Podcasts
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• Recorded Sep 19, 2013Terry McMillan is the no. 1 New York Times bestselling author of eight novels, including two that have been adapted into acclaimed feature films: Waiting to Exhale —a watershed work in contemporary fiction about black women—and How Stella Got Her… more
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Religion scholar Reza Aslan is the internationally bestselling author of No god but God , “an eloquent, erudite paean to Islam in all of its complicated glory” ( Los Angeles Times Book Review ). The book was a finalist for the Guardian First Book… more
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• Recorded Sep 17, 2013A historian of education at the forefront of debate for over 40 years, “whistleblower extraordinaire” ( Wall Street Journal ) Diane Ravitch is Research Professor of Education at New York University and the Eleanor Roosevelt Fellow of the American… more
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• Recorded Sep 16, 2013Edwidge Danticat bears witness to the complexities of Haitian life in her luminous stories of courage, brutality, family, and personal and political rebellion. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at… more
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James McBride is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir and 2004 One Book, One Philadelphia selection, The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother , in which “race and religion are transcended by family love” ( New… more
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• Recorded Sep 10, 2013A World Series champion known for his trademark pitches—slow, slower, and slowest—Jamie Moyer ended his epic career just a few wins shy of 300 victories. Having pitched for eight teams, he is one of the most popular players in professional… more
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(This podcast contains explicit content) A "rare, remarkable talent that brings to mind the great artists of the Harlem Renaissance" ( Philadelphia Inquirer ), MK Asante is a writer, filmmaker, and hip-hop artist and recipient of the Langston… more
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“Philadelphia’s favorite columnist” ( Philadelphia Magazine ), Clark DeLeon wrote “The Scene,” a beloved daily column in The Philadelphia Inquirer , for 20 years. In 2012, DeLeon returned to the Inquirer with a column entitled “A thousand… more
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"A linguistic Midas—everything she puts to paper is golden" ( Family Circle ), Beth Kephart is the author of more than a dozen books, including five memoirs, several acclaimed novels for young readers, and Flow , an autobiography of the… more
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• Recorded Jul 25, 2013“One of America’s top cultural critics” ( Entertainment Weekly ), and “The Ethicist” for The New York Times Magazine, Chuck Klosterman scrutinizes pop culture, rock music, and sports, blending his analysis with self-interrogation and unbounded… more
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Recipient of the 2009 National Book Award for Let the Great World Spin , a book which has been compared to Joyce’s Ulysses and described by John Lester in the New York Times as “one of the most electric, profound novels I have read in years…”,… more
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• Recorded Jul 23, 2013“An eloquent witness” with “a journalist's eye for the telling moment” ( The New Yorker ), Daniel Bergner is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine . His works of nonfiction include The Other Side of Desire , which probed the… more
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Known for his ability to describe the intricacies of the medical world using accessible and engaging prose, renowned neurologist Oliver Sacks is the author of numerous bestselling books that detail the inner workings of the brain, including… more
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• Recorded Jul 18, 2013In his meticulously researched books, Daniel James Brown outlines the courage and bravery of unfamiliar characters in the most harrowing sagas of American history. Under a Flaming Sky tells the dramatic story of the 2,000 people trapped in the… more
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Cathleen Schine is the author of the novels The Love Letter , which was adapted into a film starring Kate Capshaw, and Rameau’s Niece , which was adapted into the movie The Misadventures of Margaret starring Parker Posey. Schine’s other novels… more
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• Recorded Jul 11, 2013A practicing psychotherapist and science writer, Gary Greenberg probes the intersection of science, politics, and ethics. His book Manufacturing Depression , called “probably the most thoughtful book on depression ever written” ( Psychology Today… more
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• Recorded Jun 27, 2013Distinguished restaurant critic and columnist Raymond Sokolov began his career as a foreign correspondent at Newsweek in 1965, where he thoughtfully rendered his first French meal in writing. He became restaurant critic of the New York Times… more
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"A wild, passionate and fearless American writer" ( New York Times ), Anchee Min is the author of Red Azalea , a memoir of growing up during the violent trauma of the Cultural Revolution, where Min spent time in a labor camp and was chosen for a… more
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• Recorded Jun 24, 2013An award-winning journalist originally trained as a linguist, Margalit Fox is a senior writer at the New York Times . When archaeologist Arthur Evans unearthed the ruins of a sophisticated Bronze Age civilization that flourished on Crete, he… more
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Since joining the Princeton University faculty in 1978—where she has mentored countless young writers—Joyce Carol Oates’s literary work has continued unabated. Her “towering career” ( Washington Post ) includes nearly 60 novels, more than 30… more
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