Podcasts
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In her New York Times bestselling memoir Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi painted a vibrant portrait of women’s lives in Iran and shared “an eloquent brief on the transformative powers of fiction” (New York Times). In her new memoir, Things… more
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A gifted and award-winning writer and essayist, Jayne Anne Phillips’s “quick, piercing tales of love and loss [demonstrate] a keen love of language, and a rare talent of illuminating the secret core of ordinary lives with clear-sighted… more
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Trained in Bergamo, Italy, by some of the region’s most distinguished chefs, South Philadelphia native Marc Vetri brings a bold, contemporary sensibility to the classic Italian cuisine served at his two Philadelphia restaurants, Vetri, which as… more
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Diagnosed with autism as a child, Temple Grandin, who studied psychology and earned a Ph.D. in Animal Science, has become a philosophical leader of both the animal welfare and autism advocacy movements. A passionate voice for the humane treatment… more
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• Recorded Jan 14, 2009When Steve Lopez sees Nathaniel Ayers playing his heart out on a two-string violin on Skid Row, he envisions this homeless Violin Man as the topic of his next column for the Los Angeles Times, only to unearth an even more extraordinary story… more
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• Recorded Jan 13, 2009In October 2007, Poe scholar Ed Pettit argued in a Philadelphia City Paper cover story that both the legacy and the remains of Edgar Allan Poe should lie in Philadelphia, not Baltimore, the city where the mid-19th-century writer is currently… more
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• Recorded Jan 8, 2009David Allen’s smash bestseller Getting Things Done revolutionized the way people, from CEOs to soccer moms, organize their lives. He is the chairman and founder of the David Allen Company, a global management and consulting firm that is a leading… more
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In his first book, Marley and Me , John Grogan offers a hilarious and heartwarming look at the joys and tribulations of sharing your life with a dog. A #1 international bestseller, a film version of the book, starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer… more
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Right now, a group of mathematicians and computer scientists are sifting through mountains of data about where we shop, who we call, and the websites we visit. Their goal? To map out our next steps and direct our behavior without our ever… more
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Called the Latin Emeril by one food critic for his wide smile and educational approach to food, 34-year-old Chef Jose Garces is a two-time nominee for the Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic Award from the James Beard Foundation. An ambassador of contemporary… more
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Annie Leibovitz began working at Rolling Stone in 1970. By the time she left in 1983, she had shot more than 140 covers and helped define the signature look of the magazine. A photographer for Vogue and Vanity Fair, Leibovitz has also created… more
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• Recorded Dec 2, 2008Eighteen years after the publication of their exhaustive and Pulitzer Prize-winning study The Ants, co-authors E.O. Wilson and Bert Holldobler present a new study of social insects: ants, bees, wasps, and termites, among others, that collectively… more
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Recipient of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature, Toni Morrison is the Robert F. Goheen Professor of Humanities Emeritus at Princeton University, and author of the esteemed novels The Bluest Eye , Sula , Song of Solomon , Tar Baby , and Beloved .… more
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Sous vide is an innovative culinary technique that is revolutionizing the professional food world. Blazing the gastronomic trail is Thomas Keller, owner and chef of legendary restaurants The French Laundry, Bouchon, and per se. In Under Pressure… more
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John Adams | Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life Winner of several Grammy Awards and the 2003 Pulitzer Prize in music for On the Transmigration of Souls, John Adams is a renowned contemporary composer. Employing minimalist techniques… more
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Christopher Plummer has appeared in more than 100 films, including The Man Who Would Be King and A Beautiful Mind. Honored with two Tony Awards for his title roles in Cyrano and Barrymore, Plummer has starred in several prize-winning productions… more
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• Recorded Nov 18, 2008 Explicit ContentThis recording contains explicit content. Jesse Sheidlower, Editor-at-large of the Oxford English Dictionary and its first-ever North American editor, Jesse Sheidlower is an expert in linguistics and lexicography, particularly with regard to… more
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James McPherson | Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief A professor emeritus of History at Princeton University, James McPherson won the Pulitzer Prize for Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, his single-volume treatment of the… more
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Photographer Mary Ellen Mark is renowned for her humanist portraits of people and cultures. Presented in books and exhibitions, or appearing in publications like the New Yorker and Vanity Fair, her work often addresses complex social issues.… more
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• Recorded Nov 6, 2008 Explicit Content( This recording contains explicit content. ) Art Spiegelman | Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*! One of the pioneers of the graphic novel genre, Art Spiegelman is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Maus, a narrative memoir of… more
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