Sunday 18 May 2025
The ‘casts - (Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember (Changed tactic now where starred dialogue denotes quoting from the show’s own notes NPR's Book of the Day - 15 May 2025: * A new biography tells the twin stories of James Gandolfini and Tony Soprano - James Gandolfini starred in The Sopranos for six seasons. The show, which ended in 2007, was considered an instant classic and permanently linked Gandolfini to his character, Tony Soprano. Gandolfini died in 2013, but a new biography tells the story of his life. In Gandolfini, Jason Bailey portrays the actor as an unlikely star who struggled after The Sopranos to grow as an artist. In today's episode, the author joins NPR's Scott Simon for a conversation about Gandolfini's path to HBO stardom, a famous pay negotiation, and the actor's struggle with personal demons. Composers Datebook - 17 May 2025: Ned Rorem for eleven Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 17 May 2025: ...