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.

Phillip Lopate and Richard Pena

Author Phillip Lopate, talking about American Movie Critics: From the Silents Until Now, also, the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Richard Pena visits again.

Bruce Bennett and James Spooner

Frequent co-host Bruce Bennett returns to talk film. Dorian and Bruce are joined by a special guest, filmmaker James Spooner (Afro-Punk), who is co-curator of the Afro-Punk weekend at BAM June 30 — July 4 . http://www.bam.org/film/series.aspx?id=84

Kent Jones

Film critic Kent Jones , who has workes as an archivist for Martin Scorsese's Cappa Productions), programmer (for the Film Society of Lincoln Center) and critic and editor at large for Film Comment. http://www.filmlinc.com/fcm/fcm.htm