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On Friday’s show: First Coast Week in Review
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (247+ words) From the AG's attack on a local state attorney's investigation to continued political fallout at JEA, we discuss the week's top headlines. - On Air Now Playing Jacksonville's Jazz Radio 89.9 HD4 - On Air Now Playing WJCT Radio Reading Service On Friday's show:…...
On Wednesday’s show: Caught in the mesh
1+ week, 2+ day ago (336+ words) Author Elizabeth Chamblee Burch discusses her book, \The Pain Brokers,\" examining the massive legal and medical scam that grew out of pelvic mesh lawsuits. - On Air Now Playing Jacksonville's Jazz Radio 89.9 HD4 - On Air Now Playing WJCT Radio Reading Service On…...
Julian Barnes' playful new book is also his 'official departure"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (577+ words) Departure(s) explores several of Barnes' lifelong obsessions " mortality, memory, and time. It's slim but weighty, digressive yet incisive. Barnes, who just turned 80, says it will be his last. - On Air Now Playing Jacksonville's Jazz Radio 89.9 HD4 - On Air Now Playing WJCT…...
On Tuesday's show: Building up — and out
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (347+ words) St. Johns County Administrator Joy Andrews gives an update on development projects, problems and progress in the fast-growing county. - On Air Now Playing Jacksonville's Jazz Radio 89.9 HD4 - On Air Now Playing WJCT Radio Reading Service On Tuesday's show: Building up " and…...
Rob Reiner and Michael McKean discuss 'Spinal Tap II: The End Continues"
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (90+ words) NPR's A Mart'nez speaks with Rob Reiner and Michael McKean about "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues." The sequel comes more than 40 years after the original rock band mockumentary. NPR's A Mart'nez speaks with Rob Reiner and Michael McKean about "Spinal…...
A look at the legacy of the Rashomon effect in the movies
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (912+ words) In the real world, we all move through time together. Things happen in a linear order. In the movies, they don't have to. Take the recent horror blockbuster "Weapons." (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "WEAPONS") SCARLETT SHER: (As Narrator) This is a…...
A big break after age 40 is possible. Just ask Jeff Hiller of 'Somebody Somewhere"
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (426+ words) For much of his career, actor Jeff Hiller felt stuck. He had a string of small parts, often playing rude people in customer service, but he longed for something more substantive. Then he landed the role of Joel, a sympathetic…...
Marc Maron on feeling connected to the partner he lost
7+ mon, 6+ hour ago (68+ words) On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Comedian Marc Maron talks about the ways he feels connected to the partner he lost. On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the…...
How 'The Simpsons' changed TV
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (182+ words) The show's first several seasons revolutionized primetime TV, blazed a trail for animated comedy, and embiggened our lexicon with endlessly quotable episodes. - On Air Now Playing Jacksonville's Jazz Radio 89.9 HD4 - On Air Now Playing WJCT Radio Reading Service How 'The Simpsons…...
Comedian Aparna Nancherla on middle-age rage
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (64+ words) On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Comedian Aparna Nancherla talks about how her rage is manifesting in middle age. On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of…...