Tony-winning Broadway performer Gavin Creel had never been to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, until he received a MetLiveArts commission. The product of the time he spent wandering the halls of the museum is his new show, "Walk On Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice," which draws inspiration from art for original pop music. Creel joins us to discuss the show, which is running at the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space until January 7.

Following our discussion of "The Golden Bachelor," we look at what dating after 50 looks like without the glitz and glam of reality TV show cameras and helicopter dates. Francine Russo, author of the book Love After 50: How to Find It, Enjoy It, and Keep It, joins us to discuss and take calls from our listeners.

Last night saw the finale of "The Golden Bachelor," a show that presented a bachelor over the age of 70 with single women in the 60s and 70s in a bid to find love. We break down what was successful about the show, how it presented love and aging in your golden years, and of course all the drama, with comedian and "Bachelor" fan Jordan Carlos. Plus, we take your calls.

An award-winning documentary follows the citizens and journalists working in the Muscogee (Creek) Nation to ensure freedom of the press and against state-censored media. Directors Joe Peeler and Rebecca Landsberry-Baker join us to discuss their film, "Bad Press" which won the Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. This week the film will be shown at the DCTV Firehouse Cinema from Dec. 1-7.

World leaders convened at the UN's COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai yesterday to discuss environmental policy on a global scale. Eddie Bautista, executive director of the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance, joins us to talk about some of the local impacts of climate change which includes flooding, a change in air quality and heat hazards as well as efforts to reduce climate harms that land heaviest on marginalized communities. Plus, listeners call in to share their suggestions for sustainability and environmental justice in their own areas.

Winner of the Sundance Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary, 20 Days in Mariupol is a first-hand account of the besieged Ukrainian city during the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Filmed by journalists trapped inside, it depicts the harrowing account of the war's horrors. Director Mstylav Chernov joins to discuss.

A new biography captures the life of groundbreaking New York Herald Tribune reporter Maggie Higgins, who rose to prominence after her reporting on the liberation of Dachau following World War II. Her coverage of the Korean War won her a Pulitzer Prize, but her reputation as a journalist was often questioned by men in power who wondered if she was using her good looks to get the scoop. Author Jennet Conant joins us to discuss her new book, Fierce Ambition: The Life and Legend of War Correspondent Maggie Higgins.

Philip Roth's National Book Award-winning novel Sabbath's Theater has found new life on the stage, thanks to a new theatrical adaptation from John Turturro and Ariel Levy. Both join us to discuss the play, which stars Turturro as a former puppet-maker forced to confront his troubled past. "Sabbath's Theater" is running at The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre through December 17.

​​The Merriam-Webster Dictionary's 'Word of the Year' is "authentic." Editor at Large Peter Sokolowski talks about why Merriam-Webster selected that word, what words he considers "runners up," plus some of the new words added to the dictionary in 2023. And listeners call in to share the words that mattered to them this year.

Robin Spielberg is a composer, music therapy advocate, and founder of the Mindful Music Association. She joins us to discuss her work and perform songs from her latest album, By Way of the Wind, live in our studio.