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Jeremiah Crowell’s CBC series transports listeners back to 2001, and the anthrax letter attacks that had much of the US gripped with panic in the wake of 9/11. If it all seems like a distant memory, Crowell’s meticulous narration of the events bring the frenzy and confusion of it all right back. From the underreported fatalities to the police’s painstaking investigation and the question of whether a government scientist could have been behind it, Crowell doesn’t skip over any of the details in a heavily researched series notable for its lack of sensationalism.
For many of the dancers who made it into the New York City Ballet, performing with the elite company was the pinnacle of their achievements. But the reality, as is so often the case in gilded institutions, was starkly different. The NYCB has been hit with allegations of harassment and abuse over the years – even towards its hallowed founder, the late, influential choreographer George Balanchine, AKA Mr B. Stak’s Nicky Anderson – herself a ballet enthusiast – delicately moves between past and present, as former dancers recount distressing memories.
