Podcasts
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• Recorded Feb 24, 2015“One of the most respected crime reporters in the country” ( 60 Minutes ), George Anastasia was a long-time writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer , where he earned two Pulitzer Prize nominations (and a hit contract from then-Philly crime boss John… more
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• Recorded Feb 19, 2015 Explicit ContentJamaica-born Marlon James is the author of the acclaimed novel The Book of Night Women , winner of the 2010 Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and John Crow’s Devil , a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His latest novel delves into the… more
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Former New York Times restaurant critic Mimi Sheraton knows food. Of her, renowned chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten claims, “Her knowledge knows no bounds, her glossary of flavors is ultimate. Her opinion is like gold.” In addition to the Times ,… more
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David Axelrod has managed more than 150 local state, and national political campaigns, among them some of the most heated and important of our time. A former columnist for the Chicago Tribune , Axelrod was a top political advisor to President… more
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• Recorded Feb 11, 2015Popular grammarian and cultural historian Ben Yagoda is the author, co-author, and editor of 12 books, including How to Not Write Bad , Will Rogers: A Biography , and About Town: The New Yorker and the World It Made . He is a professor of… more
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Screenwriter, stand-up comedian, author, and director B.J. Novak is also known for his role as condescending “temp-turned-sleazeball” ( Los Angeles Times ) Ryan on The Office . He has appeared in several films, including Inglorious Basterds ,… more
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• Recorded Feb 6, 2015English tenor Ian Bostridge is internationally recognized as one of the most talented opera and Lieder singers of his generation. The winner of every major international record prize and a multiple Grammy nominee, he performs all over the world,… more
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• Recorded Feb 5, 2015Scott Stossel’s essays and articles have appeared in a variety of publications, including The New Yorker , The Wall Street Journal , The Daily Beast , and The New Republic . He is the editor of The Atlantic magazine and former executive editor… more
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This podcast contains explicit content. The “genuinely, hauntingly, transgressive” ( Guardian ) navigator of underground realms of sex, drugs, and the Scottish working class, Irvine Welsh cooks up speedballs of kinetically subversive fiction… more
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• Recorded Feb 2, 2015Deborah Voigt is one of the opera world’s most beloved and versatile sopranos. In a celebrated career spanning over 30 years, her powerful voice and commanding stage presence have won acclaim and many awards, including Philadelphia’s Luciano… more
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• Recorded Jan 29, 2015 Explicit ContentThis podcast contains explicit content. Hey! Ho! Let’s go! Marky Ramone is best known as the longtime drummer for the watershed punk band The Ramones. Before his “blitzkrieg” style of drumming added to the band’s driving signature sound, the… more
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• Recorded Jan 22, 2015Join One Book, One Philadelphia featured author Christina Baker Kline for a discussion about her inspirations in writing featured selection Orphan Train , as well as an interview with Peter Crimmins of WHYY. Then, enjoy an original musical work,… more
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• Recorded Jan 20, 2015“Master historian” ( San Francisco Chronicle ) Eric Foner won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery . Widely considered one of the preeminent scholars of the Civil War, slavery, and Reconstruction, he… more
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Stewart O’Nan was named one of America’s Best Young Novelists by Granta for his “strangely beautiful” ( Los Angeles Times ) 1996 debut Snow Angels , which was adapted into a film by David Gordon Green. His acclaimed fiction also includes A Prayer… more
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Author, television and film producer, and screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith is famous for his genre-bending New York Times bestsellers Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter . The latter was adapted into a popular 2012… more
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• Recorded Dec 11, 2014In 1823, Sir Henry Bunbury discovered a volume of first edition Shakespeare plays in a closet of his manor house. One stood out as extraordinary: a previously unknown text of Hamlet , known as Q1 , which predated all other versions. Suddenly, the… more
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• Recorded Dec 9, 2014Bestselling author and Boston Globe columnist James Carroll is the author of 11 novels and seven works of nonfiction, including the National Book Award winning An American Requiem ; the New York Times bestselling Constantine’s Sword ; and House… more
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Historian and chair of Harvard’s History and Literature Program, Jill Lepore is the author of the Carnegie Medal finalist The Mansion of Happiness ; The Story of America , an examination of the nature of history and the shaping of its narrative;… more
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David Baldacci is the author of nearly 30 novels, all of which have been worldwide bestsellers. His debut, Absolute Power , was adapted into a popular film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. Baldacci’s infectiously popular serialized books… more
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Pulitzer-Prize winning novelist Richard Ford’s “sinewy and distinctively American voice contains the echoing tones of many [literary] ancestors” ( New York Times ). Celebrated for creating stories that express the shifting moods of the United… more
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