Lesa Cline-Ransome, author of the YA novel “For Lamb,” joins guest host Courtney Collins to talk about the story, which follows a girl named Lamb navigating the friendships and dangers of the Jim Crow South for a young Black girl.
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The enduring legacy of Timothy McVeigh
Author and journalist Jeffrey Toobin joins guest host John McCaa to discuss McVeigh’s right-wing extremism and how it connects to the January 6 insurrection.
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For old-school conspiracy theorists, QAnon crossed a line
Conspiracy theory researcher Annie Kelly discusses how old-school skeptics raised on late-night call-in radio fear modern day conspiracy theorists are giving their passion a bad name.
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Humans stopped roaming much earlier than we thought
Matti Friedman discusses recent archaeological discoveries in Israel that point to this transition occurring thousands of years before previously thought.
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China and Russia are spying in ways you didn’t imagine
Harvard intelligence expert Calder Walton discusses spy networks post-Cold War and the new methods, like disinformation and cyberwarfare, that are being deployed.
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The maestro of mystery
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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The new world of fossil biology
Smithsonian researcher Dale E. Greenwalt discusses how the field of paleobiology is opening up new avenues for what we know about ancient life, and the fascinating findings it’s already yielded.
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What Abigail Adams and Beyoncé have in common
Historian Elizabeth Cobbs discusses her history of famous women who fought for equal rights and family from both sides of the aisle, and the impact they continue to have today.
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Your favorite movies would not be the same without John Williams
Music professor Frank Lehman discusses the composer’s brilliance and how his oeuvre augments the action and adventure of the modern classics we love.
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Ground for a new school was broken, an ugly past was dug up
“Sugar Land” hosts Brittney Martin and Naomi Reed discuss the discovery of 95 unmarked graves in Sugar Land, Texas, and their ties to the brutal practice of convict labor.
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The history of secret societies in America
Colin Dickey discusses why our democracy has conspiracy theories woven into it and how to spot magical thinking so we can work to shut it down.
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The eternal allure of old books
Antiquarian bookseller Oliver Darkshire discusses one of the world’s oldest bookshops and a profession that makes more memories than it does money.
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