Dior Exhibit, 'Is This a Room,' Space Exploration, 'The Apollo Murders'

The sprawling, glittery new exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams, chronicles the designer's glamourous works as well as his relationship with America and American fashion. Senior curator Matthew Yokobosky joins us to discuss. Called a "thrilling thriller" and a critic's pick by The New York Times, creator and director Tina Satter's new Broadway play, "Is This a Room," is based on the true story of Reality Winner and the FBI transcripts documenting the case. Satter and star Emily Davis (who plays Reality) join us to discuss. The Planetary Society's Kate Howells joins to discuss two exciting developments in space exploration. Over the weekend, a probe named "Lucy" blasted off from Cape Canaveral, beginning a decade-long mission that will culminate in the first flyby of a pair of binary asteroids as old as the Solar System. And later this year, NASA will launch the James Webb Space Telescope, which will enable scientists to study how the first galaxies were formed, and learn about potentially habitable planets outside our solar system. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield became an internet star in 2013 with a viral video of himself performing David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” on the International Space Station. Now he’s left the capsule and dared to write a novel. The Apollo Murders follows astronauts, spies, and killers in the American space program in the 1960s and 70s. Hadfield joins us to discuss his debut novel.

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