Archive for the ‘history’ Category

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. (…)

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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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. (…)

Next Week: The Humane Metropolis; Wallace Stegner and the American West

March 28th, 2008

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

This Week: Eric Weitz’s Weimar Germany

March 11th, 2008

We talk with historian Eric Weitz about WEIMAR GERMANY: Promise and Tragedy. We explore Germany’s incredible creative ferment and innovation during the period between the two world wars. (…)

Podcast 62: Eric Weitz’s WEIMAR GERMANY

March 11th, 2008

We talk with historian Eric Weitz about WEIMAR GERMANY: Promise and Tragedy. (…)

 
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