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. You can read a New York Times review of Fradkin’s book (which says a lot more about Stegner than about the biography) here. And for the first chapter, go here. [...]
Articles Tagged ‘ history ’
Eric Weitz’s WEIMAR GERMANY
March 11th, 2008
We talk with historian Eric Weitz about WEIMAR GERMANY: Promise and Tragedy. On the one side, there was an explosion of intellectual and artistic creativity, on the other: hyperinflation, economic depression, and bullies of the left and right. We explore both sides of Weimar Germany and what lessons it may hold for us today. Also, we listen to robins and other birds with renowned bird biologist Donald Kroodsma, author of THE SINGING LIFE OF BIRDS.
Black History Month Special
February 25th, 2008
Abijah Prince was born into slavery in the early 17th century in Springfield, Massachusetts, but in middle age, he arranged his own freedom and married (and freed) the dynamic and eloquent Lucy Terry of the nearby town of Deerfield. Against incredible odds, the couple became property-owners and respectable members of the largely white community in [...]
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