Adam Gopnik

The New Yorker's Adam Gopnik visits to talk about his chronicles of New York City since he returned in 2000, which are compiled in his new book Through the Children's Gate.

Lee M. Silver

Professor of molecular biology and public policy at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs at Princeton University Lee M. Silver visits the program to talk about chimeras, biotechnology, cloning and more. Silver is also an author, most recently of Challenging Nature: The Clash of Science and Spirituality at the New Frontiers of Life. http://www.leemsilver.net/challenging/index.htm

John Ford night

It's John Ford night as Bruce Bennett, Kent Jones, Amy Taubin, and actor Dobe Carey (SEARCHERS, etc).
BAM is having a Give Thanks for John Ford retrospective from November 22 - 26.
http://www.bam.org/film/series.aspx?id=106

Carl Hiaasen, Harry Shearer and Bob Balaban

Author Carl Hiaasen talks bout his latest novel, Nature Girl. Then Harry Shearer and Bob Balaban, two of the cast memeber of the new film For Your Consideration, talk about their craft and the experiences of being in Christopher Guest's films.