Synopsis
A weekly conversation about the arts, sports, life, and literature, inspired by what we read in the Sunday Paper.
Episodes
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Episode 243: Trying to Let Go
14/10/2021 Duration: 39minCleaning up and Clearing out. Welcome back, Mr. Bond. Hello, Squid Game. Seriously experienced baseball managers. Smutty and the lost bass. Robert Schiffmann, microwave maven. Miso-Maple Loaf Cake. Jo Craven McGinty's Final Calculation. Credits: Talent: Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Engineer: Ellie Suttmeier Art: Zeke Abuhoff
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Episode 242: In Search of Fall Colors
06/10/2021 Duration: 47minTour the backroads of New Hampshire with Joyce Maynard. RIP Stick Shift. Schools and $$$. Anarchy in Paris on bicycles. Michelangelo's last Pietà gets a bath. Clive Sinclair - what a mind! Stanley Tucci regains his Taste. Dan replays The Shot Heard Round the World and appreciates Jacob deGrom. Credits: Talent: Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Engineer: Ellie Suttmeier Art: Zeke Abuhoff
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Episode 241: Pepper Turns One
30/09/2021 Duration: 43minBirthday Celebration in California! Enjoying the coast. Cooperative overlapping. Exercise and Weight Loss (bad news). Carversville Farm Foundation: a direct approach to fighting hunger. Minor League Baseball - a lifesaver. Operation Warp Speed - public/private collaboration on the vaccine. It worked. Remote working facilitates love. Credits: Talent: Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Special Guests: Noel Bourg, Pepper Abuhoff and Zeke Abuhoff Engineer: Ellie Suttmeier Art: Zeke Abuhoff
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Episode 240: Keep on Wrappin’
22/09/2021 Duration: 40minChristo in Paris! Great food accidents. The Manning Boys' Commentary. Craig Counsell - local guy. MOMA brings Matisse's Red Studio to life. Vermeer secrets revealed. Remembering Jane Powell, Norm Macdonald. Credits: Talent: Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Engineer: Ellie Suttmeier Art: Zeke Abuhoff
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Episode 239: Joy Boy!
15/09/2021 Duration: 52minMohonk Mountain House: Early Autumn lake swimming, Helen Sung at the piano. O.Henry! The rise of Topo Chico. Michel Laclotte: recreating the Louvre. Looking back at the Hungnam evacuation. Can Djokovic do it? Delores Custer getting pizza ready for the close up. Willard Scott: clown? pitchman? buffoon? America's sweetheart? Remembering 9/11 and Todd Beamer. Credits: Talent: Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Engineer: Ellie Suttmeier Art: Zeke Abuhoff
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Episode 238: Fermi Problems
08/09/2021 Duration: 52minWelcome to the mic, Jasi! Sadie and Dan head back to the US Open. New Cinderella. The business of Botticelli. The Paralympics and Inspiration Porn. Tweaking employment filters. Plug-in Hybrids, another eco-scam? Consider the Umps. Credits: Talent: Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Special Guests: Sadie Abuhoff and Jasbon Abuhoff Engineer: Ellie Suttmeier Art: Zeke Abuhoff
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Episode 237: Choosing the Reasonable Strategy
01/09/2021 Duration: 44minTips from Joe Coulombe (Trader Joe). Art Sales under Duress. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, takes a stand. A little baseball chatter. Remembering: Rod Gilbert, Dave Roberts, Larry Harlow (El Judío Maravilloso). Rude reviews from a century ago. Poignant revelations from Tom Coughlin. Credits: Talent: Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Engineer: Ellie Suttmeier Art: Zeke Abuhoff
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Episode 236: Gaming DiMaggio
25/08/2021 Duration: 48minNo one can beat Joltin' Joe, not even virtually. Holding down 2 full time jobs; another remote wrinkle. African American daguerreotypes. William Laurence and his radiation reporting. Hettie Anderson, sculptor's dream. More mascot chatter: Washington Redhogs? Credits: Talent: Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Engineer: Ellie Suttmeier Art: Zeke Abuhoff
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Episode 235: Ice Cream Wars
18/08/2021 Duration: 50minCut-throat world of Artisanal Ice Cream. Movies: Pig, Respect. Oss117: does it still work? Giannis Antetokounmpo: adjusting to life in America. Looking back at Titian: nudity, violence and mythology. Looking at Parmigianino with Jason Farago. Minor Leagues $$$ (mascots). Jane Withers (Josephine the Plumber). Fun new book by Simon Rich: New Teeth. Credits: Talent: Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Engineer: Ellie Suttmeier
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Episode 234: Mascots and Robots
11/08/2021 Duration: 44minPondering The Green Knight. Philly Phanatic's bestie, Dave Raymond, makes being a wiseacre into a career. Flippy: White Castle's new employee of the month. A few more Olympic tales. Bill Nunn and recruiting at HBCUs for the Steelers. Alan Cumming opines about James Lapine's book, Putting It Together. Credits: Talent: Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Engineer: Ellie Suttmeier Art: Zeke Abuhoff
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Episode 233: Watching the Olympics
04/08/2021 Duration: 39minAnd folding laundry - back from vacation! Hosting the Olympics - a tough ask. Some new ideas. American weightlifters - hiding out in Honolulu? High Jump / Long Jump - challenging combo. MLB trade deadlines. Emily Oster: Family decision making. Not forgetting Ron Popeil. Credits: Talent: Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Engineer: Ellie Suttmeier Art: Zeke Abuhoff
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Episode 232: Shavasana
28/07/2021 Duration: 46minWatching the Olympics, Relaxing on Block Island. Passport crisis. Summer Camp crisis. Space wars. Pig with Nicholas Cage. Foie Gras from the lab. Remembering Jackie Mason. Credits: Talent: Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Engineer: Ellie Suttmeier Art: Zeke Abuhoff
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Episode 231: Away From It All
21/07/2021 Duration: 32minTime to Reboot! Getting reacquainted with Pre-Covid pleasures (fingers crossed). Suez Snafu Fallout. Hurricane names. The Economics of small theater in LA. Robot sculptors. Remembering Dicky Moegle and Richard Donner. Credits: Talent: Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Engineer: Ellie Suttmeier Art: Zeke Abuhoff
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Episode 230: Summer of Soul
06/07/2021 Duration: 48minHarlem Cultural Festival 1969, documentary/concert. Thank you, Questlove. Dwarf Elephants of Sicily. Technology in the service of fine art conservation/research. (Reflectance imaging spectroscopy!) Run on Maryland Crab. Happy 50th, Blue by Joni Mitchell. College Player endorsements. Spider Tack is gone. Spinrate is down? Interesting. Note to IRS (signed, Donald Rumsfeld). Credits: Talent: Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Special Guest: Sadie Abuhoff Engineer: Ellie Suttmeier Art: Zeke Abuhoff
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Episode 229: That's A Moray
01/07/2021 Duration: 49minEels - that extra jaw comes in handy. Emily Oster (Cribsheet) comes under fire. Andy Warhol impersonator: Alan Midgett. Moths - they're everywhere and munching up a storm. Measuring happiness? Ed Diener. Stealing nuts. Richard Stolley and the Zapruder film. Credits: Talent: Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Engineer: Ellie Suttmeier Art: Zeke Abuhoff
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Episode 228: Summer is Here
23/06/2021 Duration: 46minHappy Father's Day! Connecting to Juneteenth. Fun watching the Playoffs (NBA/NHL). Streaming Data. How Men's Bodies & Brains react to Fatherhood. Laurie Colwin - Home Cooking. Frank Bruni, Janet Malcomb ethical writing. Shaker Business. Hating the in-person Car Buying Experience. Credits: Talent: Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Engineer: Ellie Suttmeier Art: Zeke Abuhoff
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Episode 227: Vending Machine Pizza
16/06/2021 Duration: 51minIn Italy! Loki, In The Heights! Summer fun. What you didn't know about confetti (Jordan Almonds) - Italian wedding staple. Museum Update: Anna Russell Jones at the African American Museum in Philadelphia. Jayne Wrightsman's Books from the Ancien Regime at the Morgan Library. Oh those headlights. Remembering Charlene Cosman, and Robert and Jean Hollander. Somewhat past the middle of the journey of my life. Credits: Talent: Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Engineer: Ellie Suttmeier Art: Zeke Abuhoff
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Episode 226: How Does a Moose Cross the Highway?
09/06/2021 Duration: 50minThey use the Overpass! Now we know. Mike Marshall, the greatest ballplayer Tamsen never heard of. Clues to Van Gogh from an antiques shop in Maine. Seeing Berthe Morisot. Back in Time with Stephen Fry and Mary Beard. The magic of Marv Albert. Ted Chapin, keeper of the keys to Sound of Music. Turtle talk from the Zirlin Bros. Credits: Talent: Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Engineer: Ellie Suttmeier Art: Zeke Abuhoff
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Episode 225: Welcome Jasbon!
03/06/2021 Duration: 41minBaby Jasbon has arrived - Congratulations Granger and Nico! Aunt Sadie sits in to give us the inside scoop on the NHL playoffs. Zirlin Brothers (Harry and Larry) put in their 2 cents on Birder Bob deCandido. Bacteria saves the day for Renaissance Sculpture. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney's studios. New Boss at the Louvre. Getting rid of stuff. Credits: Talent: Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Special Guest: Sadie Abuhoff Engineer: Ellie Suttmeier Art: Zeke Abuhoff
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Episode 224: Any Card Any Number
26/05/2021 Duration: 36minDavid Berglas! What a trick! Sports are back at Stanford (thank you alums). No Hitters or Yes Hitters? Hacks? Meh. Renaissance Portraits and Scoundrels. Playing with the odometer. Abe Lincoln and Geometry. BMI. I knew it. Baloney from Baloneyville. Credits: Talent: Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Engineer: Ellie Suttmeier Art: Zeke Abuhoff