Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen
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Richard Russo
Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen
09/30/23 • 27 min
A friend of his wife gave his novel Empire Falls to Ivanka Trump. Her response: “This is a book about poor people. Why would I want to read a book about poor people?” Some bad reviews are better than good reviews. Presented with the Center for Fiction and the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music.
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Alan Shayne
Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen
10/29/23 • 27 min
As young actor—he’s now 97— he studied with Stella Adler along with Marlon Brando, (“He was a great actor but an impossible person.”) a saga he recounts in The Star Dressing Room. One of them became the head of Warner Brothers Television, the other became Marlon Brando.
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Admiral Melissa Bert
Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen
04/08/23 • 27 min
When she enrolled at the Academy, she had a limited idea of the Coast Guard’s mission: “They save people and clean off oily ducks.” Since then, she has served from Juneau to Miami and deepened her understanding. She is now Rear Admiral Bert. You live, you learn.
Patricia Spears Jones
Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen
06/26/21 • 27 min
One way to describe art is to note that it has beauty but not utility. This poet rejects that dichotomy, especially when it comes to everyday objects. “Often, things that are domestic are diminished because they are connected to females.” She loves things that are both beautiful and useful: quilts, fans, teapots. A conversation with the winner of the 2017 Jackson Poetry Prize, produced with the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center.
Annie Proulx
Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen
05/22/21 • 27 min
Some scholars toil away their lives, humbly adding their mote to the supply of human knowledge. Then there was Selma Barkham. “She was responsible for finding out something about Newfoundland that nobody had ever known,” says Annie Proulx. A fine writer–The Shipping News, Brokeback Mountain–tells the story of an extraordinary scholar. Presented with the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Michael Henry Adams
Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen
04/20/24 • 27 min
When Europeans take one of his tours, do they seek the Harlem of today or of the Harlem Renaissance? “They’ve got a kind of fable of Harlem,” says this preservationist, and then he goes to work and reconciles the present with the past. Produced with Open House New York. Music: Hubby Jenkins
Len Elmore
Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen
04/13/24 • 27 min
“I had dreams of playing basketball then going to law school and doing what Perry Mason did.” Those dreams came true. The Knicks. Harvard Law. The Brooklyn DA’s office. And now he teaches at Columbia’s School of Professional Studies, a co-producer of this episode. (I had dreams that I could fly. I can’t.)
Elizabeth Rush
Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen
10/14/23 • 27 min
Her book The Quickening recounts an Antarctic expedition to Thwaites Glacier, which holds enough ice to raise sea levels three feet. “It’s this otherworldly being that has the power to shape us.” But, she urges, please avoid its nickname, “Doomsday Glacier.” That’s just mean. Produced with Orion magazine.
Michael Miscione
Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen
02/17/24 • 27 min
This former Manhattan borough historian admires the enormously accomplished, nearly forgotten, 19th-century New Yorker Andrew H. Green: “He is often compared to Robert Moses. In a favorable way.” To be fair, so is my cat, who’s destroyed only my sofa but no entire neighborhood.
Darren Walker
Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen
01/21/23 • 27 min
As president of the Ford Foundation, he supported Monticello’s efforts to improve its depiction of the enslaved Black people who built it and of Thomas Jefferson, who owned it. “I believe that Thomas Jefferson and his home are one and the same.” Produced with the Municipal Art Society. Guest host: Jami Floyd. Music: Rashad Brown.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen have?
Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen currently has 165 episodes available.
What topics does Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen cover?
The podcast is about Interview, Discussion, Comedy, Podcasts, Books, Arts and Comedy Interviews.
What is the most popular episode on Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen?
The episode title 'Richard Russo' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen?
The average episode length on Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen is 28 minutes.
How often are episodes of Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen released?
Episodes of Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen?
The first episode of Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen was released on May 22, 2021.
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