August 12, 2024 - Ken Leung, the BPL's writer-in-residence, and the Cape Ann Museum
About The Episode
At The London offices of Pierpoint & Company there is still the residue of the old boys' network on the trading floor where backs are stabbed, fortunes are made as quickly as they're lost and hedonism abounds. This is the fictional investment bank depicted in HBO’s workplace drama “Industry, ” which both romanticizes and rebukes the world of finance. Actor Ken Leung is central to the show’s drama and searing satirical take on the finance world, playing Eric Tao, a senior banker. He joins us to talk about season three, which premiered on HBO yesterday.
From there we talk to Yssis Cano-Santiago. The Associates of the Boston Public Library recently announced that she will be the writer-in-residence for 2024-25. The organization has been running its writer-in-residence program for 20 years, supporting emerging writers.
Finally, the future of the Cape Ann Museum is getting bolder, bigger and for visitors, free-er. The museum’s director, Oliver Barker, joins us to talk about their capital campaign, which coincides with the museum’s 150th anniversary next year.
