ending a story. We do know that this practice arose in a bygone era when reporters typed their copy directly onto paper and handed it over to copyboys, and needed a way to indicate the last page. In 2007, a vestige of this old practice figured in an amusing correction in the New York Times.What is the best way to write an apology to a customer, especially if you're handling complaints for a corporation. Some tips: be sincere, and make sure your wording makes clear that you understand the consumer's complaint and that your company takes responsibility for the mistake and wants to make things right. Aspirin is now a generic drug, but it was once a brand-name product made by Bayer. It's just one of many genericized trademarks, also known as proprietary eponyms, which includes not only aspirin, but kerosene, dry ice, and cellophane.What is juju? Is there such a thing as good juju, or is it only possible to have bad juju? This African term for a "charm" or "spell" took off during the Back-To-Africa movement in the 1960's, and has been mentioned in connection with international soccer matches.Is it true that the drug heroin was once marketed to families? Yes! In the 1890's, heroin, a substitute for morphine, was hailed as a tremendous help to patients with tuberculosis, a leading cause of death at the time. Heroin eased the terrible suffering of tuberculosis by suppressing the respiratory system and thus the painful coughing fits associated with the disease. Nineteenth-century German doctors used the term heroisch ("heroic") to describe powerful drugs, and the German company that would later make Bayer aspirin dubbed this promising new drug Heroin. Before the drug's addictive nature and damaging effects were known, heroin was marketed specifically for children, resulting in some rather astonishing Spanish-language ads.If a waiter needs a table for two, they might call for a two-top. This restaurant lingo, referring to the amount of place-settings needed, comes from a larger body of terms. Anthony Bourdain's book Kitchen Confidential is a good source of additional slang from kitchens around the world.If you cut something to the quick, it means you're getting at its very essence. It comes from the Old English word, cwicu, meaning alive. It the source of the quick in the phrase the quick and the dead, as well as the words quicksilver ("living silver"), and quicksand ("living sand"), and the quick of your finger, the tender part under the fingernail.Hallmark Cards got its name from Joyce C. Hall, who bought an engraving shop along with his brothers in 1910. Would it have taken off had they just called it Hall Cards?Why do we say that we have a doctor's appointment instead of an appointment with a doctor? After all, we don't say we have accountant's appointments or attorney's appointments. It seems that the possessive term has become lexicalized after many years of common use.This episode was hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett.....Support for A Way with Words also comes from National University, which invites you to change your future today. More at http://www.nu.edu/.And from The Ken Blanchard Companies, whose purpose is to make a leadership difference among executives, managers, and individuals in organizations everywhere. More about Ken Blanchard's leadership training programs at kenblanchard.com/leadership.--A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donateGet your language question answered on the air! 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Imagine a time when heroin was marketed for the whole family. It really happened. Also, how Twitter, M&M's, and Hallmark cards got their names. Plus, restaurant slang, bad juju, having a wild hair, cutting to the quick, and use vs. utilize.FULL DETAILSNancy Friedman's blog Fritinancy is a great source of information about how products get their names. For example, the names Twitch and Jitter were rejected before the creators of Twitter finally settled on the famous moniker.The idiom I've got a wild hair, which dates to the 50's, means you're itching to do something. It's pretty literal: just think about those itchy stray hairs under your collar after a haircut.Is it fussy and pretentious to use the word whom instead of who? If you think so, you'll  be heartened by writer Calvin Trillin's observation on the difference between whom and who: "As far as I'm concerned, whom is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler."Which is correct: use or utilize? The answer depends on the context. The word utilize carries an additional shade of meaning, suggesting that you're using something in a way it's not ordinarily employed. For example, you would use a stapler to staple, but you might utilize a stapler as a paperweight. In any case, if you want to be grammatically correct, use is your safest bet.One of comedian Megan Amram's hilarious tweets made Martha wonder about how M&M's got their name. In 1940, Forrest Mars and an heir to the Hershey fortune, Bruce Murrie, created a candy similar to the European chocolates called Smarties. The American version takes its name from the initials of the candymakers' last names, Mars and Murrie.Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a word game full of Colbertisms, in honor of how comedian Stephen Colbert pronounces his own name, with a silent "T" at the end. Why not drop the "T" off all words ending in "RT"? Why do newspaper reporters end articles with the number "30"or the three-pound-sign symbol "###"? No one knows for sure, although that never stopped journalists from debating the origin of this way of ending a story. We do know that this practice arose in a bygone era when reporters typed their copy directly onto paper and handed it over to copyboys, and needed a way to indicate the last page. In 2007, a vestige of this old practice figured in an amusing correction in the New York Times.What is the best way to write an apology to a customer, especially if you're handling complaints for a corporation. Some tips: be sincere, and make sure your wording makes clear that you understand the consumer's complaint and that your company takes responsibility for the mistake and wants to make things right. Aspirin is now a generic drug, but it was once a brand-name product made by Bayer. It's just one of many genericized trademarks, also known as proprietary eponyms, which includes not only aspirin, but kerosene, dry ice, and cellophane.What is juju? Is there such a thing as good juju, or is it only possible to have bad juju? This African term for a "charm" or "spell" took off during the Back-To-Africa movement in the 1960's, and has been mentioned in connection with international soccer matches.Is it true that the drug heroin was once marketed to families? Yes! In the 1890's, heroin, a substitute for morphine, was hailed as a tremendous help to patients with tuberculosis, a leading cause of death at the time. Heroin eased the terrible suffering of tuberculosis by suppressing the respiratory system and thus the painful coughing fits associated with the disease. Nineteenth-century German doctors used the term heroisch ("heroic") to describe powerful drugs, and the German company that would later make Bayer aspirin dubbed this promising new drug Heroin. Before the drug's addictive nature and damaging effects were known, heroin was marketed specifically for children, resulting in some rather astonishing Spanish-language ads.If a waiter needs a table for two, they might call for a two-top. This restaurant lingo, referring to the amount of place-settings needed, comes from a larger body of terms. Anthony Bourdain's book Kitchen Confidential is a good source of additional slang from kitchens around the world.If you cut something to the quick, it means you're getting at its very essence. It comes from the Old English word, cwicu, meaning alive. It the source of the quick in the phrase the quick and the dead, as well as the words quicksilver ("living silver"), and quicksand ("living sand"), and the quick of your finger, the tender part under the fingernail.Hallmark Cards got its name from Joyce C. Hall, who bought an engraving shop along with his brothers in 1910. Would it have taken off had they just called it Hall Cards?Why do we say that we have a doctor's appointment instead of an appointment with a doctor? After all, we don't say we have accountant's appointments or attorney's appointments. It seems that the possessive term has become lexicalized after many years of common use.....Support for A Way with Words also comes from National University, which invites you to change your future today. More at http://www.nu.edu/.We're also grateful for support from the University of San Diego. Since 1949, USD has been on a mission not only to prepare students for the world, but also to change it. Learn more about the college and five schools of this nationally ranked, independent Catholic university at http://sandiego.edu.--A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donateGet your language question answered on the air! 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Calvin Trillin on West Coast Live with Sedge Thomson, 2 February 2008

Calvin Trillin on West Coast Live with Sedge Thomson, 2 February 2008

CJR's Michael Meyer sits down with author and Nation columnist Calvin Trillin about his new collection, "Trillin on Texas," out now from the University of Texas Press. In this excerpt of their conversation, Meyer asks Trillin about his experiences reporting and writing "U.S. Journal," his series of features that ran in The New Yorker from 1967 to 1982. A fuller transcript of their conversation is also up now on CJR.org.

Warren joins Calvin Trillin at The Pan Pacific Hotel in Seattle to discuss his latest opus, frost-bitten Jews, and the beauty of language. http://www.kimricketts.com http://www.thewarrenreport.com

Nancy Courtney, Outreach Coordinator for OSU Libraries, will read selections from Messages from My Father by Calvin Trillin. Mary Klie, Wexner Center, will read selections from Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art. James Petsche, Wexner Center, joins the program with selections from Ann Packer's The Dive from Clausen's Pier.

To be mindful is to take the intent of love and make it real through remembering, honoring, and cherishing. The cosmic becomes intimate through God’s mindfulness of us. Our response is to become mindful of God and others, thereby releasing love in tangible ways. This message was inspired by and includes adapted readings from Mark Ralls’ “Mindful”, a reflection on Psalm 5 published in the May 15, 2007 Christian Century. An adapted reading from “Morning With God” from the Spiritual Formation Bible’s reflection on Psalm 5 is also included. Rev. Dwayne shares a story from “About Alice” by Calvin Trillin. Scripture: Psalm 5