Costume designer Linda Muir had to dress 19th century German aristocrats, rural nuns, and one very thirsty vampire in "Nosferatu." She joins us to discuss her Oscar-nominated work bringing director Robert Eggers' vision to life as part of our series "The Big Picture," featuring conversations with Oscar nominees who worked behind the camera to create some of the best movies of the year. 

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Director Robert Eggers is known for his dedication to historical accuracy in his films. Production designer Craig Lathrop has been working with Eggers since his first film, "The Witch," and is now Oscar nominated for his work on the horror film "Nosferatu." He joins us to discuss bringing 19th century Germany to life as part of our series The Big Picture, featuring conversations with Oscar nominees who worked behind the camera to create the best movies of the year. 

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One day in Rome, novelist Hanif Kureishi collapsed, and woke up in a hospital room paralyzed. He began to write about his difficult recovery through a series of dictated statements to family and friends. That experience is now compiled in a new memoir, Shattered. Kureishi joins us to discuss his story.

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A new collection of essays from critic, writer, and host of the Keep It podcast, Ira Madison III, documents the key pop culture moments that kicked off his interest in the subject (and later his career), and shaped his coming-of-age as a Black gay man in Milwaukee. Ira joins us to discuss Pure Innocent Fun.

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As part of our 2025 "What the Hack" series, we speak with Patric Richardson, aka 'The Laundry Evangelist,' about the best way to wash clothes for fabric durability, environmental sustainability and for your own health.

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"The Brutalist" cinematographer and Oscar nominee Lol Crawley shot on VistaVision, a technology rarely used today in Hollywood. Crawley discusses the film as part of our annual series The Big Picture, which features interviews with below-the-line Oscar nominees. 

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There was a time when New York's LaGuardia airport was the butt of infrastructure jokes. Now, it's often cited as one of the best airports in the country. A new documentary as part of the PBS NOVA series details the engineering work that went into the makeover. We speak to writer and producer Joby Lubman about "Extreme Airport Engineering," streaming now on PBS.

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Robell Awake is a designer, chairmaker, researcher, and educator. He's written a new book, A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects, that tells the stories of important yet underappreciated Black chairmakers, welders, dressmakers, basketmakers and more. Awake discusses his research and shares his own journey as a chairmaker. 

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Film editor Myron Kerstein had the monumental task of taking 250 hours of footage and turning it into the two part movie musical "Wicked." The film is now nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, and Kerstein is nominated for his editing work. He joins us to discuss how it all came together as part of our series The Big Picture, where we speak to Oscar nominees who worked behind the camera to make the best movies of the year. 

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National Book Award-winning author Imani Perry previews our February Get Lit with All Of It book club event. We are spending the month reading her latest, Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People. It's an exploration of the relationship between Black Americans and the color blue, from the indigo dye trade to R&B. Perry will join us for a book club event on February 26. Grab tickets here!

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