Podcasts
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• Recorded Jun 17, 2008One of the most influential political thinkers of the progressive movement, George Lakoff is an advisor to the Democratic Party and author of Whose Freedom? and Don’t Think of An Elephant! He is a professor of linguistics and cognitive science at… more
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When the Atlantic Monthly celebrated its 150th anniversary by publishing excerpts from the best writing ever to appear in the magazine, in the category of the humorous essay it chose only four pieces: one by Mark Twain, one by James Thurber, one… more
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From the number one bestselling author of House of Sand and Fog (an Oprah’s Book Club selection and finalist for the National Book Award) comes The Garden of Last Days . Set in Florida in early September, 2001, the book brings together four… more
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• Recorded Jun 9, 2008A correspondent for the International Herald Tribune , the New York Review of Books , and the Nation , Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid has been covering the politics of Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in particular, for more than 20… more
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Cartoonist, novelist, and playwright Lynda Barry is the creator behind the syndicated strip Ernie Pook’s Comeek featuring the incomparable Marlys and Freddy, as well as the Alex Award-winning One Hundred Demons and The Good Times are Killing Me… more
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• Recorded Jun 5, 2008A recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Natan Sharansky spent almost a decade in a Siberian labor camp before escaping to Israel, where he served as a senior minister in Israel’s government, now heading… more
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• Recorded May 29, 2008From 9/11 to Katrina to color codes and duct tape, homeland security sometimes seems like an oxymoron. Veteran counterterrorism czar and bestselling author of Against All Enemies , Richard A. Clarke has worked for seven presidents and devoted… more
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(This recording contains explicit content.) Author of the controversial A Million Little Pieces , James Frey constructs a bold fictional experiment in his first novel, Bright Shiny Morning . A sweeping narrative that encompasses the history of… more
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• Recorded May 22, 2008A political correspondent for the Washington Post and a regular commentator on NPR, E.J. Dionne, Jr. is a senior fellow in government studies at the Brookings Institution. His books include Why Americans Hate Politics and They Only Look Dead: Why… more
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• Recorded May 18, 2008The irreverent spokeswoman for today’s knitting revival, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, a.k.a. the Yarn Harlot, is the author of several books on knitting, as well as keeper of the popular blog, www.yarnharlot.com. In Things I Learned from Knitting, she… more
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• Recorded May 18, 2008First Comes Love, NPR commentator Marion Winik’s candid memoir, tells the story of a straight woman (Winik) and a gay man falling in love, marrying, and raising two sons, only to see their against-the-odds happiness crumble under the weight of… more
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• Recorded May 18, 2008In Standing Up to the Madness, Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and co-author David Goodman argue that everyday people who fight for their beliefs truly wield the greatest power in the United States. Through profiles of citizens who rose to… more
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In his lyrical new novel, Song Yet Sung, James McBride, the bestselling author of The Color of Water, the 2004 One Book, One Philadelphia selection, weaves a story of tragic triumph, violent decisions, and unexpected kindness centered on a slave… more
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Standard Operating Procedure, written through a unique collaboration between Paris Review editor Philip Gourevitch and director Errol Morris ( The Fog of War ), is the first full reckoning of what really happened at Abu Ghraib prison, based on… more
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Barbara Walters was the first woman ever to host a network news program, and the rest, as they say, is “herstory.” Written with candor and flair, Audition reveals the private life and thoughts of a news media pioneer as she reflects on her more… more
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Author of the New York Times bestseller Waterdeep, science fiction master Troy Denning has written more than 19 novels, including many for the Star Wars Expanded Universe series. He is a former editor and game designer, most famously of Dark Sun,… more
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• Recorded May 17, 2008A foreign correspondent for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Trudy Rubin writes the paper’s “Worldview” column and has traveled to war zones across the Middle East, including those in Iraq, Israel, and Lebanon, where she was one of only a few women… more
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• Recorded May 17, 2008Jennifer Weiner’s novels are full of wit, spunk, and spot-on insights into human nature. Kirkus Reviews calls her latest novel, Certain Girls, the sequel to Weiner’s smash debut, Good in Bed as “heartfelt and funny, a touching examination of both… more
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What happens when one woman dares to explore her every fantasy? Eleven-time New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey ponders that question, and the jealousy and obsession that can come with following intimate desires, in his new… more
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Ted Sorensen’s long-awaited memoir, Counselor, has been described by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Robert Caro as a “rare gift to history: an account of mighty events by a participant who stood at their heart." A legendary speechwriter and… more
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