Podcasts about Pogrebin

Henry Darger is one of the most profitable outsider artists out there. Unfortunately he didn't reap the benefit of that while he was alive, spending much of it in abject poverty. He was compelled to make and write art during the time he was not working as a janitor or dishwasher. His artwork dealt with themes of child abuse and violence, subjects very familiar with Darger when he was put in an asylum at the age of 12. Strange Country cohost Beth with special pinch (or pitch) hitter Terry discuss this artist and why work gets recognition after they're gone. Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands. Sources: Andrey V. “Henry Darger.” Widewalls, 16 January 2017, https://www.widewalls.ch/artists/henry-darger. Accessed 13 December 2023.   Bouchard, Sara. “Phyllis Bramson on Henry Darger.” Painters on Paintings, 9 November 2015, https://paintersonpaintings.com/phyllis-bramson-on-henry-darger/. Accessed 13 December 2023.   Boxer, Sarah. “He Was Crazy Like a . . . Genius?; For Henry Darger, Everything Began and Ended With Little Girls (Published 2000).” The New York Times, 16 September 2000, https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/16/arts/he-was-crazy-like-genius-for-henry-darger-everything-began-ended-with-little.html?searchResultPosition=3. Accessed 13 December 2023.   Coleman, Megan. “Influences.” Henry Darger, http://officialhenrydarger.com/about/influences.html. Accessed 13 December 2023.   Elledge, Jim. Henry Darger, Throwaway Boy: The Tragic Life of an Outsider Artist. Harry N. Abrams, 2013.   “Henry Darger.” MoMA, https://www.moma.org/artists/28600. Accessed 13 December 2023.   Holst, Amber. “The Lost World.” Chicago Magazine, 2005, https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/november-2005/the-lost-world/. Accessed 13 December 2023.   Lerner, Nathan. “On Henry Darger.” Nathan Lerner, http://www.nathanlerner.com/articles/henry-darger.html. Accessed 13 December 2023.   McNett, Gavin. “"Henry Darger: In the Realms of the Unreal" by John M. MacGregor.” Salon.com, 23 July 2002, https://www.salon.com/2002/07/23/darger/. Accessed 13 December 2023.   Pogrebin, Robin. “A Henry Darger Dispute: Who Inherits the Rights to a Loner's Genius? (Published 2022).” The New York Times, 8 February 2022, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/07/arts/design/henry-darger-estate.html. Accessed 13 December 2023.  

Recording of an August 31rd APN webinar with Letty Cottin Pogrebin, discussing her new book. 

Increasingly, the women's magazines we grew up on are taking deep dives into politics, health and the gender wage gap… But how did they go from tips on how to have better sex to delivering such thought-provoking content? Ms. Magazine is to thank — and Letty Cottin Pogrebin is one of the magazine's founding editors. She joins us this week to discuss the magazine's journey — and her own. In Mailbag, a listener asks what financial responsibility (if any) they have to their estranged parents, and in our money tip of the week, we dive into the best items to buy in bulk to save money at the grocery store. Join us! Snag all the latest episodes, savvy budgeting tips, investing advice and even giveaways via the HerMoney Newsletter at Hermoney.com/subscribe! The HerMoney with Jean Chatzky podcast is sponsored by Edelman Financial Engines. The podcast team and its host are neither employees nor clients of EFE, however, the show does receive fixed compensation and is a paid endorser and therefore has an incentive to endorse EFE and its planners. To learn more about the sponsorship, please visit PlanEFE.com/HerMoney. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast, and to learn more about Airwave, head to www.airwavemedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She's a long-time activist for women's rights and she's also a Founding Editor of Ms. Magazine. Letty Cottin Pogrebin is the author of 12 books including How to Make it In a Man's World. Her latest is called Shanda which means shame in Yiddish. It's about the secrets families keep and the ones that Pogrebin uncovered that wound up changing her own life. Pobregin begins her book by revealing a story about how she had to confront her own shame after she was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. And why she felt she had to hide the news at all costs. “Now What?” is produced with the help of Steve Zimmer, Lucy Little and Julian Androkae. Audio production is by Nick Ciavatta.

The great writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez once observed: “Everyone has three lives: a public life, a private life, and a secret life.” I learned of this quote in the forward to a fascinating book about secrets. Written by noted American Jewish author Letty Cottin Pogrebin, the book is entitled Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy. Pogrebin talks about how deeply held, and deeply embarrassing, secrets were part of her family's culture.

Feminist icon Letty Cottin Pogrebin discusses her new book "Shanda," delving into the secrets and feelings of shame that defined her Jewish upbringing, celebrating the strides women have made, and framing the fight for the future of reproductive rights.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/in-these-times-with-rabbi-ammi-hirsch/donations

"From the Frontlines" is an ADL podcast. It is hosted by ADL New York/New Jersey Director Scott Richman and focuses on ADL's efforts to fight hate and antisemitism in the United States and around the world. Each year, the major issues and the major thought leaders on the frontline in the fight against antisemitism and hate come together for ADL's “Never is Now” summit at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan. After a hiatus during the pandemic, this annual summit is back live this year and will take place on Thursday, November 10th. Journalist, author, and professional moderatorAbby Pogrebin is the co-host for this year's summit, and she joined "From the Frontlines" to discuss what this event means to her. For more details on the Never is Now Summit or to register, visit https://neverisnow.org/. And, to stay connected with all that Abby is working on, visit https://abigailpogrebin.com/. This podcast originally aired as a radio show on November 3, 2022 on WVOX 1460 AM.

Rabbi Shira and Joshua are hosting the Americans for Peace Now Annual Gala on Sunday 10/30 and to prepare for the gig, we are joined by one of the honorees, Letty Cottin Pogrebin.  Letty's accomplishments are too long to list, but we spend a lot of time focusing on her new book "Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy”.  We all have elements from our past we are ashamed of, but should we be?  We also explore the significance of the number 40 in honor of our 40th episode and this week's Torah portion, the story of Noah and the ark. Episode Timecodes: (12:30) - Interview with Letty Cottin Pogrebin (42:45) - Rabbi Shira's Guided Meditation

The First Lady of New York Radio catches up with author and social activist Letty Cottin Pogrebin to talk about her new memoir “Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pioneering feminist, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, weighs in on the recent overturning of Roe v Wade, looks back at the struggle for women's rights from the 1960's and 1970's, speaks about her personal experience with abortion and why she says the right to choose is so critical. With Teisha Bader.

Joe and Marissa review French Fan Film "Le Maitre de la Mort"..."The Master of Death". They discuss what Joe would call a russian version of a gnome in the Pogrebin. They learn the perfect spell for thieves in Brachiabindo, and they debate who would be a better Headmaster between McGonagall and Dumbledore in Truth or Lies. Show Notes: https://www.talesfromgodricshollow.com/episode-261/ 00:00 Opening/Giveaway/News You Can Use/Did ya know? 18:22 Reviewing French Fan Film "Le Maitre de la Mort" 1:06:05 Beast Breakdown - Pogrebin 1:12:16 Spellio Revelio - Brachiabindo 1:16:24 Truth or Lies 1:23:46 Listener E-mails   Marissa - @RissaRoo312 Joe - @CustomVinylLush Show - @TalesFromGH Email - TalesFromGodricsHollow@gmail.com Website - www.TalesFromGodricsHollow.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/talesfromgodricshollow  Podchaser - www.podchaser.com/TFGH   Thank you to ALL of the Patreon supporters!!! We can't do all of this without you all! Support us on PATREON! www.Patreon.com/TalesFromGodricsHollow Spellio Revelio and E-Mail sounds/beds came from https://musicradiocreative.com/

At age 70, Letty Cottin Pogrebin felt fit as a fiddle on that fateful day she walked three miles to her routine mammogram. A founding editor of Ms. (magazine) and women's rights activist, she had energy and to spare until she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Facing six weeks of radiation treatment, she was now obligated to join others in the waiting room of Memorial Sloan-Kettering in New York City. So, putting on her journalist hat, she began interviewing fellow patients. The result? How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who's Sick–an invaluable handbook about “The New Illness Etiquette” for both the sick and their friends. 00:10   Intro to Letty Cottin Pogrebin, book author and founding editor of Ms. (magazine) 01:15   Flu and cold season begins 01:45   Pogrebin gets a routine mammogram at age 70 02:10   Breast cancer diagnosis comes without warning signs 04:00   Shares news of cancer and radiation with close friends via email 05:00   Searches in vain for a book about sickness and friendship 05:50   Interviews waiting-room patients for How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who's Sick 06:31   Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center attracts people the world over 07:45   Discovers discrepancies between their the experiences and wishes of sick people 08:15   Unexpectedly learns about caregivers' needs 09:30   Illness has a ripple effect, touching families and friends 09:50   Bottom line: people want to be honest—both the sick and their friends 10:40   What a friend should be able to ask a sick friend 11:10   What a sick person should be able to say to a friend 11:55   Truth-telling and “The New Illness Etiquette” 12:30   A friend reacts perfectly to Pogrebin's diagnosis 13:15   Asking “Do you want to talk about it?” gives a sick person control 13:25   Other lines that are both true and helpful 14:30   Sick people don't want to hear or answer, “How are you?” 15:55   Their responses can overwhelm friends with TMI 16:15   Asking “What's happening?” gives patient control over how much to disclose 17:30   Nobody wants to be labeled sick (such as “cancer girl”) 18:15   Saying, “You look great!” can give false reassurance and seem disingenuous 18:30   “Empathy translated into action equals kindness” 18:50   “Illness is friendship's proving ground” 19:15   Guidelines for visiting sick friends – be considerate 20:40   Guidelines for giving gifts to sick friends – pay attention to diagnoses 21:00   Examples of inappropriate gifts and insensitive comments 22:30   Personalize a friend's illness to the point you know what gifts to give 24:15   Humor and laughter depend entirely on how well you know the patient 24:50   Remembers laughing at Marlo Thomas's funny jokes 26:00   Disparages fruit baskets and extols massages (and other sensitive gifts) 27:20   Why ice cream scoops adorn the book cover 28:50   Contrasts generous gifts with the gift she really wanted 29:15   Follow up “What would you like?” with “You know I'm bringing something.” 30:25   Illustrates differences between sick men and sick women 30:50   25% of men interviewed hadn't disclosed their illness 31:15   Tells a heartbreaking story of Orthodox Jewish man hiding his cancer diagnosis 33:45   Cultural and gender barriers prevent many men from sharing the truth 34:10   Women tend to feel comfortable confiding in close friends 35:30   The book includes many lists for how to be helpful & honest 36:00   First step: learn what to say to a friend who's sick (“Do no harm.”) 36:20   Also, learn appropriate things to say to the bereaved 37:10   Recommendation – Ryan Hamilton: Happy Face (on Netflix) BUY How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who's Sick Watch the trailer for Ryan Hamilton: Happy Face. Connect with Nonfiction4Life on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Special thanks… Music Credit Sound Editing Credit

Robin Pogrebin is a reporter on the Culture Desk of The New York Times, where she covers cultural institutions, the art world, architecture and other topics. She is also the author, with Kate Kelly of the book, “The Education of Brett Kavanaugh: An Investigation,” published in September 2019. At the Times, she has also covered the media industry for the Business Desk and city news for the Metro Desk. Prior to joining the Times in 1995, she was an associate producer for Peter Jennings’ documentary unit at ABC News and, before that, a staff reporter at The New York Observer. Her freelance work has been featured in magazines like Vogue, Town & Country and Departures, along with several book anthologies. Pogrebin, who also teaches writing at the School of Visual Arts, is a frequent moderator, radio guest and speaker. She lives in New York City.

You know how things are terrible? Well this should give you comfort--things have always been terrible. Settle in, dear dash hounds, as Beth and Kelly share the tale of Minik Wallace. Minik was brought to America's shores in 1897 as a boy along with five other Greenlanders to be put on display like a museum piece. And when you think of people as objects, it turns out as bad as you expect. Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands Cite your sources: “Caught in the Middle: The Tragic Life of Minik Wallace.” Bowdoin News Archive, 29 Oct. 2018, community.bowdoin.edu/news/2018/10/caught-in-the-middle-the-tragic-life-of-minik-wallace/. Claiborne, William. “THE SKELETON IN THE MUSEUM'S CLOSET.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 5 Apr. 1992, www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1992/04/05/the-skeleton-in-the-museums-closet/d1ef741a-84cc-45c2-94ca-779c3e085962/. Fagan, Kevin. “Ishi's Kin To Give Him Proper Burial / Indians to Bury Brain in Secret Location in State.” SFGate, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Aug. 2012, www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Ishi-s-Kin-To-Give-Him-Proper-Burial-Indians-to-2744424.php. Harper, Kenn. Minik: the New York Eskimo. Steerforth Press, 2017. Henderson, Bruce. “Who Discovered the North Pole?” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 1 Apr. 2009, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-discovered-the-north-pole-116633746/. James, David A. “The True Story of an Inuit Boy Who Ended up in a New York Museum.” Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2018, www.adn.com/arts/books/2018/02/03/the-true-story-of-an-inuit-boy-who-ended-up-in-a-new-york-museum/. Jiménez, Jessíca. “UC Berkeley Looks Back on Dark History, Abuse of Ishi 106 Years Later.” The Daily Californian, 2 Sept. 2017, www.dailycal.org/2017/09/01/uc-berkeley-looks-back-on-dark-history-abuse-of-yahi-man-106-years-later/. McGreevy, Nora. “The Racist Statue of Theodore Roosevelt Will No Longer Loom Over the American Museum of Natural History.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 23 June 2020, www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/statue-theodore-roosevelt-removed-reexamination-racist-acts-180975154/. Meier, Allison C. “Minik and the Meteor.” Narratively, 18 June 2019, narratively.com/minik-and-the-meteor/. “Minik.” PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, 31 Mar. 2008, www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/minik/. Pogrebin, Robin. “Roosevelt Statue to Be Removed From Museum of Natural History.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 21 June 2020, www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/arts/design/roosevelt-statue-to-be-removed-from-museum-of-natural-history.html. Smith, Dinitia. “An Eskimo Boy And Injustice In Old New York; A Campaigning Writer Indicts An Explorer and a Museum.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 15 Mar. 2000, www.nytimes.com/2000/03/15/books/eskimo-boy-injustice-old-new-york-campaigning-writer-indicts-explorer-museum.html.

McKinley, Jesse. [“It Can't Win All The Tonys (Can It?).”](www.nytimes.com/2001/06/01/movies/it-can-t-win-all-the-tonys-can-it.html?searchResultPosition=207) The New York Times, 1 June 2001.Gates, Anita. [“A Few Free Peeks at Those Dancing Feet.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/06/03/tv/cover-story-a-few-free-peeks-at-those-dancing-feet.html?searchResultPosition=14) The New York Times, 3 June 2001.Pogrebin, Robin. [“'Producers' Shatters Tony Award Record With 12 Prizes; 'Proof' Takes Best Play And 2 Other Awards.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/06/04/theater/producers-shatters-tony-award-record-with-12-prizes-proof-takes-best-play-2.html?searchResultPosition=126) The New York Times, 4 June 2001.Gardner, Amanda. [“Tony Awards' New Jersey Ties.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/06/03/nyregion/theater-tony-awards-new-jersey-ties.html?searchResultPosition=2) The New York Times, 3 June 2001.Mandell, Jonathan. [“It's Broadway's TV Moment, but Who's Watching?”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/20/arts/theater-the-tony-awards-it-s-broadway-s-tv-moment-but-who-s-watching.html?searchResultPosition=8) The New York Times, 20 May 2001.[“Springtime for Show Biz.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/opinion/springtime-for-show-biz.html?searchResultPosition=28) The New York Times, 9 May 2001.McKinley, Jesse. [“New Referee For the Tonys.”](www.nytimes.com/2000/10/27/movies/on-stage-and-off-new-referee-for-the-tonys.html?searchResultPosition=32) The New York Times, 27 Oct. 2000.Tommasini, Anthony. [“They Do Write 'Em Like They Used To.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/20/arts/they-do-write-em-like-they-used-to.html?searchResultPosition=59) The New York Times, 20 May 2001.Kisselgoff, Anna. [“Where Everything Clicks.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/06/29/movies/critic-s-notebook-where-everything-clicks.html?searchResultPosition=14) The New York Times, 29 June 2001.Pogrebin, Robin. [“Elevating the Broadway Pit; A Legendary Conductor Shapes Musicals With His Baton.”](www.nytimes.com/2000/04/19/theater/elevating-the-broadway-pit-a-legendary-conductor-shapes-musicals-with-his-baton.html?searchResultPosition=24) The New York Times, 19 Apr. 2000.Brantley, Ben. [“How Karaoke Conquered Broadway.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/02/25/theater/spring-theater-how-karaoke-conquered-broadway.html) The New York Times, 25 Feb. 2001.Singer, Barry. [“A Crash Course in the World of Mel.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/20/arts/theater-the-tony-awards-a-crash-course-in-the-world-of-mel.html?searchResultPosition=9) The New York Times, 20 May 2001.Brantley, Ben. [“A Scam That'll Knock 'Em Dead.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/04/20/movies/theater-review-a-scam-that-ll-knock-em-dead.html?searchResultPosition=21) The New York Times, 20 Apr. 2001.McKinley, Jesse. [“It's Springtime for Producers Of Broadway's 'Producers'.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/04/25/theater/it-s-springtime-for-producers-of-broadway-s-producers.html?searchResultPosition=1) The New York Times, 25 Apr. 2001.[“Real Producers Are Nothing Like Bialystock. Right?”](www.nytimes.com/2001/06/03/theater/theater-real-producers-are-nothing-like-bialystock-right.html?searchResultPosition=74) The New York Times, 3 June 2001.Pogrebin, Robin. [“The Brothers Viertel, a Theatrical Tag Team.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/02/11/theater/theater-the-brothers-viertel-a-theatrical-tag-team.html?searchResultPosition=22) The New York Times, 11 Feb. 2001.Pogrebin, Robin. [“'Producers' Sets Tony Nomination Record.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/08/theater/producers-sets-tony-nomination-record.html?searchResultPosition=90) The New York Times, 8 May 2001.[“'The Producers' Dominates Drama Desk Awards, Taking Record 11.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/nyregion/the-producers-dominates-drama-desk-awards-taking-record-11.html?searchResultPosition=41) The New York Times, 21 May 2001.Brantley, Ben. [“Reproducing 'The Producers': Replacements in Star Roles Feel Their Way.”](www.nytimes.com/2002/05/03/movies/theater-review-reproducing-producers-replacements-star-roles-feel-their-way.html?searchResultPosition=99) The New York Times, 3 May 2002.Purnick, Joyce. [“Metro Matters; Dissecting The Mania On 44th Street.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/04/23/nyregion/metro-matters-dissecting-the-mania-on-44th-street.html?searchResultPosition=130) The New York Times, 23 Apr. 2001.Robertson, Campbell. [“Springtime for Hit's End: 'The Producers' to Close.”](www.nytimes.com/2007/02/23/theater/23prod.html?searchResultPosition=32) The New York Times, 23 Feb. 2007.Sternbergh, Adam. [“The History of The Producers: Part III - Nymag.”](nymag.com/nymetro/movies/features/15251/) New York Magazine, 2 Dec. 2005.Simon, John. [“Blazing Twaddle - Nymag.”](nymag.com/nymetro/arts/theater/reviews/4618/) New York Magazine, 30 Apr. 2001.[“GOLD RUSH.”](www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/05/07/gold-rush. ) The New Yorker, 19 June 2017.Rosen, Marjorie. [“Dressing Ulla And the Rest: Isn't It Iconic?”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/20/arts/theater-the-tony-awards-dressing-ulla-and-the-rest-isn-t-it-iconic.html?searchResultPosition=11) The New York Times, 20 May 2001.Stracher, Cameron. [“The Way We Live Now: 5-27-01: How To Get Into 'The Producers'; That's the Ticket.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/27/magazine/the-way-we-live-now-5-27-01-how-to-get-into-the-producers-that-s-the-ticket.html?searchResultPosition=147) The New York Times, 27 May 2001.Brantley, Ben. [“How Karaoke Conquered Broadway.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/02/25/theater/spring-theater-how-karaoke-conquered-broadway.html) The New York Times, The New York Times, 25 Feb. 2001.Pogrebin, Robin. [“Ticket Sales for 'Producers' Break Broadway Record.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/04/21/theater/ticket-sales-for-producers-break-broadway-record.html?searchResultPosition=3) The New York Times, 21 Apr. 2001.Tierney, John. [“The Big City; Scalping Law May Be Ready For Execution.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/18/nyregion/the-big-city-scalping-law-may-be-ready-for-execution.html?searchResultPosition=180) The New York Times, 18 May 2001.McKinley, Jesse. [“Exit the Stars Of a Broadway Phenomenon.”](www.nytimes.com/2002/03/17/theater/exit-the-stars-of-a-broadway-phenomenon.html?searchResultPosition=84) The New York Times, 17 Mar. 2002.Newman, Andy. [“O.K., They're Actors, Not the Producers.”](www.nytimes.com/2002/03/18/nyregion/ok-they-re-actors-not-the-producers.html?searchResultPosition=142) The New York Times, 18 Mar. 2002.McKinley, Jesse. [“Nathan Lane's Successor in 'The Producers' Is Fired.”](www.nytimes.com/2002/04/15/arts/nathan-lanes-successor-in-the-producers-is-fired.html?searchResultPosition=27) The New York Times, 15 Apr. 2002.McKinley, Jesse. [“How an Actor Landed On Top in 'Producers'.”](www.nytimes.com/2002/04/16/theater/how-an-actor-landed-on-top-in-producers.html?searchResultPosition=39) The New York Times, 16 Apr. 2002.Pogrebin, Robin. [“'Producers' Stars' Encore?”](www.nytimes.com/2003/08/06/theater/producers-stars-encore.html?searchResultPosition=23) The New York Times, 6 Aug. 2003.[“'The Producers' Notches a $1.6 Million Week.”](www.nytimes.com/2004/01/06/theater/the-producers-notches-a-1.6-million-week.html?searchResultPosition=76) The New York Times, 6 Jan. 2004.Simon, John. [“The (Re)Producers - Nymag.”](nymag.com/nymetro/arts/theater/reviews/6014/) New York Magazine, 20 May 2002.Marks, Peter. [“Enjoying the View From Over the Top.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/20/arts/theater-the-tony-awards-enjoying-the-view-from-over-the-top.html?searchResultPosition=10) The New York Times, 20 May 2001.Witchel, Alex. [“'This Is It -- As Happy AsI Get, Baby' Nathan Lane.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/09/02/magazine/this-is-it-as-happy-as-i-get-baby-nathan-lane.html) The New York Times, 2 Sept. 2001.Scott, A. O. [“'The Producers'.”](www.nytimes.com/video/movies/1194817102554/the-producers.html?searchResultPosition=4) The New York Times, 15 Dec. 2005.Hoberman, J. [“When The Nazis Became Nudniks.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/04/15/movies/film-when-the-nazis-became-nudniks.html?searchResultPosition=29) The New York Times, 15 Apr. 2001.Ellis, Lindsay. [Mel Brooks, The Producers and the Ethics of Satire about N@zis](www.youtube.com/watch?v=62cPPSyoQkE&t=2s) YouTube, Jun 2, 2017.Brantley, Ben. [“You've Got to Come Back a . . . You Know.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/03/theater/theater-review-you-ve-got-to-come-back-a-you-know.html?searchResultPosition=33) The New York Times, 3 May 2001.Gates, Anita. [“A Broadway Fable Frames A Real-Life Comeback.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/08/21/theater/a-broadway-fable-frames-a-real-life-comeback.html?searchResultPosition=1) The New York Times, 21 Aug. 2001.McKinley, Jesse. [“The Checks Are Bouncing At 'Bells Are Ringing'.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/06/13/theater/the-checks-are-bouncing-at-bells-are-ringing.html?searchResultPosition=1) The New York Times, 13 June 2001.McKinley, Jesse. [“ON STAGE AND OFF.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/06/08/movies/on-stage-and-off.html?searchResultPosition=4)The New York Times, 8 June 2001.Pogrebin, Robin. [“The Party's Hardly Over for Faith Prince.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/01/theater/the-party-s-hardly-over-for-faith-prince.html?searchResultPosition=9) The New York Times, 1 May 2001.McKinley, Jesse. [“Comden and Green's Office. They're on Broadway. Any Message?”](www.nytimes.com/2001/04/12/theater/comden-and-green-s-office-they-re-on-broadway-any-message.html?searchResultPosition=10) The New York Times, 12 Apr. 2001.Wadler, Joyce with Jesse McKinley. [“BOLDFACE NAMES.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/30/nyregion/boldface-names-552313.html?searchResultPosition=4) The New York Times, 30 May 2001.Pogrebin, Robin.[ “'Rocky Horror Show' Is to Rock Again.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/10/17/theater/rocky-horror-show-is-to-rock-again.html?searchResultPosition=1) The New York Times, 17 Oct. 2001.Brantley, Ben. [“That Sweet Transvestite Doing the Time Warp Again.”](www.nytimes.com/2000/11/16/theater/theater-review-that-sweet-transvestite-doing-the-time-warp-again.html?searchResultPosition=6) The New York Times, 16 Nov. 2000.O'Brien, Richard. [“THEATER; The Job He Found Was Writing a Hit.”](www.nytimes.com/2000/11/05/arts/theater-the-job-he-found-was-writing-a-hit.html?searchResultPosition=7) The New York Times, 5 Nov. 2000.Strauss, Neil. [“Chasing Hard After Luck.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/16/arts/the-pop-life-chasing-hard-after-luck.html?searchResultPosition=12) The New York Times, 16 May 2001.Finn, Robin. [“A Determined Rocker Takes On Broadway.”](www.nytimes.com/2000/12/07/nyregion/public-lives-a-determined-rocker-takes-on-broadway.html?searchResultPosition=9) The New York Times, 7 Dec. 2000.Lemon, Brendan.[“THEATER; Audiences Today Are Getting in on the Act.”](www.nytimes.com/2000/10/08/arts/theater-audiences-today-are-getting-in-on-the-act.html?searchResultPosition=11) The New York Times, 8 Oct. 2000.Rakoff, David. [“The Way We Live Now: 10-29-00: Questions for Dick Cavett; Time Warp.”](www.nytimes.com/2000/10/29/magazine/the-way-we-live-now-10-29-00-questions-for-dick-cavett-time-warp.html?searchResultPosition=15) The New York Times, 29 Oct. 2000.Veer, Greg Vander. [“Keep Dancing.”] (vimeo.com/153283760)Feingold, Michael. [“Into the Past.”](www.villagevoice.com/2001/04/10/into-the-past/) The Village Voice, 10 Apr. 2001.Holland, Bernard. [“Why Opera Isn't the Word For Sondheim.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/07/29/theater/music-why-opera-isn-t-the-word-for-sondheim.html?searchResultPosition=2) The New York Times, 29 July 2001.Singer, Barry. [“'Follies' Shows It, Too, Is Still Here.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/03/25/theater/theater-follies-shows-it-too-is-still-here.html?searchResultPosition=4) The New York Times, 25 Mar. 2001.Ostlere, Hilary.[“An Octogenarian With All the Moves.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/03/25/theater/dance-an-octogenarian-with-all-the-moves.html?searchResultPosition=27) The New York Times, 25 Mar. 2001.Pogrebin, Robin. [“Backstage Pins And Needles.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/03/16/movies/backstage-pins-and-needles.html?searchResultPosition=21) The New York Times, 16 Mar. 2001.Delatiner, Barbara. [“A Broadway Return After 50 Years.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/03/04/nyregion/a-broadway-return-after-50-years.html?searchResultPosition=20) The New York Times, 4 Mar. 2001.Gavin, James. [“Polly Bergen's Life-Tested Role.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/03/25/arts/polly-bergens-lifetested-role.html?searchResultPosition=18) The New York Times, 25 Mar. 2001.Brantley, Ben. [“A Gritty Vision Of Faded Gold.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/04/06/movies/theater-review-a-gritty-vision-of-faded-gold.html?searchResultPosition=13) The New York Times, 6 Apr. 2001.Wolf, Matt. [“A Miniaturist Fitting a Gem Into a Smaller New Setting.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/03/25/theater/theater-a-miniaturist-fitting-a-gem-into-a-smaller-new-setting.html?searchResultPosition=10) The New York Times, 25 Mar. 2001.Holden, Stephen. [“Passion Throbs in Sondheim's Bitter Valentine.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/05/30/theater/critic-s-notebook-passion-throbs-in-sondheim-s-bitter-valentine.html?searchResultPosition=2) The New York Times, 30 May 2001.Mordden, Ethan. [“An Elegy for an Era, 'Follies' Itself Goes On.”](www.nytimes.com/2001/03/25/theater/an-elegy-for-an-era-follies-itself-goes-on.html?searchResultPosition=8) The New York Times, 25 Mar. 2001.Franklin, Nancy. [“Out of the Past.”](www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/04/23/out-of-the-past-9 ) The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2001.Filichia, Peter. *Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959 to 2009.* Applause Books, 2010.Brooks, Mel, and Tom Meehan. The Producers: the Book, Lyrics and Story behind the Biggest Hit in Broadway History - How We Did It. Miramax, 2002.*Recording "The Producers" - A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks* Produced by Masterworks Broadway, 2001.

New York Times reporters Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Their newly released book, The Education of Brett Kavanaugh, has caused quite a stir bringing forth a previously unreported allegation against Kavanaugh prompting several Democratic candidates to call for his impeachment from the Supreme Court. Isikoff and Klaidman challenge Pogrebin and Kelly as they take a deep dive into the material to find out what sticks and what doesn't. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Caption: The 2015 Tony Awards! Harvey Weinstein’s hideous, smug face forces us to reflect on how much the world has changed in the last four years. We also talk about the highs and lows of adapting stage-resistant source material with Fun Home, An American in Paris, and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; get carried away by On the Town; and work in references to everything from Beloved to “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.” Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows! Works referenced/cited: Paulson, Michael, and Patrick Healy. Tony Awards: ‘Fun Home’ Wins Best Musical and ‘Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ Best Play The New York Times, 8 June 2015. Theater Talk: "Fun Home" with Lisa Kron, Jeanine Tesori & Alison Bechdel Cast and Creators of the 2015 Best Musical: "Fun Home" Behind the Music of FUN HOME with Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori Paulson, Michael. Fun Home,' the Musical, Takes Alison Bechdel's Life to Broadway. The New York Times, 21 Dec. 2017. Pogrebin, Robin. “Bringing 'Fun Home' to the Stage.” The New York Times, 19 Oct. 2018. Brantley, Ben. “Family as a Hall of Mirrors.” The New York Times, 23 Oct. 2013. Brantley, Ben. “Review: 'Fun Home' at the Circle in the Square Theater.” The New York Times, 20 Apr. 2015. Thomas, June. “Fun Home Was the Big Winner at the 2015 Tonys. How Did a Graphic Memoir Become a Musical?” Slate Magazine, 8 June 2015. Paulson, Michael. “'Fun Home' Recoups on Broadway.” The New York Times, 21 Dec. 2017. Broadway Passes The Bechdel Test With 'Fun Home' Mattila, Kalle Oskari. “How a 'Lesbian Suicide Musical' Was Branded as a Feel-Good Broadway Hit.” The Atlantic, 10 May 2016. Schulman, Michael. “Watching Sondheim Watch ‘Fun Home.’” The New Yorker, 19 June 2017. Thurman, Judith. “Backstage at ‘Fun Home.’” The New Yorker, 19 June 2017. Als, Hilton. “Outsiders Take Center Stage.” The New Yorker, 19 June 2017. Rimalower, Ben. “From Falsettos to Fun Home: Lesbian Characters Move from Sidelines to Center Stage.” Playbill, 10 Sept. 2016. Grode, Eric. “Lisa Kron Juggles Two Shows at Public Theater.” The New York Times, 19 Oct. 2018. “Alison Bechdel Draws a Fun Home Coda.” Vulture. Acocella, Joan. “A New ‘American in Paris.’” The New Yorker, 19 June 2017. Als, Hilton. “Ta-Da!” The New Yorker, 19 June 2017. Brantley, Ben. “Carried Away by the Sights! Lights! Nights!” The New York Times, 17 Oct. 2014. Brantley, Ben. “In 'On the Town,' Sailors on Leave Look for Love.” The New York Times, 19 Oct. 2018. Brantley, Ben. “Plotting the Grid of Sensory Overload.” The New York Times, 6 Oct. 2014. Carey, Benedict. “An Autistic-Friendly Version of 'The Curious Incident'.” The New York Times, 21 Dec. 2017. Clarke, David. “BWW Interview: Christopher Wheeldon Talks AN AMERICAN IN PARIS in Movie Theaters.” BroadwayWorld.com, 20 Sept. 2018. Cohen, Stefanie. “'The Curious Incident of the Dog' Journeys to Broadway.” The Wall Street Journal, 2 Oct. 2014. “'Curious Incident' Director Marianne Elliott Isn't Afraid of Big Risks.” Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2017. Geoghegan, Kev. “National Theatre Adapts Mark Haddon's Curious Incident.” BBC News, 6 Aug. 2012. Gottlieb, Robert. An "On the Town" for Our Time. The New Yorker, 20 June 2017. Green, Adam. “The Making of On the Town: How a Group of Young Upstarts Made Broadway History.” Vanity Fair, 10 Apr. 2015. Heller, Allan Kozinn and Scott. “'Curious Incident,' 'On The Town' Steer Clear of Stars in Casting.” The New York Times, 21 May 2014. Isherwood, Charles. “Review: 'An American in Paris,' a Romance of Song and Step.” The New York Times, 13 Apr. 2015. Mackrell, Judith. “Return to Rive Gauche: How Christopher Wheeldon Adapted An American in Paris.” The Guardian, 8 Dec. 2014. Martinelli, Marissa. “An American in Paris: The Musical Is Not Content to Be Simple Escapism.” Slate Magazine, 21 Sept. 2018. Paulson, Michael. “For the Scene Stealers of 'The Curious Incident,' a Happy Second Act, in Dog Years.” The New York Times, 21 Dec. 2017. Pollock, David, et al. “Marianne Elliott, Interview with Theatre Director Who Helmed War Horse.” The Stage, 20 July 2017. Rooney, David. “'An American in Paris': Theater Review.” The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2015. Schiff, David. “Misunderstanding Gershwin.” The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 1998. Seibert, Brian. “Christopher Wheeldon's 'An American in Paris' Brings Ballet Values to Broadway.” The New York Times, 21 Dec. 2017. Soloski, Alexis. “An American in Paris Review – Wheeldon's Fine, Fanciful Entertainment.” The Guardian, 13 Apr. 2015. Stasio, Marilyn. “Broadway Review: 'On the Town'.” Variety, 17 Oct. 2014. Suskin, Steven. “Stage Alchemy, Brilliant as Stars.” The Huffington Post, 7 Dec. 2017. Zoglin, Richard. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: Theater Review Time, 6 Oct. 2014. Theater Talk: “An American in Paris”; remembering Jean-Claude Baker

About ten years ago, Letty Cottin Pogrebin (a founding editor of Ms. Magazine) was sitting in the waiting room at Memorial Sloan Kettering when she had the idea for a book. On today’s episode, Letty and I talk about her experience with breast cancer, and why it inspired her to write How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who’s Sick. We talk about the difficulty of finding the right words when you learn someone is sick, her tips for giving gifts, and why honesty should be the core of your efforts to be supportive. Learn more about Letty and check out the show notes here. Follow Made Visible on Instagram and Facebook.  Provide us with feedback on the podcast here. 

In this episode, we conclude our discussion of the ‘98 Tony Awards. We pour one out for the dearly departed Natasha Richardson, join our heads together to analyze the reasons Side Show flopped, and wonder where in the world is Frank Wildhorn? (He’s big in Japan). Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows! Works referenced/cited: Patinkin, Sheldon. "No Legs, No Jokes, No Chance": a History of the American Musical Theater. Northwestern University Press, 2008. Bloom, Ken, and Frank Vlastnik. Broadway Musicals: the 101 Greatest Shows of All Time. Black Dog & Leventhal Pubs., 2010. Filichia, Peter. Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959 to 2009. Applause Books, 2010. Als, Hilton. “Freaks on Broadway.” The New Yorker, 20 June 2017. O'Malley, Sheila. “Fully Realized: On Natasha Richardson in Cabaret.” Slant Magazine, 20 Mar. 2009. Lyman, Rick. “Defeated, 'Side Show' Is Closing Jan. 3.” The New York Times, 23 Dec. 1997. Lyman, Rick. “Ideas & Trends: Queasy About Broadway; What the Audience Won't Watch.” The New York Times, 4 Jan. 1998. Brantley, Ben. “THEATER REVIEW; Desperate Dance at Oblivion's Brink.” The New York Times, 20 Mar. 1998. Brantley, Ben. “THEATER REVIEW; Recovered, Restuffed, Otherwise Unchanged.” The New York Times, 5 Nov. 1998. Brantley, Ben. “THEATER REVIEW; Two Faces, And Both In Trouble.” The New York Times, 10 Nov. 1997. Brookhiser, Richard. “With a Revival Comes a Helping Of Revisionism.” The New York Times, 24 Aug. 1997. Canby, Vincent. “THEATER; Finally, a Dandy of a 'Pimpernel'.” The New York Times, 15 Nov. 1998. Canby, Vincent. “THEATER; Reworked for the Stage, 'High Society' Isn't Very.” The New York Times, 3 May 1998. Considine, J.D. “Facing the Music.” Baltimore Sun, 22 Oct. 2018. Evans, Greg. “Triumph of Love.” Variety, Variety, 2 Nov. 1997. Kendrick, Anna. Scrappy Little Nobody. Simon & Schuster, 2017. Lyman, Rick. “'1776' Will Make It to Broadway.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 30 Oct. 1997. Lyman, Rick. “After 'Capeman,' A Chill in a Thriving Broadway Season.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 7 Mar. 1998. Lyman, Rick. “Revival of '1776' Unlikely To Reach Broadway.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 9 Oct. 1997. Pogrebin, Robin. “Broadway's Critic-Proof Composer Says This Is (Still) His Moment; Like His 'Scarlet Pimpernel,' Frank Wildhorn Keeps on Going.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 6 Oct. 1999. Suisman, Charlie. “THEATER; Cue the Pop Ballad, Warn the Critics.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 15 Aug. 2004. Viagas, Robert. “Paul Simon's Capeman Opens to Protests.” Playbill, 30 Jan. 1998. Frank Wildhorn - on How He Works The Scarlet Pimpernel Broadway Tour Special, Part 1 Kurtz, Judy. “Rosie O'Donnell to Lead Broadway Stars in Protest Outside White House.” The Hill, 3 Aug. 2018. Brantley, Ben. “THEATER REVIEW; With Restraint, Illuminating The Freak In Everyone.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 17 Oct. 1997. Canby, Vincent. “SUNDAY VIEW; 'Side Show' Asks, What Is Normal?” The New York Times, 26 Oct. 1997. Canby, Vincent. “SUNDAY VIEW; 'Capeman' Doesn't Fly, Despite the Music.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 8 Feb. 1998. The Capeman on Broadway

At age 70, Letty Cottin Pogrebin felt fit as a fiddle on the fateful day she walked three miles to her routine mammogram. A founding editor of Ms. (magazine) and women's rights activist, she had energy and to spare until she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Facing six weeks of radiation treatment, she was now obligated to join others in the waiting room of Memorial Sloan-Kettering in New York City. So, putting on her journalist hat, she began interviewing fellow patients. The result? How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who's Sick--an invaluable handbook about "The New Illness Etiquette" for both the sick and their friends. 00:10   Intro to Letty Cottin Pogrebin, book author and founding editor of Ms. (magazine) 01:15   The Flu and cold season begins 01:45   Pogrebin gets a routine mammogram at age 70 02:10   Breast cancer diagnosis comes without warning signs 04:00   Shares news of cancer and radiation with close friends via email 05:00   Searches in vain for a book about sickness and friendship 05:50   Interviews waiting-room patients for How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who’s Sick 06:31   Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center attracts people the world over 07:45   Discovers discrepancies between their the experiences and wishes of sick people 08:15   Unexpectedly learns about caregivers’ needs 09:30   Ripple effect of illness touches families and friends 09:50   Bottom line: people want to be honest—both the sick and their friends 10:40   What a friend should be able to ask a sick friend 11:10   What a sick person should be able to say to a friend 11:55   Truth-telling and "The New Illness Etiquette" 12:30   A friend reacts perfectly to Pogrebin's diagnosis 13:15   Asking “Do you want to talk about it?” gives a sick person control 13:25   Other lines that are both true and helpful 14:30   Sick people don’t want to hear or answer, “How are you?” 15:55   Their responses can overwhelm friends with TMI 16:15   Asking “What’s happening?” gives patient control over how much to disclose 17:30   Nobody wants to be labeled sick (such as “cancer girl”) 18:15   Saying, “You look great!” can give false reassurance and seem disingenuous 18:30   “Empathy translated into action equals kindness” 18:50   “Illness is friendship’s proving ground” 19:15   Guidelines for visiting sick friends – be considerate 20:40   Guidelines for giving gifts to sick friends – pay attention to diagnoses 21:00   Examples of inappropriate gifts and insensitive comments 22:30   Personalize a friend’s illness to the point you know what gifts to give 24:15   Humor and laughter depend entirely on how well you know the patient 24:50   Remembers laughing at Marlo Thomas’s funny jokes 26:00   Disparages fruit baskets and extols massages (and other sensitive gifts) 27:20   Why ice cream scoops adorn the book cover 28:50   Contrasts generous gifts with the gift she really wanted 29:15   Follow up “What would you like?” with “You know I’m bringing something” 30:25   Illustrates differences between sick men and sick women 30:50   25% of men interviewed hadn’t disclosed their illness 31:15   Tells a heartbreaking story of Orthodox Jewish man hiding his cancer diagnosis 33:45   Cultural and gender barriers prevent many men from sharing the truth 34:10   Women tend to feel comfortable confiding in close friends 35:30   The book includes many lists for how to be helpful & honest 36:00   First step: learn what to say to a friend who’s sick (“Do no harm.”) 36:20   Also, learn appropriate things to say to the bereaved 37:10   Recommendation – Ryan Hamilton: Happy Face (on Netflix) BUY How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who's Sick Watch the trailer for Ryan Hamilton: Happy Face. Connect with Nonfiction4Life! Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Website Special thanks… Music Credit Sound Editing Credit

Abigail Pogrebin starred in the original production of the Stephen Sondheim- Hal Prince musical,  "Merrily We Roll Along." Abby was also part of the original "Free To Be You and Me" concept album and television special. Ms. Pogrebin is the author of three books, including “Stars of David,” which was adapted for the Off-Broadway stage, “Showstopper” — an Amazon Kindle Single bestseller that chronicled her teenage adventures in the Broadway flop, “Merrily We Roll Along,” and the most recent deep-dive into the Jewish calendar, called: “My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew,” which received a glowing review in The New York Times and was featured on the Today Show. A former Emmy-nominated producer for Ed Bradley and Mike Wallace at “60 Minutes” and for Bill Moyers at PBS, she has written for numerous publications, has her own live interview series in New York for which she’s interviewed Malcolm Gladwell, Nora Ephron and Charles Blow, and she’s been a guest on CNN, Good Morning America and Face the Nation. Abby lives in New York with her husband and two college kids. 

This week on "Everything is Connected," author Abigail Pogrebin joins Jonathan for a lively conversation about her deep dive into the heart of Judaism. We discuss what she's learned about marking time through the observance of an ancient, traditional sequence of festivals and fast-days... some of which she'd never heard of before undertaking a project that left even some of her closest family and friends scratching their heads. As she went about her immersive research, she interviewed enough rabbis to become a self-proclaimed "rabbi groupie," which is when we knew we had to have her on the show.Abigail Pogrebin is the author of My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays; One Wondering Jew – a much-expanded chronicle of her popular column for the Forward, for which she spent 12 months researching and observing every holiday in the Jewish calendar.Pogrebin is also the author of Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk about Being Jewish, which went into eight hardcover printings and was later adapted for the Off-Broadway stage. Pogrebin’s second book, One and the Same, delved into every aspect of growing up as a twin, (she’s an identical), and her bestselling Amazon Kindle Single, Showstopper, recounts her teenage adventure in the original Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim’s flop, “Merrily We Roll Along.”Abigail was formerly a broadcast producer for Fred Friendly, Charlie Rose and Bill Moyers at PBS, then for Ed Bradley and Mike Wallace at 60 Minutes. She has been published in many magazines and newspapers including Newsweek, New York Magazine, The Forward, Tablet, and The Daily Beast. She has moderated conversations at The JCC in Manhattan, 92Y, The Skirball Center, and Shalom Hartman Institute. Pogrebin lives in Manhattan and is currently the President of Central Synagogue.Learn more about Abigail at her website by clicking here.

Parashat Emor lays out the sacred calendar of the Jewish people as we know it in the Torah, and there’s no one better to discuss this parashah with Rabbi Jacobs than Abigail Pogrebin, author of the book “My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew.” Pogrebin tells us about her year of studying, preparing for, and observing all 18 holidays on the Hebrew calendar, and what she learned about gratitude, obligation, and responsibility.

Here is my interview with Feminist Letty Cottin Pogrebin about her latest novel "Single Jewish Male Seeking Soulmate" about a man who falls in love with an African-American woman after having promised his Holocaust survivor parents that he would marry and have kids with a Jewish woman. It's from the Feminist Press.

Mother Nature is unpredictable, as WQXR was reminded last summer in a broadcast of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in Central Park. Heavy rain arrived halfway through a Haydn symphony and musicians and station recording engineers were forced to pack it in quickly. Of course, outdoor summer concerts present many hazards: relentless mosquitoes, noisy airplanes, chatty audiences, and stages baked by the afternoon sun. Bad weather can also lead to substandard performances, with wayward intonation and unfocused playing. It can occasionally be dangerous for players and their instruments (varnish on string instruments turns sticky; seams can come unglued). Last year, the New York Philharmonic performed only half of a concert at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx due to the heat, and the crowd got ugly, booing and chanting "We want Dvorak." Despite these challenges, many orchestras say the concerts absolutely necessary. In this podcast we look at the challenges of al fresco performing with these three guests: Robin Pogrebin, culture reporter, New York Times, who recently covered the New York Philharmonic's parks concerts Nardo Poy, a violist with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Tito Muñoz, conductor and music director of the Phoenix Symphony The New York Philharmonic at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx on July 17, 2012 (Kim Nowacki/WQXR). Segment Highlights: Pogrebin on the value of outdoor concerts: "Something that seems bucolic and relatively simple actually has a complex operation that enables it behind the scenes. Speaking with Alan Gilbert, the music director of the New York Philharmonic, he said 'it's one of the most important things we do.' There is this real emphasis now on culture for the people." Poy on extreme heat and humidity: "For the musicians, the most difficult part is if it rains or if it's so hot and humid, it makes it really difficult to play. The extreme humidity, I've experienced anywhere including when Orpheus was in Cartagena, Colombia. We had so much condensation on our instruments, it made it impossible for the bow to  grab the string and get the tone out." Muñoz on bug infestations: "I don't know if you've ever seen fish flies but they just swarm. We unfortunately got hit by that during one of our concerts. We actually had to stop the concert because it was getting so bad. Every page that I turned I was crunching about a hundred of these bugs." Poy on a particularly heavy rainstorm: "The sound of the water hitting the top of the tent literally wiped out the sound of any music. Poor Mark, having learned this concerto, basically half of it was inaudible. We refer to it as the Marcel Marceau performance." Muñoz on the upside of an outdoor dance performance: "As the lights were coming up, [the dancers] were hearing the crickets and that set the scene even more realistically for them. In a way, it sometimes adds to the performance." Pogrebin on rain policies: The Philharmonic does not call off a concert for rain until the musicians get in the van to go to the venue. So it's really down to the wire because they want the show to go on." Weigh in: Listen to the segment above and share your outdoor music war stories in the comments box below:

When producer Aaron Harnick approached Abigail Pogrebin about adapting her book Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish to the stage, her first reaction was, “What have you been drinking?” Eventually she came around, and now Stars of David: Story to Song is making its off-Broadway debut. The show is a mix of songs—written by 17 song-writing teams, including Marvin Hamlisch, Sheldon Harnick, Gaby Alter, and Marilyn and Alan Bergman—and monologues, all based on Pogrebin’s interviews with high-profile Jews like Aaron Sorkin... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Earlier this year, the Metropolitan Museum of Art said it will name its newly remodeled plaza and fountains for David H. Koch, the billionaire conservative activist who gave $65 million towards the renovation. Koch has his name on a few prominent buildings around town, including the former New York State Theater at Lincoln Center and the American Museum of Natural History's dinosaur wing. Koch presents one of the most visible examples of naming rights, a trend that some say is a necessary part of philanthropy. Yet others argue that giving should be a selfless, anonymous act. In this podcast, we consider what's driving the trend and what it signifies. "With the fall-off in giving from the government, corporations and foundations, the private sector is even more essential than it was in the past," said Robin Pogrebin, a culture reporter at the New York Times. "In the past there was perhaps a nobility in giving anonymously. But now if donors are interested in seeing their names on things then organizations do need to make the tradeoffs involved in making that available to them." Naming rights for major buildings generally go for about $100 million in New York, as seen in recent gifts by Stephen Schwarzman (to the New York Public Library), Koch (to the New York State Theater), Henry Kravis and Ronald Perelman (both to the Columbia University Business School). Smaller gifts may fund a hallway, a lobby or even a toilet. Joan Desens is the director of institutional advancement at the Glimmerglass Festival, a summer opera festival in Cooperstown, NY. She says that patrons were once reluctant to have their name associated with a gift, but society has become more open. "People are very blatant with Facebook exposure," she said. "We’re all out there. So I think that people are more comfortable with having their name out there. It’s increasingly becoming an attraction." Patricia Illingworth, an editor of Giving Well: The Ethics of Philanthropy, believes that naming rights are a mixed blessing from an ethical standpoint. To some degree, "the arts seem to be a place where people from all walks of life and all social classes can gather together in solidarity," she noted. "So if billionaires are branding institutions and organizations with their names," that can alienate some people. Nevertheless, Illingworth believes that named buildings can serve as an example and encourage increased giving from others. Does an arts institution risk alienating patrons by associating with a major donor who holds a controversial personal agenda? "The point is, [patrons] are going to walk in anyway," said Pogrebin. "They may object but it’s not going to keep them away. Time passes and people get used to things." A more complex picture emerges if a donor feels at liberty to dictate programming. According to a recent New Yorker piece, a documentary film was halted because of pressure applied on PBS from David H. Koch. Opinions differ as to whether this occurs within performing arts organizations. "We like to think that the democratic process is what determines the social agenda," said Illingworth. "And yet when philanthropists start acting like governments, in a sense they can determine the social agenda. Naming rights can exacerbate that."  But according to Pogrebin, "there is a pretty bright line when it comes to cultural organizations and artistic interference. That's the real cardinal sin. A donor cannot meddle in artistic choices and once you go down that road it's a slippery slope." Weigh in: How do you feel about naming rights in the arts?

Robin on marriage equality and the Court. Guests include scholar and blogger Kimberly "Dr. Goddess" Ellis; Geneva Overholser, one of the most distinguished names in journalism; Letty Cottin Pogrebin on her new book; and Dina Dublon, one of Fortune's 50 most powerful U.S. businesswomen (and a feminist!).