Podcast 69: Nicholson Baker’s HUMAN SMOKE and more…

April 28th, 2008

Host Francesca Rheannon talks with Nicholson Baker about his acclaimed new book, HUMAN SMOKE: The Beginnings of World War II; The End of Civilization. (…)

 
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This Week: Nicholson Baker’s HUMAN SMOKE

April 25th, 2008

Host Francesca Rheannon talks with Nicholson Baker about his acclaimed new book, HUMAN SMOKE: The Beginnings of World War II; The End of Civilization. (…)

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 59: novelist Geraldine Brooks and poet laureate Al Young

February 11th, 2008

Geraldine Brooks tells us about PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, a novel based on the history of the Sarajevo Haggadah. (…)

 
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This Week: Geraldine Brooks and poet Al Young

February 8th, 2008

Geraldine Brooks tells us about PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, a novel based on the history of the Sarajevo Haggadah.
Leaf through the Haggadah’s images on line. (…)