WFMT: Critical Thinking and Critic's Choice
Summary: WFMT's "Critic-at-Large" Andrew Patner presents Critical Thinking, an hour-long weekly program of conversation about the arts, and Critic's Choice, a weekly feature in which Patner shares his observations on arts and culture.
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Podcasts:
Andrew presents a new conversation (recorded 6/16/2013) with Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Riccardo Muti.
Andrew notes some upcoming June concerts at/by Ravinia, Grant Park, CSO at Morton Arboretum, and Rush Hour Concerts at St. James.
Andrew features works from new releases on the Cedille and Bridge record labels.
Andrew previews a New Amsterdam Records CD release of Jace Clayton's (a.k.a. DJ Rupture) explorations of works by the late, gay African-American composer Julius Eastman. The CD was released on March 26th, 2013.
This week's Critic's Choice applauds Richard Cotovsky's contributions to Chicago's theater scene.
Andrew shares the second of a new, two-part conversation with poet, essayist, and outgoing editor of Poetry magazine, Christian Wiman.
In this week's Critic's Choice, Andrew discusses some of Chicago's German connections.
Andrew shares the first of two new conversations with poet, essayist, and outgoing editor of Poetry magazine, Christian Wiman.
Would you review a concert before the first note is played? Why, then, are buildings reviewed before they open? Andrew ponders this and other questions in this week's Critic's Choice.
Andrew reviews Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of Oklahoma!, which runs through May 19 at the Civic Opera House.
Andrew discusses Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of Oklahoma!
Andrew talks with German conductor Christian Thielemann who last month returned to Chicago for the first time in 14 years in his new position as chief conductor of the Dresden Staatskapelle.
Andrew talks with Chicago-native jazz vocalist Rondi Charleston about her new record Signs of Life (out now on Motéma), childhood and more.
While other cities stake their claim on which is "best," Andrew comments on the decline of journalistic standards.
By listener request, a post-successful-membership-drive rebroadcast from Andrew's 2009 series, "Abraham Lincoln Reconsidered." Tonight, a conversation on "Lincoln and Religion" with Franklin I. Gamwell, professor emeritus at The University of Chicago Divinity School.
