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Literature

The Patricia Highsmith we never knew

November 24, 2021 Literature, Think

Anna von Planta was Highsmith’s primary editor for the later part of her life, and she joins us to discuss Highsmith’s literary legacy, as well as her private life, which was often marked by controversy.

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A conversation with U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo

October 8, 2021 Culture, Literature, Race/Identity

The member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation joins us to discuss how she reckons with the loss of ancestral homelands, her personal story, and the rituals that provide her with inspiration.

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Fictional Teens Vs. Real-Life Monsters

September 22, 2021 Education, History, Literature, Race/Identity

Author and educator Liza Wiemer joins us to talk about her YA novel featuring students who must use Nazi propaganda in a debate, the courage it takes for two teenagers to confront anti-Semitism, and the real-life examples the author drew from.

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Polarization Doesn’t Have To Be Permanent

August 16, 2021 Culture, Literature, Politics

Peter T. Coleman is a professor of psychology and education at Columbia University, and he joins us to talk about applying methods of conflict resolution to work through our differences.

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Segregation In Higher Ed Isn’t A Thing Of The Past

August 12, 2021 Culture, Economics, Education, History, Literature, Politics, Race/Identity

Adam Harris, a staff writer at The Atlantic, joins us to discuss why Black students have always been an afterthought in higher education, the legacy that has created and the road toward reckoning with this discrimination.

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What It’s Like To Gain A Sense

July 29, 2021 Health, Literature, Science and Technology

Dr. Susan R. Barry, professor emeritus of biology and neuroscience at Mount Holyoke College, joins us to discuss three case histories, including her own, of people gaining a new way of seeing or hearing at an older age.

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Why We Work Better Under Deadline

July 27, 2021 Culture, Health, Literature

Christopher Cox, a visiting scholar at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, joins us to talk about why deadlines have a way of motivating us to finish tasks.

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A Modern Take On Greek Mythology

July 20, 2021 Culture, Literature

Novelist Stacey Swann joins us to talk about interweaving down-to-earth characters, but with the characteristics of the legendary Greek gods.

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An Immigrant Parent’s American Dream Meets A Child’s Reality

July 15, 2021 Culture, Language, Literature, Race/Identity, Uncategorized

Sabreet Kang Rajeev joins us to talk about understanding her parents’ journey, their hopes for their new life, and connecting those to her own story as a first-generation American.

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The Liberation Of Sharing Family Secrets

June 23, 2021 Literature, Race/Identity

Ashley C. Ford joins us to discuss her story of poverty, assault, and the secrets that upended her family.

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Why Are We So Easily Scammed Online?

June 21, 2021 Culture, Literature

Gabrielle Bluestone joins us to talk about how Fyre is one of many examples of the way social media influencers build stories too good to be true, and why falling for those beautiful lies is part of the current Internet experience.

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How Black Artists Push Past Gatekeepers

June 11, 2021 Culture, History, Literature, Race/Identity

This hour, host Krys Boyd talks about gatekeeping and Black expression with a prominent attorney who works with Black artists to sign fair contracts, a writer who mined her own experiences in the music industry for her latest Y.A. novel, and an English professor who studies gatekeeping during one of the most celebrated periods of Black expression – the Harlem Renaissance. 

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