Podcasts
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One of the seven original Right Stuff astronauts, Scott Carpenter was the fourth American in space and the second to orbit the earth. After the Mercury Project, he went on to explore the oceans, commanding the underwater teams of the U.S. Navy's… more
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A correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, Far Eastern Economic Review, The Times of London, Daily Telegraph, and Pakistan’s The Nation, Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid has been covering the politics of Central Asia, Afghanistan and Pakistan… more
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Knighted in 1995, Sir Martin Gilbert is the official biographer of Sir Winston Churchill and one of the leading historians of our time. His major works include histories of British politics in the 20th century, of both World Wars, and of the… more
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One of England's foremost writers, A. S. Byatt’s novel Possession won both the Booker Prize and Irish Times/Aer Lingus International Fiction Prize in 1990. A Whistling Woman is the conclusion to her fictional quartet that includes The Virgin In… more
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A Rhodes Scholar, Randall Kennedy teaches classes on contracts, freedom of expression, and the regulation of race relations at Harvard Law School. His first book, Race, Crime, and the Law, received the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. His… more
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Award-winning novelist Alice McDermott deals with many aspects of love and family life in her novels. She infuses her works with inventiveness and originality, and is praised for her storytelling skills, her lyrical writing, and her descriptive… more
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Novelist and screenwriter, Richard Price is known as the “Voice of the Bronx” because he illuminates the lives of the urban, post-industrial dispossessed. His most recent novel Freedomland, ambitiously confronted America's race problem and for it,… more
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Giovanni first emerged during the Civil Rights, Black Power, and Black Arts Movements in the 1960s. She has penned 16 volumes of poetry. Giovanni enjoys teaching and writing about what she knows. Her poetry is personal and political with topics… more
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Andy Rooney, the CBS News correspondent, writer and producer, has won the Writers Guild Award for Best Script of the Year six times, more than any other writer in the history of the medium. Known and beloved to millions for his weekly commentary… more
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Johnnie Cochran had been well-known in Los Angeles courtrooms as a folksy orator since the 1960s, but the 1995 O.J. Simpson trial catapulted him to international fame – a status he gladly acknowledges in this bare-knuckles memoir of his years in… more
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• Recorded Nov 21, 2002Noted historian and former CNN political analyst Michael Beschloss offers the public and private narratives of the unfolding of the Holocaust, bringing the main players vividly to life.
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• Recorded Nov 7, 2002
Civil rights activist and New York University professor of law, Derrick Bell is the New York Times discusses the power of passion and ethical inspirations.
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• Recorded Nov 7, 2002A highly esteemed attorney, leading constitutional scholar and bestselling author, Derrick Bell was the first tenured black professor at Harvard Law School. His eighth book Ethical Ambition is a meditation on the human potential for success,… more
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The National Book Award-winning author of The Things They Carried , O'Brien introduces a host of troubled characters in the 30th college reunion in July, July .
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An Italian writer of fiction, essays and academic texts, Umberto Eco is professor of semiotics at the University of Bologna. His fiction is known for its playful use of language and symbols, and his perceptive essays on modern culture are filled… more
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Condemned to death in 1989 by the former Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini for his novel The Satanic Verses , Indian-born novelist Salman Rushdie has remained a prolific author. His second novel Midnight’s Children was named the best novel to win… more
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An acclaimed journalist, novelist, and former Features Editor for Vogue , Joan Didion's writing is characterized by highly personal commentary juxtaposed with an apocalyptic view of American politics and culture. She is the author of numerous… more
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• Recorded Oct 5, 2002From the Archive: At 77 years old, "Little" Jimmy Scott is perhaps our greatest and most beloved living jazz singer. Known for his unusual alto voice and haunting, emotional interpretations, Scott's newest album, Over the Rainbow (2001), has… more
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Newsweek columnist and political commentator shares his vision of America before and after the 21st century.
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The Corrections , Jonathan Franzen’s third novel, was awarded both the National Book Award and New York Times Editors' Choice Award for 2001. Named as one of the Twenty Writers for the 21st Century by The New Yorker , he is the recipient of the… more
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