Pamela Anderson's had an 'amazing, wild, messy life' — and she's still reinventing
Pamela Anderson's role as a lifeguard on Baywatch made her a global sex symbol in the '90s. But she longed to be taken seriously as a performer and person. Her new film is The Last Showgirl.
Leonard Cohen On Poetry, Music And Why He Left The Zen Monastery
Now 82, Cohen has a new album, You Want It Darker, with songs that wrestle with mortality, question God and long for transcendence. Originally broadcast May 22, 2006.
'Black Mirror' Creator Dramatizes Our Worst Nightmares About Technology
The 3rd season of the dystopian series created by Charlie Brooker is soon available on Netflix. Inspired by shows like The Twilight Zone, it's about the unintended consequences of the digital age.
New Album Offers A Varied Introduction To 'Queen of Gospel' Mahalia Jackson
In the 1940s and '50s, Jackson was the most famous gospel singer in the world. A new record, Moving On Up A Little Higher, presents never-released tracks from that era. Critic Milo Miles has a review.
Kidnapped, Then Forced Into The Sideshow: The True Story Of The Muse Brothers
Journalist Beth Macy talks about George and Willie Muse, black albino brothers who were born in the Jim Crow South and were forced to become circus freaks. Her new book, Truevine, retells their story.
Wadada Leo Smith Celebrates The Centennial Of America's National Parks
Five decades after Smith began recording, the trumpeter and composer is having his moment. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews America's National Parks, recorded by Smith's Golden Quintet.
Jacqueline Woodson On Growing Up, Coming Out And Saying Hi To Strangers
Woodson won the National Book Award for young people's literature in 2014 for her memoir Brown Girl Dreaming, and is a finalist for another NBA this year. Originally broadcast Dec. 20, 2014.