"BETA" comes from producer/host Doug Gordon. "BETA" is a polyphonic mosh pit where high culture and low culture collide, taking an immersive, innovative, playful and provocative approach to exploring arts, culture and technology. The program airs Saturdays at 9 a.m. on the NPR News & Classical Network and 11 a.m. on The Ideas Network.
Shawn Cosby talks about his provocative and propulsive crime novel, “Razorblade Tears.” Also, author Tananarive Due revisits her debut horror novel, “...
Author T.C. Boyle gives voice to the chimps in his novel, “Talk to Me.” Also, U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo joins us to shed a light on her process. An...
Comedian Paula Poundstone on how she coped with the COVID pandemic and why she loves visiting Wisconsin. Also, author Ron Friedman shares the secret t...
Director Rose Glass on her critically-acclaimed debut film, "Saint Maud." Also, Amy Gentry on her propulsive crime novel, "Bad Habits." And comedian M...
Renaissance man Ishmael Reed reflects on his prolific career. Also, crime maestro Megan Abbott gets to the "pointe" about her novel, "The Turnout," wh...
The acclaimed author George Saunders shares some life lessons from 19 th -century Russian writers like Chekhov and Tolstoy. We'll also meet the creato...
Author Glenn Frankel on the groundbreaking movie, "Midnight Cowboy." Also, author and filmmaker Nancy Jo Sales reveals the darker side of dating apps....
Mateo Askaripour on his debut novel, "Black Buck," about a Black salesman on a mission. Also, the surreal comedy troupe The Firesign Theatre talk abou...
Comedian Paula Poundstone on how she coped with the COVID pandemic and why she loves visiting Wisconsin. Also, author Ron Friedman shares the secret t...
Author Melissa Maerz takes us behind the scenes of Richard Linklater's cult film, “Dazed and Confused.” Also, Eels frontman Mark Oliver Everett dishes...