Daily Archives: August 22, 2021


Selected Shorts, a weekly public radio broadcast, has a simple approach: great actors read great fiction in front of a live audience. Today on Selected Shorts 8/22/211 at 6 p.m. Out of Control GUEST HOST: CYNTHIA NIXON “Hello?” by Dmitry Biriukov, performed by Mike Doyle “How to Tie-Dye,” by Jenny […]

Selected Shorts 8/22/211 at 6 p.m.


Aaron Bendich’s weekly Jewish music program today at 1pm, featuring a unique mix of timeless, sentimental classics and rare oddities. The show’s title reflects the so-called “Borscht Belt,” a collection of cottages, hotels, and entertainment venues that catered to a Jewish clientele during the mid-twentieth century in the Catskills. Bendich […]

Borscht Beat at 1 P.M.


The Splendid Table, with Francis Lam, at Noon. A culinary, culture, and lifestyle program. This week: Shauna Sever tells us why the late, legendary baker Maida Heatter rocked her world; chef Preston Clark introduces us to the African-American chef (his father) who never got his due; Patrick Clark and PBS’s […]

The Splendid Table, with Francis Lam, at Noon.