Emiko Tamagawa
Senior Producer, Here & Now
Emiko Tamagawa is a senior producer for Here & Now.
Tamagawa produces arts and culture segments for Here & Now. She studied psychology and drama at Yale and Brandeis, and toured colleges and high schools with her one-woman show about the Japanese-American internment before turning to radio.
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Summer movie night picks that skip the blockbuster spectaculars
Looking to see a film but not in the mood for "Superman" or another big-budget spectacular?
'Here One Moment' by Liane Moriarty highlights the inner lives — and deaths — of airplane passengers
"Here One Moment" tells the story of plane passengers who are told by a mysterious woman when and how they will die.
'Kakigori Summer' explores issues of sisterhood and identity
The book centers around three half-Japanese, half-British sisters who have returned to their childhood home in coastal Japan to deal with a family crisis.
Grammy-winning musician John Driskell Hopkins on living and making music after an ALS diagnosis
Hopkins continues to perform with the Zac Brown Band.
'Wildfire Days' book tells the story of a female hotshot firefighter
Kelly Ramsey’s first year as a hotshot wildland firefighter in California broke all kinds of records. In 2020, California was an inferno. Ten-thousand fires broke out across the state and...
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Why are true crime books so popular? Traci Thomas shares her top picks
True crime books, podcasts and documentaries capture audiences everywhere.
Alexander Skarsgård stars in Apple TV+ series 'Murderbot'
The Apple TV+ series "Murderbot" centers around an artificial life form that acts as security for a team of scientists, though it really would prefer to watch soap operas.
In 'The Friday Afternoon Club,' Griffin Dunne tells his family's story
Actor, producer and director Griffin Dunne's memoir "The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir" tells the story of the Dunne family and how they were devastated by the 1982 murder...
John Waters on 'humor as terrorism' and the continuing appeal of 'Pink Flamingos'
New editions of "Pink Flamingos," "Desperate Living," and "Flamingos Forever" were released this week.
Kick off your summer reading by diving into a family drama
Families and family drama have long been fodder for novelists and non-fiction writers.