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. And former New Republic editor and author Lee Siegel talks about the unintended consequences of the digital age. His book is AGAINST THE MACHINE: Being Human in the Age of the Electronic Mob.
WMUA LISTENERS, PLEASE NOTE: This show will NOT air on 91.1 FM WMUA on Friday, April 11, since it will be pre-empted by a UMass Sports broadcast–UNLESS the softball game is rained out!! In that case, tune in to hear California Poet Laureate Al Young tells us SOMETHING ABOUT THE BLUES, and novelist Geraldine Brooks talk about PEOPLE OF THE BOOK. And to hear the show featured above, check back on right here on our website on Monday April 14 for the podcast or tune into 103.3 FM Valley Free Radio on Thursday April 17 at 8 AM. The show will air as usual on our other stations around the country.
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