Jad Abumrad, the host and creator of public radio's wildly popular Radiolab program and the hit Dolly Parton's America podcast, digs deep into some of his favorite topics in a talk that combines his signature wit and infectious sense of curiosity. Since its inception on WNYC in 2002, Radiolab has evolved into one of public radio's most popular programs, broadcast on 524 stations nationally, with its podcast downloaded more than nine million times each month. The show has earned two Peabody awards, and Abumrad has been honored with a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" for "inspiring boundless curiosity within a new generation of listeners." No fascinating topic is off-limits here--Abumrad's programs explore sound, science, history, and the human mind, orchestrating dialogue, music, interviews, and sound effects into riveting documentaries that draw listeners into worlds unknown.
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Jad Abumrad, the host and creator of public radio's wildly popular Radiolab program and the hit Dolly Parton's America podcast, digs deep into some of his favorite topics in a talk that combines his signature wit and infectious sense of curiosity. Since its inception on WNYC in 2002, Radiolab has evolved into one of public radio's most popular programs, broadcast on 524 stations nationally, with its podcast downloaded more than nine million times each month. The show has earned two Peabody awards, and Abumrad has been honored with a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" for "inspiring boundless curiosity within a new generation of listeners." No fascinating topic is off-limits here--Abumrad's programs explore sound, science, history, and the human mind, orchestrating dialogue, music, interviews, and sound effects into riveting documentaries that draw listeners into worlds unknown.
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