Kiley Reid’s ‘Such A Fun Age’ Tops This List Of The Year’s Best Books
Nerdette’s Greta Johnsen ranks the year’s best books and talks with the author of her favorite book, ‘Such A Fun Age’ by Kiley Reid.
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Albums of the Decade, Greg’s Mixtape, Juice WRLD & Roy Loney
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot close out 2019 and the 2010s by sharing some of their best albums of the decade. Then, Greg will share his annual mixtape and the hosts will discuss musicians the world lost this year, including rapper Juice WRLD and Flamin’ Groovies lead singer Roy Loney.
Luke Wilson, Brittany Howard and more 27/12/2019 [Ful
Actor Luke Wilson talks about family, breaking type and his new film Guest of Honour. Comedian Hasan Minhaj explains how his “insider-outsider” relationship with America fuels his new Netflix comedy series, Patriot Act. Miles Davis’ nephew, Vince Wilburn Jr., and his son, Erin Davis, show us a different side of the iconic jazz musician. Alabama Shakes singer Brittany Howard opens up about embarking on her own musical journey and the influences behind her most personal record, Jaime.
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Little Women And What’s Making Us Happy
Greta Gerwig was nominated for an Oscar for directing 2017’s Lady Bird. She’s following it up with an adaptation of Little Women that features two of her Lady Bird stars, Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet. Ronan plays Jo, the free-spirited March sister. She’s joined by Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, and Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern and Meryl Streep. Gerwig also wrote the script, which makes some changes to the story and the structure of Louisa May Alcott’s book.
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(Pt. 1) Top 10 Films of 2019
The Chicago Tribune’s Michael Phillips and Tasha Robinson from The Next Picture Show are back for this year’s Best of ‘19 roundtable, and in part one it’s the panel’s “outlier” picks – films which only made a single Top 10. And with divisive titles like James Gray’s “Ad Astra” and Taika Waititi’s “Jojo Rabbit” making the cut, there’s plenty of lively debate to go along with the praise.0:00 - Billboard1:18 - Top 10 of 2019: The OutliersRandy Newman, “What I Love About Charlie” (Marriage Story)1:16:07 - Notes1:19:43 - Top 10 of 2019: The Outliers, cont.2:13:26 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Embiid Conundrum and Million Dollar Picks, Plus “Who Won 2019?” w/ Rembert Browne | The Bill Simmons Podcast
HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons hits on the NBA Christmas games (3:55), before making Million Dollar NFL Picks for Week 17 (21:38). Finally Bill and Rembert Browne bring back an old Grantland tradition with a “Who Won the Year?” bracket featuring Keanu Reeves, Tiger Woods, Kawhi Leonard, J.Lo, and many more (33:50).
Bessel van der Kolk — How Trauma Lodges in the Body
Psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk is an innovator in treating the effects of overwhelming experiences. We call this “trauma” when we encounter it in life and news, and we tend to leap to address it by talking. But Bessel van der Kolk knows how some experiences imprint themselves beyond where language can reach. He explores state-of-the-art therapeutic treatments — including body work like yoga and eye movement therapy — and shares what he and others are learning on this edge of humanity about the complexity of memory, our need for others, and how our brains take care of our bodies.Bessel van der Kolk is the founder and medical director of the Trauma Center in Brookline, Massachusetts. He’s also a professor of psychiatry at Boston University Medical School. His books include Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on the Mind, Body, and Society and The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma.Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org. This show originally aired in July 2013.
[Unedited] Bessel van der Kolk with Krista Tippett
Psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk is an innovator in treating the effects of overwhelming experiences. We call this “trauma” when we encounter it in life and news, and we tend to leap to address it by talking. But Bessel van der Kolk knows how some experiences imprint themselves beyond where language can reach. He explores state-of-the-art therapeutic treatments — including body work like yoga and eye movement therapy — and shares what he and others are learning on this edge of humanity about the complexity of memory, our need for others, and how our brains take care of our bodies.Bessel van der Kolk is the founder and medical director of the Trauma Center in Brookline, Massachusetts. He’s also a professor of psychiatry at Boston University Medical School. His books include Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on the Mind, Body, and Society and The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma.This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode “Bessel van der Kolk — How Trauma Lodges in the Body.” Find more at onbeing.org. This show originally aired in July 2013.
