COVER STORY
Fathers
Kurt Andersen and vocalist and conductor Bobby McFerrin talk about art and fatherhood.

Janeane Garofolo
The comedian's father has a way with oranges. Produced by Trey Kay.
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Show And Tell
Giancarlo Roma is the young son of photographer Thomas Roma. In a new book, Giancarlo concocts the stories behind his dad's pictures. Produced by Hilary Frank.
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30 And 73
Choreographer Robin Harris creates a dance about a 35-day adventure her father had taken in his youth. Produced by Ian Chillag.
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Al Franken
The satirist's dad smoothes over an awkward moment involving tuna salad. Produced by Trey Kay.
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Painting Me
The writer Caitlin Shetterly grew up in the gaze of a father who was a painter and a mother who was a writer. She reflects on how both parents drew on their daughter as a subject.

Kate And Lucy
Kurt Andersen's daughters weigh-in on their radio host dad. Produced by Jocelyn Gonzales.

SPECIAL GUEST
Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin is one of the world's best-known vocal innovators and improvisers. He is a ten-time Grammy winner, a classical conductor, and the father of three musical children. His own father, Robert McFerrin Sr., was the first African-American male soloist at the Metropolitan Opera.
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Commentary
Wimps, Jerks, & Wise Men
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Design For The Real World
Machine designer Chalo Colina explains how his true inspiration came from a gift he got when he was a teenager: a bicycle. Produced by Michael May and Jocelyn Gonzales.

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