92YTribeca Daytime programs offer a range of topics to engage and entertain your mind, with everything from history, entertainment and NYC to food tastings, travel and the arts.
Explore the talks below on our 92YTribeca site.
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Creative Revolution: From “The Sopranos” and “The Wire” to “Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad”
Tue, Jul 16, 2013, 12 pm
Take a revealing look at the shows that helped cable television drama emerge as a signature art form of the 21st century.
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On Maurice Sendak: A Celebration of the Artist and His Work
Tue, Jul 16, 2013, 7 pm
Celebrate Maurice Sendak’s life and career with noted children’s book historian Leonard S. Marcus, Sendak’s longtime friend, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer and others.
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The Long Road to Antietam: How the Civil War Became a Revolution
Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 12 pm
Renowned cultural historian Richard Slotkin brings to life the anguished summer of 1862, looking at the conflicts that led to the Civil War’s bloodiest battle and turning point.
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Person Place Thing Live! Work Stories from "The Daily Show"
Wed, Jul 17, 2013, 7 pm
The concept behind Randy Cohen’s public radio series Person Place Thing is simple: he invites notable figures from all genres and backgrounds to discuss one person, one place and one thing about which they feel passionately.
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La Dolce Vita! Italian Dessert Tasting
Tue, Jul 23, 2013, 12 pm
Cannoli, gelato, rum baba, biscotti, amaretti, granita, marzipan… there’s a reason Italy reigns supreme when it comes to dessert.
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On Judy Garland
Wed, Jul 24, 2013, 12 pm
Judy Garland has been called the greatest entertainer who ever lived.
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What is a Superhero?
Wed, Jul 24, 2013, 8 pm
It’s easy to name a superhero—from Superman and Spider-Man to Buffy and Wolverine—but not so easy to define the term.
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Rose Kennedy: The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch
Thu, Jul 25, 2013, 12 pm
Mining newly released diaries and letters, Barbara Perry paints an intimate portrait of the Kennedy matriarch who blended her Catholic motherhood, perfectionism and political DNA into a dazzling dynasty.
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On My Way: Rouben Mamoulian, George Gershwin and Porgy and Bess
Wed, Jul 31, 2013, 12 pm
Through words and striking film, Joseph Horowitz spotlights Rouben Mamoulian’s collaboration with George Gershwin on the opera that changed the face of American musical life, Porgy and Bess.
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Dreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep
Tue, Aug 6, 2013, 12 pm
Why did the results of one sleep study change the bookmakers’ odds for certain Monday Night Football games?
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Heads in Beds: Hotels, Hustles and So-Called Hospitality
Wed, Aug 7, 2013, 12 pm
Jacob Tomsky knows hotels. He’s checked you in, checked you out, tasted your room service, cleaned your toilet, denied you a late check out, laughed at your jokes and taken your money.
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JFK’s Last 100 Days: The Transformation of a Man and the Emergence of a Great President
Thu, Aug 8, 2013, 12 pm
JFK’s last 100 days show a man finally on the cusp of making good on his extraordinary promise.
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On Beverly Sills
Wed, Aug 14, 2013, 12 pm
Soprano Beverly Sills, called “America’s Queen of Opera” by Time and known as “Bubbles” to her fans, was an operatic and media superstar before becoming one of the premier arts managers of her generation.
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On Edward Hopper
Tue, Sep 10, 2013, 3 pm
Edward Hopper is recognized as one of the most well-known American artists of the 20th century.
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