Archive for April, 2008

Next Week: To Be Announced…

April 11th, 2008


This Week: AGE OF AMERICAN UNREASON and AGAINST THE MACHINE

April 11th, 2008

Our theme is cultural decline and what can be done about it. We talk with cultural critic Susan Jacoby about THE AGE OF AMERICAN UNREASON. (…)

Podcast 66: Philip Fradkin and Rutherford Platt

April 8th, 2008

We talk with biographer Philip Fradkin about the life of Wallace Stegner, writer and environmentalist extraordinaire. His book is WALLACE STEGNER AND THE AMERICAN WEST. (…)

 
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Next Week: AGE OF UNREASON & AGAINST THE MACHINE

April 3rd, 2008

Our theme is cultural decline and what can be done about it. We talk with cultural critic Susan Jacoby about THE AGE OF AMERICAN UNREASON. (…)

This Week: The Humane Metropolis; Stegner and the American West

April 3rd, 2008

We talk with urban geographer Rutherford Platt about how to make cities that are sustainable and a pleasure to live in. (…)