Podcasts
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John Lahr, “the most intelligent and insightful writer on theatre today” ( New York Times ), has been the senior drama critic The New Yorker magazine since 1992. He is also the author of two novels, two plays, six collections of criticism, and… more
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• Recorded Oct 14, 2014Pulitzer Prize-winner Jane Smiley is the author of more than a dozen “smart, irreverent, and wickedly tender” ( The Boston Globe ) novels, including Ten Days in the Hills , Moo , and A Thousand Acres . She is also the author of a short story… more
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Philadelphia native Lloyd Alexander wrote more than 40 books for children and young adults, including the “exciting, highly imaginative, and sometimes profound” ( New York Times ) fantasy series The Chronicles of Prydain. He was also the author… more
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• Recorded Oct 10, 2014Referred to by President Obama as “a reminder of what public service ought to be,” Leon Panetta has devoted over 40 years to American politics and governance. Secretary of Defense from 2011 to 2013, he previously headed the CIA, was President… more
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• Recorded Oct 9, 2014Mark Bittman is one of America’s most critically praised and popular food writers. He penned the “Minimalist” column for The New York Times for 13 years and is the author of the ubiquitous How to Cook Everything series, called “the new, hip Joy… more
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• Recorded Oct 7, 2014“One of the leading public intellectuals of our time,” ( The New York Times Book Review ), Francis Fukuyama is the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. A former senior… more
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• Recorded Oct 6, 2014The cofounder and CEO of Project Reason, a nonprofit dedicated to spreading secularism and scientific knowledge, Sam Harris is a popular skeptic, religious critic, and proponent of the “New Atheism.” His bestselling debut The End of Faith won the… more
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• Recorded Oct 2, 2014In “perfect tones and full of timbre” ( Kirkus Reviews ), novelist, playwright, and essayist Darryl Pinckney explores issues of racial, sexual, and cultural identity in contemporary America. His semi-autobiographical novel High Cotton tells an… more
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• Recorded Oct 1, 2014“Sweeping, erudite, sharply argued, and fun to read” ( Time ), cognitive scientist and linguist Steven Pinker has charted the way humans form thoughts and engage the world through a wide array of scientific research, scholarly writing, popular… more
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• Recorded Sep 30, 2014The first married couple to win the Pulitzer Prize, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn are acclaimed for their reporting about international social injustices, women’s issues, and Asia’s economic ascendance. In 2009 they received the Dayton… more
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New York Times columnist Charles Blow is renowned for his visual arguments that feature charts and essays as a unique form of opinion journalism. He is also a regular commentator on CNN, MSNBC, and the BBC, among other networks. The Root magazine… more
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“No one can lay claim to so much influence on the shaping of foreign policy over the past 50 years as Henry Kissinger” ( The Financial Times ). A vital presence in international and national politics since the 1950s and named one of Foreign… more
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• Recorded Sep 23, 2014“The most dangerous philosopher in the West” ( The New Republic ), Slovenian Slavoj Zizek is a towering figure in Marxist ideology, psychoanalysis, and social theory. The author of dozens of books and articles and the subject of a score of… more
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• Recorded Sep 22, 2014Distinguished University Professor of Psychology at Temple University, Laurence Steinberg is one of the world’s leading experts on adolescence. A Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Psychological Association, and the… more
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Five-time Pennsylvania Sportswriter of the Year, Ray Didinger covered the NFL for The Philadelphia Bulletin and the Philadelphia Daily News for over 25 years. He has authored or coauthored 10 books about sports and sportswriting. He currently… more
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Called simply “a genius” in the New York Times Book Review and named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People, David Mitchell was twice shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for his novels Number9Dream and Cloud Atlas . His other works… more
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• Recorded Sep 18, 2014One of Time magazine’s most influential people, human rights advocate and broadcaster Tavis Smiley has been an “engaging and compelling” voice in the American discourse for over two decades. He has hosted long-running and acclaimed programs on… more
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• Recorded Sep 16, 2014Granted unprecedented access to Philadelphia’s famous museum of medical oddities, specimens, and antique medical equipment, Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz has penned an in-depth and revelatory biography of its eccentric and brilliant founder, Thomas… more
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In conversation with PAFA Senior Curator and curator of the exhibition, Robert Cozzolino. Internationally acclaimed as the director of films such as Eraserhead (1977), The Elephant Man (1980), Blue Velvet (1986), Wild at Heart (1990), Mulholland… more
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• Recorded Sep 11, 2014In conversation with Tracey Matisak “Not only the greatest documentarian of the day, but also the most influential filmmaker period” ( The Baltimore S un), Ken Burns has opened the doors of American history for millions of people. With an… more
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