SO WRONG FOR SO LONG and THE HAKAWATI
May 8th, 2008
We talk with Rabih Alameddine about his wonderful novel, THE HAKAWATI. (…)
Archive for the ‘Nonfiction’ Category
Podcast 70: Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet. Bush’s Law.
May 6th, 2008
The news today about a possible war impending between Georgia and Russia is prefigured in our first interview: host Francesca Rheannon talks with energy security expert Michael Klare about the dangerous new global order of energy politics — winners and losers, flashpoints of conflict, and what it means for democracy and the environment. (…)
Next Week: BUSH’S LAW and RISING POWERS, SHRINKING PLANET
April 25th, 2008
We talk with New York Times reporter Eric Lichtblau, who broke the story on the Bush Administration’s NSA program of warrantless wiretapping. (…)
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 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. (…)
Next Week: AGE OF UNREASON & AGAINST THE MACHINE
April 3rd, 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. (…)
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. (…)
