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Discourse: Paul Muldoon

Rackett

In collaboration with the WPRB’s Publicity and Promotions department, News will be presenting an interview today and Sunday with poet and part-time rock star, Paul Muldoon.  Muldoon is the Howard G. B. Clark Professor and Chair of the Peter B. Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University.  His collections include New Weather (1973), Meeting the British (1987), Moy Sand and Gravel (2002, garnered a Pulitzer Prize) and, most recently, Horse Latitudes (2006).  He is also the Poetry editor of the New Yorker magazine.  Though best known for his own poetry, Muldoon writes lyrics and plays guitar in a band called Rackett.  Rackett is scheduled to perform Saturday May 2nd at the Performing Arts Center in  Princeton New Jersey and at the Bowery Poetry Club on May 16 and June 20.  A returning guest on Discourse, Muldoon focuses this time on the connections between his poetry and his music.  Tune in today at around 7:30 EST (subject to change) and Sunday, May 3rd at 12:00pm EST.  Or just listen here:

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This is Muldoon’s second appearance on Discourse.  During his first interview on the show, Muldoon read his poem “Wind and Tree” from New Weather (1973).

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Discourse: Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench

Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench

Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench

From Discourse, Sunday April 19 at 12:00 pm EST, produced by Nikki Leon.

A conversation with filmmaker Damien Chazelle, whose debut picture, Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, is being feaured in the “Discovery” category at the 2009 Tribeca Film FestivalGuy and Madeline is a musical, a gritty, vérité-style jazz flick, and, at its core, a love story.  Catch the world premier at Tribeca this April 23rd, or check out the festival website for following showtimes and tickets.

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WPRB News Preview: The Arts and Sciences



This week, tune in for a  double edition of Discourse, featuring the latest in film and the future of molecular biology.

Sunday at 12:00 pm EST, join News Director Nikki Leon for a conversation with filmmaker Damien Chazelle, whose debut picture—Guy and Madeline on a Park Benchis being featured at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. Listen to the promo here.

Then, at 12:30 pm EST Sophie Jin and Yihe Dong take a look at the latest in cell research. Jin explains how scientists are investigating “quiescence,” a specific state in the life cycle of the cell. Dong speaks with Princeton biologist Hilary Coller, a leader in the study of quiescence, about how her work may, among other things, be applied to cancer research.

If you miss the broadcast or want to hear it a second time, come back to WPRB News for both episodes.