Movies: Jad Abumrad

Podcast giants join forces for one night in New York City, to create the "Lollapalooza of podcasts." Featuring live stage performances by Radiolab, Invisibilia, Reply All, The Truth, Lauren Lapkus and SNL's Bobby Moynihan. Plus music by horn quartet ...

In the 21st century, audio storytelling, one of the oldest forms of entertainment, experienced a remarkable resurgence, giving birth to the new medium and industry of podcasting. This documentary delves into this revival, offering insights into the h...

Cataclysmic destruction. Surprising survival. Radiolab turns its gaze to the topic of endings, both blazingly fast and agonizingly slow, in its live show Apocalyptical. With their signature blend of storytelling, science, and music, hosts Jad Abumrad...

Although a portrait of the troubled Rust Belt city of Youngstown, Ohio, “The Place That Makes Us” offers a gratifyingly hopeful look at efforts to restore a town ravaged by the prolonged economic distress caused by the closure of its iconic steel mil...

Every night we fall asleep. The ‘story of us’ dissolves away. These new musical works explore the idea of self-disintegration....

An animated conversation with Jad Abumrad about sound, music, and the function of music....

This video follows Michele Klimczak, one of the 250 year-round residents of Fishers Island on the easternmost tip of New York State. The beaches of the tiny island are regularly inundated with plastic trash, much of which comes from New York City. Kl...