BETA Selections for PRX Remix

Series produced by Wisconsin Public Radio

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Join Peabody Award-winning producer Doug Gordon as he hosts playful and provocative conversations with the trailblazers changing our world through arts, culture, and technology.

BETA is Wisconsin Public Radio's arts and pop culture program. Hosted by Peabody Award-winning producer, Doug Gordon, the show features provocative conversations with trailblazers in the world of arts, culture and technology and playful explorations into fads and seminal works that shifted the landscape of popular culture.


52 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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'Serious Face' is one of the funniest, smartest and most perceptive essay collections you'll ever read

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 15:23
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The short stories focus on people living on the margins in the Central Valley of California

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 15:59
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'The nicest man in comedy' delivers laughs and poignant moments in his debut one-hour special

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 16:58
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Dan Chaon's 'Sleepwalk' is an ever-accelerating comedic road trip through America

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 15:37
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HBO Max documentary explores the life and career of one of comedy’s greatest voices

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 15:50
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Japanese Breakfast frontwoman's memoir, 'Crying in H Mart,' is named for the grocery store where her mother used to shop

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 17:00
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The new series keeps spirit of the original, member Dave Foley says

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 17:01
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Co de Kloet chronicles his relationship with Zappa in his book, 'Frank & Co'

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 15:58
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Her novel 'The Between' is a seminal text in the growing, important sub-genre

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 17:25
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"Cult Filmmakers" author Ian Haydn Smith on the iconoclastic director Jim Jarmusch.

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 13:09
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Reed Talks About His Innovative Work And His Response To The Hit Musical 'Hamilton'

  • Added: Sep 03, 2021
  • Length: 16:17
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'Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness' Is Radtke's Latest Graphic Nonfiction Book

  • Added: Sep 03, 2021
  • Length: 14:49
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The Comedian, TV Writer And Radio Host Reveals All In 'It Never Ends'

  • Added: Sep 02, 2021
  • Length: 10:20
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Author Ian Haydn Smith On The Singular Films Of An Iconoclastic Director

  • Added: Sep 02, 2021
  • Length: 07:20
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Author Glenn Frankel's Latest Film Biography Details The Making Of The Groundbreaking Hit

  • Added: Sep 02, 2021
  • Length: 17:24

  • Added: Sep 02, 2021
  • Length: 15:42
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Author And Social Psychologist Ron Friedman’s 'Decoding Greatness' Seeks To Find Out

  • Added: Sep 02, 2021
  • Length: 18:06
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The Result: Original And Smart Comedy That's Decidedly Her Own

  • Added: Sep 02, 2021
  • Length: 15:31
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Ron And Russell Mael Are Still Breaking New Ground And Ahead Of The Curve

  • Added: Sep 02, 2021
  • Length: 15:25
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His Latest Book, 'Character,' Follows His Best-Selling 'Story' And 'Dialogue'

  • Added: Sep 02, 2021
  • Length: 17:19