Podcasts
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• Recorded Apr 14, 2022“A pioneer in primate studies” ( The Wall Street Journal ), Dr. Frans de Waal is the author of The Bonobo and the Atheist , an exploration of the biological roots of human morality found in primate social interaction. His other 16 books include … more
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• Recorded Apr 12, 2022In conversation with Jamila Robinson Chef and educator Bryant Terry is the author of four vegan cookbooks, including Grub , Afro-Vegan , and Vegetable Kingdom , winner of an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. In 2015 he earned a… more
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Carole Phillips Memorial Lecture Maggie Shipstead is the bestselling author of the novels Astonish Me and Seating Arrangements , the latter of which won the Dylan Thomas Prize and the L.A. Times Book Prize for First Fiction. A former Wallace… more
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• Recorded Apr 11, 2022Introduced by Denice Frohman In conversation with Cynthia Dewi Oka The 2018–19 Poet Laureate of Philadelphia, Raquel Salas Rivera is the author of five full-length books of poetry. These poetry collections include lo terciario/the tertiary ,… more
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In conversation with Ariel Delgado Dixon Jennifer Egan won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for the novel A Visit from the Goon Squad , “a new classic of American fiction” ( Time ) that follows an aging punk rocker… more
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• Recorded Apr 5, 2022In conversation with Nydia Han, Consumer Investigative Reporter and co-anchor of 6ABC Action News Sunday mornings A reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer for 31 years, Jennifer Lin worked as an international correspondent in China, a national… more
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• Recorded Mar 29, 2022In conversation with John M. Cooper Historian Neil Lanctot is the author of Campy: The Two Lives of Roy Campanella and Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution , a “prodigiously researched” and “enormously… more
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• Recorded Mar 28, 2022In conversation with Peter Dobrin, classical music critic and culture writer, The Philadelphia Inquirer One of classical music’s most celebrated pianists, Jeremy Denk has performed with ensembles such as the National Symphony Orchestra, the New… more
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• Recorded Mar 24, 2022Hannah Tinti is the author of the bestselling novels The Good Thief and The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley and the short story collection Animal Crackers . A creative writing professor in New York University’s M.F.A. program, she is the… more
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• Recorded Mar 23, 2022A Dublin native and a 34-year columnist and drama critic for The Irish Times, Fintan O’Toole is the author of nearly two dozen books, including A History of Ireland in 100 Objects , Enough is Enough: How to Build a Republic , and Heroic… more
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Donna Leon is the author of the internationally bestselling Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery novels, the “endlessly enjoyable” long-established series of books that combines “deep thoughts about justice and vengeance and charming classical… more
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• Recorded Mar 17, 2022In conversation with Michael Kulikowski “A national treasure, and easily the world’s most famous classicist” ( The Guardian ), Mary Beard “radiates authority and expertise” in guiding her readers through the world of Ancient Roman civilization.… more
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• Recorded Mar 16, 2022The Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Howard Gardner is the author of 30 books, including A Synthesizing Mind , The App Generation , and Responsibility at Work . He is the… more
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• Recorded Mar 15, 2022In conversation with Danielle M. Conway The Nation ’s legal analyst and justice correspondent, Elie Mystal is an Alfred Knobler fellow at the Type Media Center and is the legal editor of More Perfect , Radiolab’s podcast about the U.S. Supreme… more
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In conversation with Jason Freeman, editor and producer, author events Lee Kravetz ’s acclaimed nonfiction books include Supersurvivors: The Surprising Link Between Suffering and Success and Strange Contagion: Inside the Surprising Science of… more
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In conversation with comedienne, actor, and author Catherine "Cat" Cohen An acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, and actor, Harvey Fierstein is the Tony Award–winning author of Torch Song Trilogy and La Cage aux Folles . His play A Catered Affair… more
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• Recorded Mar 8, 2022Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Endowed Lecture In conversation with Tamala Edwards, anchor, 6ABC Action News morning edition Michael Kazin ’s many critically acclaimed books include War Against War: The American Fight for Peace, 1914–1918 , selected… more
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In conversation with Major Jackson Garrett Hongo was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for the poetry collection The River of Heaven . His other books of poetry include Yellow Light and Coral Road . The distinguished professor in the College… more
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In conversation with Cajetan Iheka, Associate Professor of Literature, Yale University, and author of African Ecomedia: Network Forms, Planetary Politics One of Nigeria’s most celebrated authors, Ben Okri is the author of many post-colonial… more
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• Recorded Feb 24, 2022Education historian Erika M. Kitzmiller has conducted research in the city of Philadelphia, its public schools, and the Free Library for nearly two decades. The result of her investigation is The Roots of Educational Inequality , a… more
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