Noam Chomsky on Bertrand Russell Radio Open Source 2017-06-02 | Noam Chomsky reveals why he so greatly admires the British philosopher Bertrand Russell.
Andrew OHagan on the Grenfell Tower Fire Radio Open Source 2018-07-10 | An hour-long conversation with Andrew O'Hagan, on his extensive piece in LRB, last month, diving deep into the story of the Grenfell tragedy.
Molly Crabapple on Trumps North Korea Movie Trailer Radio Open Source 2018-06-15 | The illustrator and co-author of Brothers of the Gun riffs on the action movie trailer Trump presented to Kim Jong Un (original film here: youtube.com/watch?v=A838gS8nwas)Stay tuned for our full conversation with Crabapple, and pick up her book here: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/550211/brothers-of-the-gun-by-marwan-hisham-and-molly-crabapple/9780399590627
Studs Terkel Radio Open Source 2018-05-30 | In honor of Studs Terkel, we celebrated his magic on the radio. listen to the full show on www.radioopensource.org
In Memory of Philip Roth Radio Open Source 2018-05-23 | In honor of Philip Roth, here's a clip from our interview with the great novelist.Listen to the full conversation on our website, www.radioopensource.org
Into the woods with Richard powers Radio Open Source 2018-04-30 | It was Tree Week on Open Source, and what a treat it was. We arranged to have Chris interview Richard Powers at the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain (thanks to my old hockey buddy Pam Thompson) after a brief tour by director Ned Friedman who helped get us tree woke.
A Walk with Richard Powers Radio Open Source 2018-04-26 | Richard Powers, William (Ned) Friedman and Christopher Lydon at Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University in Boston.
Tool Time with Mark Zuckerberg Radio Open Source 2018-04-13 | Inspired by Moira Weigel's NYer piece, "Silicon Valley’s Sixty-Year Love Affair with the Word 'Tool'": newyorker.com/tech/elements/silicon-valleys-sixty-year-love-affair-with-the-word-tool
Erik Jensen reading Laster Bangss Astral Weeks. Radio Open Source 2018-03-29 | The actor Erik Jensen, who played Lester Bangs in the play "How to be a Rock Critic" reads the writer's famous essay "Astral Weeks".This reading of the essay was recorded for Open Source's March 29, 2018 episode on the making of Astral Weeks: http://radioopensource.org/van-morrisons-cosmic-accident
Just How Big is Facebook? Radio Open Source 2017-11-10 | A short one-minute animation about the astonishing size of facebook
Max Tegmarks AI: Myths & Facts Radio Open Source 2017-10-22 | A cheatsheet for understanding current developments in AI.
Karl Ove Knausgaard on Vincent Van Gogh Radio Open Source 2017-10-03 | An excerpt from our conversation with the Norwegian novelist on his new book, Autumn.Go to radioopensource.org for the full program.
How Caribbean Storms Helped Jumpstart the Scientific Revolution in the 17th Century Radio Open Source 2017-09-30 | A short animation film from Open Source.
Jim Jarmusch on John Ashbery & the New York School Poets Radio Open Source 2017-09-11 | Audio excerpt from our 9/7/17 program
Bhaskar Sunkara at the 2017 DSA Convention Radio Open Source 2017-08-09 | Jacobin editor Bhaskar Sunkara discusses his broad-tent vision for democratic socialism at the 2017 DSA convention in ChicagoVideo interview by Zach Goldhammer
Billy Bragg on Fighting Fascism Radio Open Source 2017-07-26 | An excerpt from our upcoming program with Billy Bragg on the history of English music of dissent
Michael W. Clune on Opioid Addiction Radio Open Source 2017-07-20 | Michael W. Clune, author of White Out: The Secret Life of Heroin, reads an excerpts from his book and discusses the myth and reality of addiction. This segment is part of Open Source's July 20th program on the opioid crisis.
S.B. Walker - Photographing Walden Radio Open Source 2017-07-15 | A bonus interview this week: OS producer Becca DeGregorio talks to Walden photographer S.B. Walker about the modern day Thoreauvians visiting the pond today
Christopher Lydon on Concords Transcendental Band Radio Open Source 2017-07-08 | Christopher Lydon discusses the links between Ellington and Emerson — two of the great bandleaders in American history — as well as their talented protegees,
David Graeber on Londons Fog of Despair Radio Open Source 2017-06-15 | The Baffler Magazine's David Graeber talks to us over the phone about the fog of despair in London, the rise of Jeremy Corbyn, + rising enthusiasm for "fully automated luxury communism" & other distinctly British economic fantasies (video by Zach Goldhammer)Tune into our full program on Corbyn & the new global left-wing movement ft. Graeber, Naomi Klein, & Pankaj Mishra tonight at 9pm on WBUR 90.9 FM
Noam Chomsky on Adam Smith Radio Open Source 2017-06-01 | Chomsky illuminates what Adam Smith actually meant by his famous phrase.
Noam Chomsky - Ticking Towards Midnight Radio Open Source 2017-06-01 | An excerpt from our June 1, 2017 program on the life and mind of Noam Chomsky: http://radioopensource.org/american-socrates-life-mind-noam-chomsky
Nixon at the Movies Radio Open Source 2017-05-22 | Boston Globe film critic Mark Feeney explores a little known side of President Richard Nixon — Richard Nixon, the cinephile.
Jamie Wyeth on Painting JFK Radio Open Source 2017-05-12 | In John F. Kennedy’s hundredth birthday Spring, we’re looking again at the family portrait we all know, by the painter Jamie Wyeth.His canvas summoned the late president as a ruddy sort of ghost, face aglow against deep brown shadows, beefy hand in front of his chin, eyes all alert but just out of alignment, one looks into you, one past you. He’s returned from another place, mouth open a crack, not quite smiling. The mind of an A student, hesitating, kindling a wise-crack, maybe hiding something, pain of injury perhaps, or illness. He looks not combative exactly but forceful, open to the fun of teasing or an argument, open to the pleasure of his own company.
George Saunders on Death & the Afterlife Radio Open Source 2017-03-24 | From Christopher Lydon's wide-ranging conversation with the novelist on Lincoln, Emerson, Tibetan sky burials, and 19th century visions of the afterlife: http://radioopensource.org/george-saunders
Dr. Cornel West on the Unpopular James Baldwin Radio Open Source 2017-02-24 | Dr. Cornel West joined us at Harvard Divinity School to discuss James Baldwin's legacy.Tune into our full Baldwin w/ Dr. West, Raoul Peck, Teju Cole and Ed Pavlic on our site: http://radioopensource.org/return-prophet-baldwin-21st-century
Voices from the Womens March Radio Open Source 2017-01-26 | OS producer Zach Goldhammer's video interviews with some of the women demonstrating and building the anti-Trump coalition in Washington after the inauguration.
Good News for Troubled Times: The Gospel of Kwame Nkrumah & Reverend Michael Haynes Radio Open Source 2017-01-05 | A week after the presidential election, Chris Lydon hosted a gospel music concert at his home in Boston featuring some of the city's finest performers from 12th Baptist Church and the Berklee School of Music. One of the most striking performances came from the 22 year old pianist Kwame Nkrumah. A disciple of Dennis Montgomery at Berklee, Kwame's hushed, minimalist arrangement of the hymn "Over My Head" held our audience in stunned silence. You can watch a clip of his performance here, followed by a prayer from the Reverend Michael Haynes.
Jill Lepore on Political Conventions Radio Open Source 2016-12-15 | "There was something deeply unsettling about the desperate political cynicism on both sides."Jill Lepore on the unbearable sameness of political conventions in 2016. Video editing by Zach Goldhammer.
Zadie Smith: On Dancers Radio Open Source 2016-11-23 | Zadie Smith on beauty, racism, militarism, & perfectionism in the work of four great American dancers: Fred Astaire, Sammy Davis Jr., Beyoncé & Michael Jackson
Matt Taibbi on Donald Bonaparte Radio Open Source 2016-10-19 | In preparation for our post-debate show this week, we asked the firebrand political writer Matt Taibbi to expand on a point from his latest Rolling Stone column: ""If [Trump] goes on to lose, he will be our Bonaparte, the monster who will continue to terrify us even in exile, reinforcing the authority of kings." Catch our full program Thursday (10/20) at 9pm on WBUR.
Felix Biederman: Let The Discourse Die Radio Open Source 2016-10-14 | Felix Biederman, creator of the centrist pundit parody Carl Diggler and co-host of the brilliantly vulgar Chapo Trap House podcast, discusses the differences in political rhetoric across generations.
Emily Nussbaum on TV & Politics Radio Open Source 2016-10-11 | Scandal is really a show about female power; House of Cards, a nighttime soap opera from the 80s. New Yorker TV sage/critic Emily Nussbaum lays bare the politics of popular TV shows like Braindead, Orange is the New Black, and (of course) Game of Thrones.An excerpt from
The Cyberweapon No One Wants You to Know About: Alex Gibney on Stuxnet Radio Open Source 2016-10-07 | An interview with Zero Days director Alex Gibney, excerpted from Open Source's Oct. 6 show on Cyber Insecurity http://radioopensource.orgFootage courtesy of Magnolia Pictures and Prelinger Archive. Edited by Zach Goldhammer.
Stacy Kranitz on Imagery in Appalachia Radio Open Source 2016-10-03 | An interview with the Kentucky-born photographer Stacy Kranitz about the seven years she's spent documenting life in rural Appalachia.Interview & editing by Zach GoldhammerPhotography & narration by Stacy Kranitz
Martin Rees on Our Pale Blue Dot (An Open Source Animation) Radio Open Source 2016-09-14 | From the first episode in our Apocalypse Series, Lord Martin Rees imagines what aliens looking through a telescope could learn about our very own pale blue dot.Animation by Ruoyu Gao with direction from Frank Horton.
Visions of Armageddon on the Boston Common Radio Open Source 2016-08-29 | We asked folks on the Boston Common how they imagined the world might end. Their answers: an EMP bomb, hydraulic fracturing, a world series, planetary menopause.For more apocalyptic thinking, tune into our ongoing series on the end of everything: radioopensource.org/apocalypse-now-…-rise-machines
George Church on Human Perfection vs. Diversity Radio Open Source 2016-08-24 | A bonus trailer for episode 2 of Open Source's three-part Apocalypse series: http://radioopensource.org/apocalypse-now-remade-man
Terry Tempest Williams on Growing Apocalyptic Radio Open Source 2016-08-23 | Conservationist Terry Tempest Williams on the final episode of Open Source's Apocalypse series: http://radioopensource.org/apocalypse-now-part-3-far-good
Michael Sandel on the Olympics Radio Open Source 2016-08-18 | In part 2 of our video mini-series on what the Olympics can teach us about our genetic pasts and futures, Harvard political philosopher Michael J. Sandel adapts his "case against perfection" to the sporting context.
Siddhartha Mukherjee on the Olympics Radio Open Source 2016-08-11 | The wise doctor/writer Siddhartha Mukherjee stopped by our home office in Boston last week to discuss our unfolding genetic futures. In the middle of our conversation, Mukherjee gave as a short course on the complex human beauty and tragedy of the Olympic contests in Rio. Here's a short video version of his remarks.You can hear more of our conversation with Mukherjee—part two of our Apocalypse series—tonight at 9 on WBUR 90.9 FM
Nicholson Baker on the Joys of Apocalyptic Thinking Radio Open Source 2016-08-10 | Novelist Nicholson Baker describe the very human urge to contemplate the ultimate end of everything.
Ghost in the Machine: In conversation with Maria Bustillos Radio Open Source 2016-08-05 | A clip from the first episode in a three-part series about the ways the world might end.
Apocalypse Now Series Trailer Radio Open Source 2016-08-04 | A three-part series about the ways our world might end.
Greil Marcuss America in Three Songs Radio Open Source 2016-07-15 | A short trailer for Open Source producer Max Larkin's interview with legendary, literary rock critic, Greil Marcus.Listen to the full show here: http://radioopensource.org/america-three-songs
Amanda Palmer: From Christopher Lydon to Open Source Radio Open Source 2016-07-12 | The rock goddess of The Dresden Dolls and author of "The Art of Asking" wrote a song about our host back in the early 2000s. You can purchase "Dresden Dolls: In Paradise," the film this footage came from, here—and support Open Source at the same time!: http://amzn.to/29uaPIj
Darkness Visible in the London Streets (Geoff Dyer on Brexit) Radio Open Source 2016-06-30 | British novelist Geoff Dyer describes the dark & stormy scene on the night of the Brexit vote in London.
