Podcasts
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• Recorded Apr 30, 2013Journalist and social justice activist Letty Cottin Pogrebin is the founding editor of Ms. magazine, a national flagship platform for feminist journalism launched in 1971 that brazenly helped to shape the anti-sexist movement. Pogrebin is the… more
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Isabel Allende “rearranges reality with a blend of memories, mysticism and imagination” ( Philadelphia Inquirer ) in her picturesque historical fiction about family sagas, love, war, and politics. She is the recipient of 50 awards in more than a… more
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For more than 25 years, Michael Pollan has pinpointed the intersections of nature and culture. Named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People, he lectures widely on food, agriculture, health, and the environment. His six books include the New… more
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The Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, Cass Sunstein is the author of more than 35 books and textbooks. From 2009 to 2012, he served as the Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. The… more
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• Recorded Apr 19, 2013 Explicit Content(This podcast contains explicit language) A blazing memoir about an adventure born of heartache and the promise of reconstructing a life undone, Cheryl Strayed’s no. 1 New York Times bestselling book Wild was chosen by Oprah Winfrey as the first… more
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Comedian, author, and self-described vigilante pundit, Baratunde Thurston is the former Digital Director for The Onion and the creator of Cultivated Wit, a startup that blends comedy with new digital platforms. A regular contributor to Fast… more
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• Recorded Apr 17, 2013A writer on politics, culture, and psychology, Andrew Solomon received a National Book Award for The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression, which examined the human condition with erudition and candor. A New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer… more
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Praised for his ability to flesh out vivid characters whose lives saturate puzzling cultural backdrops, Ken Kalfus is the author of the story collections Thirst and PU-239 and Other Russian Fantasies , a PEN/Faulkner Award finalist. His novels… more
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Called "the talk of librarian circles" ( New York Times ) and immortalized as an action figure, librarian Nancy Pearl has recommended books to readers for decades. Her bestselling book, Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment and… more
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• Recorded Apr 14, 2013As host of MSNBC's award-winning The Rachel Maddow Show , Rachel Maddow offers her take on the stories of the day — political and otherwise — and engages in lively debate with guests from all sides of the issues. The show debuted in September 2008… more
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• Recorded Apr 11, 2013Drawing on a wealth of pioneering research, esteemed primatologist Frans de Waal traces the biological roots of human morality to primate social emotions, including empathy, reciprocity, and fairness in The Bonobo and the Atheist . Named one of … more
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• Recorded Apr 10, 2013"A narrator who has relished and soaked up the details of her existence, equally of mirth and devastation, and spilled them onto her pages" ( New York Times ), Anne Lamott writes about loss with honesty and compassion and uplifts readers with her… more
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• Recorded Apr 8, 2013When Judy Wicks founded the White Dog Café in the first floor of her University City row home in 1983, she did not plan to start a revolution. The White Dog was one of the first restaurants to feature organic, locally sourced, and humane food as… more
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With wit and unflagging curiosity, Mary Roach has explored the posthumous human body (Stiff) , ectoplasm and the afterlife (Spook), sex (Bonk) , and the scientific oddities of space travel (Packing for Mars) . “One of those rare writers who… more
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• Recorded Apr 2, 2013An author and journalist who reports for PBS’s Frontline and contributes to The Economist , Blaine Harden has worked for The Washington Post as a correspondent in Africa, Eastern Europe, and Asia, and as a national correspondent for the New… more
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• Recorded Apr 1, 2013Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel is a leading oncologist, political theorist, and the author of nine books on medical ethics and healthcare. A Professor and Chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, Emanuel… more
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• Recorded Mar 28, 2013 Explicit ContentJonathan Dee is the author of five novels, including The Privileges, a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize and winner of the 2011 Prix Fitzgerald. He is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, a National Magazine… more
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Bosnian American writer Aleksandar Hemon came to Chicago in 1992 for a month-long cultural exchange program and was supposed to return to Sarajevo on May 1—the same day the city came under siege. Granted asylum in the United States as a political… more
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Please note: this podcast contains explicit language. A roundtable member and writer on E!’s late night talk shows Chelsea Lately and After Lately , comedian Josh Wolf is known for his honest and high-energy storytelling. A fan favorite at Los… more
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• Recorded Mar 19, 2013Blind since birth, mezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin has been praised for her “compelling artistry” and “communicative power” (New York Times), and her “especially acute intuition about the power and subtleties of sound” (Los Angeles Times). In her… more
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