Best-selling author Brenden Slocum discuss themes of authorship, authenticity and art from his novel about uncovering the truth about a composer’s legacy.
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Best-selling author Brenden Slocum discuss themes of authorship, authenticity and art from his novel about uncovering the truth about a composer’s legacy.
Read moreJournalism professor Kathryn J. McGarr joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why the media after WWII often presented a monolithic view of the world while keeping their readers and listeners in the dark about the truth.
Read moreCritic Kristian Vistrup Madsen makes the case that the aughts were marked by sexualization, obscenity and war – and why we ate it up.
Read moreMatthew Delmont, a history professor at Dartmouth College, joins guest host John McCaa to discuss the Black leaders who shined a light on the racism at home after fighting fascism abroad.
Read moreOxford professor Timothy Garton Ash makes the case that to stabilize the continent, the E.U. must embrace some imperial characteristics.
Read moreDara Horn joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why focusing on the atrocities of WWII hasn’t stopped growing antisemitism today – and to offer ways we need to expand education about Jewish life to combat it.
Read moreKaty Kelleher, a contributor to Paris Review, pulls back the curtain on the luxuries we long for – from flowers to gems – to show beauty doesn’t come without a price.
Read moreJonathan B. Losos joins us to discuss the evolution of our feline friends and explore the relationship we humans have with Felis catus.
Read moreEmma Chapman, a Royal Society research fellow at the University of Nottingham, discusses the 100 million years missing from the timeline of the universe, and efforts to uncover the secrets of the stars.
Read moreNew Yorker staff writer David Grann joins us to discuss a British warship called the Wager, which wrecked in Patagonia in the 1740s, and the conflicting stories of its surviving castaways.
Read moreAuthor Jeff Guinn joins guest host John McCaa to discuss the failed 1993 ATF siege of the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas.
Read moreKidada E. Williams, a history professor at Wayne State University, tells the stories of people trying to rebuild their lives after slavery, and how for many, life was still extremely difficult in the years that followed.
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