Podcast 64: Greg Palast on Spitzer and the Bank Bailout; also, Field Report on Narrative Journalism

March 24th, 2008

Greg Palast, investigative reporter for the BBC, tells us why he thinks the Eliot Spitzer scandal broke when it did — and what federal prosecutors were trying to keep hidden from the public about the bank bailout by taking Spitzer down. (…)

 
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This Week: Journalism Special: Greg Palast on the Timing of the Spitzer Scandal…and Narrative Journalism

March 20th, 2008

Greg Palast, investigative reporter for the BBC, tells us why he thinks the Eliot Spitzer scandal broke when it did — and what federal prosecutors were trying to keep hidden from the public about the bank bailout by taking Spitzer down. (…)

Podcast 62: Life With Asperger’s

March 1st, 2008

We talk with John Elder Robison about his memoir, LOOK ME IN THE EYE. (…)

 
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Podcast 56: EVERY PAST THING and AMERICAN BLOOMSBURY

January 21st, 2008

We talk with author Susan Cheever about AMERICAN BLOOMSBURY and Pamela Thompson tells us about her debut novel, EVERY PAST THING. (…)

 
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Podcast 55: Norman Solomon and Valerie Martin

January 13th, 2008

Read an excerpt here.
We talk with veteran journalist and commentator Normon Solomon about his memoir, Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America’s Warfare State. (…)

 
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This Week: Norman Solomon and Valerie Martin

January 11th, 2008

We talk with veteran journalist and commentator Normon Solomon about his memoir, Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America’s Warfare State. (…)

Next Week: Normon Soloman’s MADE LOVE, GOT WAR

January 4th, 2008

We talk with veteran journalist and commentator Normon Solomon about his memoir, Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America’s Warfare State. (…)