Theater Critic Michael Bourne reviews one of the new plays of the 2017 season, The Babylon Line . Listen above to see if Dr. Bourne was applauding at the end of the show.

Silence , by Martin Scorsese, is a good old fashioned art film about selflessness in a Facebook planet. The Jesuit mission to convert Japan to Christianity has failed in 1633, as Buddhist Japan searches out and executes Jesuit priests and their followers. The last priest, Father Ferreira, played by Liam Neeson has sent word back to Portugal that he has apostasized—renounced God and become a Buddhist. Let’s try the moment that sets up sending two priests whom Ferreira has mentored, Father

After spending four months in jail for selling drugs six years ago, Edison Jaquez has turned his life around and is now giving back to his community. Jaquez, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey is the 2016 Berkeley College Alumnus of the Year. Jaquez created the mentor group B-Men so he could help troubled teenagers. Listen above to the in-depth interview with the author and WBGO News Director Doug Doyle.

Lifelong Jazz and Blues fan Dr. Cornel West, the American philosopher, political activist and social critic wished he could have had more conversations with the late Village Voice columnist and jazz critic Nat Hentoff. Listen above to Dr. West's thoughts on why Hentoff was so instrumental in his work.

There's a new Archbishop in Newark and he's the first Cardinal to hold the position in the 164-year history of the Archdiocese. If he wasn’t dressed in the robes of a Cardinal, you might think Joseph Tobin was a bodybuilder. As it turns out he sort of is. Tobin and his six foot three frame were a regular fixture at a gym in Indianapolis, where he previously served as their Archbishop. Late last year Pope Francis had other ideas for him. For Tobin that was a surprise. “Through the decision of