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This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter talk about Shakespeare in Delaware Park's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, which has a marvelous cast, including favorite actor Caitlin Baeumler Coleman. The Chautauqua Theatre Company wraps up Lynn Nottage's UNDINE, by one of their (and our) favorite playwrights, Pulitzer Prize-winning Lynn Nottage and MusicalFare Theatre wraps up HUNDRED DAYS as well. Desiderio's Dinner Theatre continues with DON'T DRINK THE WATER (see listings below).For 31 years (as of November 2023), Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45 and 8:45 Friday mornings on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on wbfo.org. NOTE: Theater listings are included with the podcast. As part of BTPM (Buffalo Toronto Public Media), their beat is primarily Buffalo theater, but Broadway, The Shaw Festival, The Stratford Festival, and Chautauqua are covered as are other relevant art forms, including ballet and opera.

Check out this week's playlist from The Scene with Chelsea O, and learn about the artists and their music, including Laila, Garrett Shea, and Pluck.

Thursday's House hearing on the attack of Jan. 6. will look into former President Trump's response to the insurrection.

A Jamie Wyeth "Andy Warhol" portrait, Chinese wine vessel, and Smith & Son pocket watch!

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russian troops at the Dnipro River, and the long game in the war.

True crime books, podcasts and documentaries capture audiences everywhere.

In an interview about her book, How Safe Are We?, Janet Napolitano says "a wall is a symbol, it's not a strategy" and that there's no evidence Russia has stopped interfering with our election systems.

A man attacked a preschool in southern China — killing a teacher, two parents and three children. Police say the attacker is in custody, but they haven't released a motive yet for the killings.

The Forward recently asked readers to submit six-word memoirs about their Jewish mothers. Editor-In-Chief Jane Eisner shares some of her favorites, including, "Strong, independent rethinker of tuna casserole." How would you describe your mother in just six words?

Halvorson, a prolific jazz guitarist, plays with harmonies and melodies as she leads an eight-piece band on her new album. Critic Kevin Whitehead calls Away With You "richer than ever."