Lu Olkowski
Recent Pieces from Lu Olkowski
Here's The Thing: Kristen Wiig & Dick Cavett
(59:00)
From: WNYC
Alec talks with Kristen Wiig – a breakout Saturday Night Live cast member who says she loves performing, but admits there’s also a “big part of me that’s just like: don’t ...
Pike County, Ohio - As Black as We Wish to Be
(53:53)
From: Al Letson
In this episode Al Letson and guest producer Lu Olkowski visit a tiny town in the Appalachian foothills of Ohio where, for a century, residents have shared the common bond of ...
Here's The Thing: Lorne Michaels and Erica Jong & Molly Jong-Fast
(59:00)
From: WNYC
Alec visits Lorne Michaels in his office at Rockefeller Center – the same office he’s had since 1975, when he created Saturday Night Live. Michaels and Alec talk about what ...
Here's The Thing: David Letterman and Michael Douglas
(59:00)
From: WNYC
Alec talks with late-night legend David Letterman. Letterman describes his early days as a local TV host in Indiana, followed by time working the comedy clubs in LA. In just ...
Here's The Thing: Chris Rock and Herb Alpert
(59:00)
From: WNYC
Alec goes backstage with comic actor Chris Rock after a matinee of The Motherf**ker With The Hat to hear what it was like for Rock to be in his first play. NOTE: Please ...
Adrian Lamo: The Most Random Stranger
(16:22)
From: Frontline
FRONTLINE producer Marcela Gaviria speaks with Adrian Lamo, the hacker who turned in Bradley Manning, the soldier who allegedly leaked over 250 thousand diplomatic cables to ...
The Cutting Place
(05:03)
From: Lu Olkowski
A documentary poem about DJ Guerin, who’s 32, with 7 kids.
Just a Girl
(04:59)
From: Lu Olkowski
A documentary poem about an afternoon spent with Billie Jean Hill at the Flag Day parade in Troy, New York. Billie Jean is a 25-year-old woman with a young son, who recently ...