Special broadcast: The artists behind ‘Chernobyl,’ ‘Joker,’ ‘The Farewell’

Dec. 24, 2019

A scene from HBO's "Chernobyl." Credit: Liam Daniel/HBO.

On this Christmas Eve, we replay interviews with artists whose works recently earned Golden Globe nominations. We hear from the creator of HBO’s “Chernobyl,” the music composer of “Chernobyl” and “Joker,” and the director of “The Farewell.”

From this Episode:

Worst nuclear accident in history becomes HBO miniseries

On April 26, 1986, in a remote corner of Ukraine, 400 times more radioactive material was released into the atmosphere than Hiroshima. What happened inside the Chernobyl...

14 min

'The Farewell': hiding a loved one's health, negotiating two cultures

You’re old and you have an incurable disease. Do you want to know about it or live your last days happily unaware? In China, there’s a tradition of keeping old people in the...

16 min

Hildur Guðnadóttir composed ‘Joker’ soundtrack before the film was shot

Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir created the soundtrack for “ Joker ,” which opened earlier this month and is now the biggest R-rated film in history.

22 min

Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Rosalie Atkinson, Brian Hardzinski