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The Whitney's new show Vida Americana reveals the impact of Mexico’s revolutionary art of the '20s on American realism - and it has WNYC's Sara Fishko thinking about one of Mexico’s most radical composers of that period. More in this archival Fishko Files. (Produced in 2002)  Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art, 1925-1945 continues through May 17. Fishko Files with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia BrileyMix Engineer: Bill Moss and Wayne ShulmisterEditor: Karen Frillmann

David Lang’s one-act opera The Loser tells the story of two fictional piano students - both Glenn Gould wannabes - whose lives are turned upside down by their idolatry and frustration. Just before the work’s premiere in 2016, WNYC’s Sara Fishko spoke to Lang for this Fishko Files. David Lang's The Loser has just been released digitally and on CD. Fishko Files with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia BrileyMix Engineer: Bill Moss and Wayne ShulmisterEditor: Karen Frillmann

This Sunday will mark 70 years since a speech by Senator Joseph McCarthy cranked up America's post-World War II, anti-Communist crusade - and set in motion something known as McCarthyism. WNYC's Sara Fishko has more in this episode of Fishko Files. Fishko Files with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia BrileyMix Engineer: Bill Moss and Wayne ShulmisterEditor: Karen Frillmann

This weekend, Film Forum kicks off a 13-film festival celebrating the actor and filmmaker Lee Grant. In the prime of her career - her "ingénue years," as she calls them - she was blacklisted by the House Committee on Un-American Activities, rendering her unemployable in Hollywood. She spoke to WNYC's Sara Fishko in 2014 about those years, and the bizarre circumstances of her return to stardom. (Produced in 2014) Lee Grant: Actor. Filmmaker. begins at Film Forum on Saturday, November 17 and continues through February 12, with appearances by Grant on opening night and select dates. Lee Grant's book, I Said Yes to Everything: A Memoir, is available on Amazon. Fishko Files with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia BrileyMix Engineer: Paul Schneider and Wayne ShulmisterEditor: Karen Frillmann

Toward the end of this Leonard Bernstein centennial year, as WNYC's Sara Fishko tells us, there's yet another landmark to celebrate: 75 years since the young Bernstein dazzled the world with his New York Philharmonic conducting debut. To mark the occasion: this archival Fishko Files. Fishko Files with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia BrileyMix Engineer: Bill Moss & Wayne ShulmisterEditor: Karen Frillmann

A new CD showcases the two-piano collaboration of two star soloists. WNYC's Sara Fishko has more, in this edition of Fishko Files. Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring & Other Works for Two Pianos Four Hands is available on iTunes and Amazon. On March 1, Carnegie Hall presents an evening of live two-piano performances by Daniil Trifonov and Sergei Babayan, with music by Schumann, Rachmaninoff, and others. (Zankel Hall) Fishko Files with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia BrileyMix Engineer: Bill Moss and Wayne ShulmisterEditor: Karen Frillmann

It's just 70 years since the House Committee on Un-American Activities began its investigation into "Communist infiltration" in Hollywood. Turner Classic Movies is marking the anniversary this month with films and talks on the subject, including an appearance by Lee Grant - who was Sara Fishko's guest in 2014. Grant talks about her "Blacklist" memoir in this archival episode of Fishko Files. (Produced in 2014) "Spotlight TCM: The Hollywood Blacklist" airs every Monday & Tuesday in November, featuring Lee Grant in conversation on November 27 & 28. Lee Grant's book, I Said Yes to Everything: A Memoir, is available on Amazon. Fishko Files with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia BrileyMix Engineer: Paul Schneider and Wayne ShulmisterEditor: Karen Frillmann

Please Enter Destination by Tereza Semotamová Translated from the Czech by Barbora RůžičkováA young couple, Helena and Honza, on a weekend drive to visit bourgeois friends, find that their new GPS has a life of its own and their friendly hitchhiker is a devil. Their encounters with these characters, against the backdrop of increasingly absurd radio news updates, reveal the flaws and merits of their relationship and their respective worldviews.The Play for Voices production of Please Enter Destination was directed by Jen Zoble. Wayne Shulmister designed and mixed the audio. The role of Helena was played by Michaela Morton, Honza by Imran Sheikh, Angela the GPS by Carol Monda, and the Radio Announcer and the Devil by Mark Rayment.Play for Voices audio plays are recorded at Harvestworks by audio engineer Kevin Ramsay.Play for Voices is produced by Matt Fidler, Anne Posten, Katrin Redfern, and Jen Zoble.About the Author and TranslatorTereza Semotamová (author) is a Czech screenwriter, journalist, radio editor, and translator from the German. She holds a degree in screenwriting and German language and literature, and is a regular contributor to Czech Radio, the country’s national radio company. Tereza has written over a dozen radio plays and edited a number of radio shows focusing on German literature and culture. Her screenplay Tak Dobrou won the Czech edition of the NISI MASA Script Contest.Barbora Růžičková (translator) is a translator and interpreter working between English and Czech. A native Czech, she was brought up in a bilingual environment and spent most of her childhood abroad; today, she is based in Prague, Czech Republic. Barbora holds a degree in translation and art history, and her published literary translations include two books for young adults and a series of excerpts from contemporary Scottish literature. In 2014, she took part in the Martha’s Vineyard Writers Residency program.The Czech song featured in Please Enter Destination is "Včera neděle byla" ("Sunday Was Yesterday"). It can be purchased on iTunes or at https://www.supraphonline.cz/album/231866-legendarni-ceskoslovenske-slagry.Music: Jiří ŠlitrLyrics: Jiří SuchýVoice: Pavlína FilipovskáOrchestra of the Semafor Theatre, directed by Ferdinand Havlík(P) 1960 SUPRAPHON a.s.Recording used with the permission of Supraphon a.s.Please Enter Destination was the second of the three winners of the 2016 audio drama in translation contest Play for Voices held jointly with Words Without Borders, which published the script of each winning audio play. To read Please Enter Destination, go here: https://www.wordswithoutborders.org/article/october-2017-turkish-short-stories-please-enter-destination-semotamova. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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