Standup Returns, 'Day X,' 'The Truffle Hunters,' Kronos Quartet, Pride Reading

Comedians Negin Farsad and Josh Gondelman join us to discuss the challenges and joys of returning to live stand-up comedy performances as the city reopens. Katrin Bennhold, The New York Times’s Berlin bureau chief, joins us to discuss hosting the new five-part audio documentary, Day X. The series' takes a deep dive into a story about soldiers and police officers in Germany seeking to take down the national government. [REBROADCAST FROM MARCH 5, 2021] Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw join us to discuss directing and producing the film, "The Truffle Hunters." The film follows a group of men in Piedmont, Italy, searching for the valuable and rare white Alba truffle. [REBROADCAST FROM OCTOBER 16, 2020] Kronos Quartet’s album, Long Time Passing, is a tribute to the late folk musician and activist Pete Seeger. David Harrington, founder and leader of the Grammy-winning string quartet, joins us for a listening party. Emily Pullen, reader services coordinator at the New York Public Library, joins us to recommend books for Pride month, for our ongoing series "Review/Preview."   This episode is guest-hosted by Matt Katz.