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Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen

Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen

By: Randy Cohen
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 In this new kind of interview show, Randy Cohen talks to guests about a person, a place, and a thing they feel strongly about. The result: surprising stories from great talkers. Learn more at http://personplacething.org/2014 - 2019 Art Literary History & Criticism
Episodes
  • Janis Siegel

    Janis Siegel
    Sep 13 2025

    As a member of Manhattan Transfer, she won ten Grammy awards, but “I was not going to be a singer at all, actually; I was going to be a nurse.” Medicine’s loss, music’s gain. Guitar: Sean Harkness. Presented with The Village Trip.
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    28 mins
  • Jamie Bernstein

    Jamie Bernstein
    Sep 6 2025

    Her father, Leonard Bernstein, thought “that if he could write a good enough song, maybe he could stop war.” Not insane, aspiring. “It’s ridiculously idealistic, but that was his impetus.” Tales of a famous father. Music: Amy Burton, accompanied by John Musto. Presented with The Village Trip, whose annual festival begins September 19.
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    28 mins
  • Jonathan Capehart

    Jonathan Capehart
    Jul 26 2025

    He’s a member of The Washington Post’s editorial board, a commentator on the PBS NewsHour, anchor of The Weekend on MSNBC, author of Yet Here I Am. He is liberal in his politics, conservative in his dress. “Absolutely. I love a good, wild outfit, on someone else.”
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    28 mins
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