Jan 25th, 2005 · Performance Today celebrates the birthday of Scottish poet and musician Robert Burns with poetry, fiddle tunes and a recipe for the Scottish delicacy haggis. Scotsman Robert Simpson recites an ode to the Scottish sausage and gives his favorite recipe for the dish.
Jan 25th, 2005 · Robert and Peter Mondavi, the patriarchs of the Mondavi wine family, have come together for the first time in 40 years to make a barrel of wine together. Michele Norris talks with Rich Cartiere, who publishes Wine Market Report, a daily online newsletter for people in the wine business.
Nov 19th, 2004 · Downey has a new CD, The Futurist, which includes songs that he wrote and performed. He received an Academy Award nomination and won the British Academy Award for best actor for his performance in the title role of Chaplin. He also starred in Wonder Boys, Two Girls and a Guy, Natural Born Killers, and The Pick-Up Artist. This interview was originally broadcast Oct. 22, 2003.
Oct 30th, 2004 · NPR's Scott Simon remembers baritone Robert Merrill, who performed on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera more than 500 times. One of his less known performances, however, was of the Brooklyn Baseball Cantata, which imagines a Dodgers' victory over the Yankees. We hear excerpts.
Oct 22nd, 2004 · Robert Mankoff is cartoon editor of The New Yorker magazine, and runs its online component, The Cartoon Bank. A new 80th anniversary collection, The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker has just been published. Mankoff wrote The Naked Cartoonist: A New Way to Enhance Creativity. It's a how-to of cartooning and a collection of New Yorker cartoons. This interview was first broadcast Nov. 27, 2002.
Sep 24th, 2004 · Author and economist Robert Shiller predicted the 2000 stock market drop in his book Irrational Exuberance. Now he has strong feelings about the U.S. housing market -- we talk to him about the current state of the stock market, the U.S. economy and your real estate.
Aug 24th, 2004 · Plant's most recent compilation, a solo album called Sixty Six to Timbuktu, includes tracks he recorded both before Zeppelin and after.