Sep 22nd, 2008 · How do we live with the knowledge that death comes to all? Julian Barnes mixes memoir with philosophy as he zigzags briskly through the scientific, religious and emotional significance of living finite lives.
Jul 15th, 2008 · As the NAACP celebrates its 99th annual convention, News & Notes has learned there may be a conflict in the transfer of power to NAACP president-elect Ben Jealous. Jealous, 35, has not yet signed his employment contract. For more, Farai Chideya speaks with Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP.
May 15th, 2008 · Julian is cleverly disguised as a sensitive singer-songwriter: He's a white guy with an acoustic guitar. In fact, he's a true soul singer and an astonishing storyteller in the vein of Randy Newman or Paul Simon. Hear an interview and performance from WFUV.
Feb 7th, 2006 · Though he has toured with Norah Jones as a guitarist, Richard Julian also has a distinguished solo career of his own. His previous album, Good Life, won an Independent Music Award as best album of the year. His latest release is Slow New York.
Aug 29th, 2005 · Host Fred Child wraps up his visit to La Jolla's SummerFest with composer Julian Milone, who has transformed familiar favorites and rewritten them for four violins and a double bass. After a chat with Milone, we hear a performance by violinists Cho Liang Lin, Jun Iwasaki, David Chan and Yoon Kwon, and bassist Jeremy Kurtz.
May 20th, 2005 · She's best known for her work in the French New Wave films (between 1958 and 1962), working with such directors as Francois Truffaut, Louis Malle, and Jean-Luc Godard. Perhaps her most famous role was in Truffaut's Jules et Jim, as the woman in a complicated menage a trois. It's now out on DVD. Moureau has led an admittedly unconventional life, from her choice of movie roles, to her succession of love affairs. (This interview was initially broadcast on Dec. 23, 1993.)
Apr 15th, 2005 · Jules Verne died 100 years ago this spring. We'll talk about his legacy and take a look at two research projects he might have appreciated: drilling to the center of the Earth and finding the right place to live on the Moon.