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Writ Large
August 10, 2022
On Walter Lippmann's "Public Opinion"
A Discussion with Heidi Tworek
Heidi Tworek
Hosted by
Zachary Davis
What is the role of the press in a democracy? For nearly a century, scholars, media critics, and politicians have debated this question—in a large part thanks to Walter Lippmann …
American Studies
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Interviews with scholars of America about their new books.
Law
August 10, 2022
Who Decides?
States As Laboratories of Constitutional Experimentation
Jeffrey S. Sutton
Hosted by
William Domnarski
Everything in law and politics, including individual rights, comes back to divisions of power and the evergreen question: Who decides? Who wins the disputes of the day often turns on …
Politics & Polemics
August 10, 2022
Paths of Dissent
Soldiers Speak Out Against America's Forever Wars
Andrew Bacevich and Daniel A. Sjursen
Hosted by
Caleb Zakarin
Compiled by New York Times bestselling author Andrew Bacevich and retired army officer Danny A. Sjursen, Paths of Dissent: Soldiers Speak Out Against America’s Misguided Wars (Metropolitan Books, 2022) collects provocative …
Music
August 10, 2022
Have a Little Faith
The John Hiatt Story
Michael Elliott
Hosted by
Daniel Moran
A journey through an artist's quest for success, deep dive into substance abuse, family tragedy, and ultimate triumph. By the mid-1980s, singer-songwriter John Hiatt had been dropped from three record …
American West
August 10, 2022
Visions of Nature
How Landscape Photography Shaped Settler Colonialism
Jarrod Hore
Hosted by
Stephen Hausmann
During the early years of photography, settlers around the Pacific World were fascinated with the landscapes of the places they conquered. According to Dr. Jarrod Hore, a postdoctoral researcher and …
Drugs, Addiction and Recovery
August 10, 2022
Heroin
An Illustrated History
Susan C. Boyd
Hosted by
Jay Shifman
Dr. Susan Boyd is a scholar/activist and Distinguished Professor emerita at the University of Victoria. Her research examines a variety of topics related to the history of drug prohibition and …
Film
August 10, 2022
Competing with Idiots
Herman and Joe Mankiewicz, a Dual Portrait
Nick Davis
Hosted by
Daniel Moran
A fascinating, complex dual biography of Hollywood's most dazzling—and famous—brothers, and a dark, riveting portrait of competition, love, and enmity that ultimately undid them both. One most famous for having …
Performing Arts
August 10, 2022
The Lost Conversation
Interviews with an Enduring Avant-Garde
Sara Farrington
Hosted by
Andy Boyd
Sara Farrington's The Lost Conversation: Interviews with an Enduring Avant-Garde (53rd State Press, 2021) is a collection of interviews with a host of influential artists in experimental theatre, including Richard Foreman …
Medicine
August 9, 2022
Building Schools, Making Doctors
Architecture and the Modern American Physician
Katherine L. Carroll
Hosted by
Rachel Pagones
In the late nineteenth century, medical educators intent on transforming American physicians into scientifically trained, elite professionals recognized the value of medical school design for their reform efforts. Between 189 …
Writ Large
August 9, 2022
On Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
A Discussion with Joshua Bennett
Joshua Bennett
Hosted by
Zachary Davis
Zora Neale Hurston was an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance, but her novels didn’t conform to the style of her contemporaries. As a result, her work was almost lost—until …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones
August 9, 2022
The Future of Political Anger
A Conversation with Mark Blyth
Mark Blyth
Hosted by
Owen Bennett-Jones
Trump’s voters. The yellow jackets in France. Putin’s base in Russia. The Brexiteers. One thing all these groups have in common is anger – anger at being left behind, anger …
General History
August 9, 2022
The Literacy Myth
Cultural Integration and Social Structure in the Nineteenth Century
Harvey J. Graff
Hosted by
Nathan Moore
Harvey Graff's pioneering study presents a new and original interpretation of the place of literacy in nineteenth-century society and culture. Based upon an intensive comparative historical analysis, employing both qualitative …
Film
August 8, 2022
Hollywood Sports Movies and the American Dream
Grant Wiedenfeld
Hosted by
Annie Berke
Through the heart of Hollywood cinema runs a surprising current of progressive politics. Sports movies, a genre that has flourished since the mid-seventies, evoke the American dream and represent the …
Darts & Letters
August 8, 2022
January 6th and the Myth of the Mob
The Pervasive Power of Crowd Theory
Hosted by
Gordon Katic
This week, we’re showcasing some of our favourite past episodes of Darts and Letters themed around “Activism & Academia”. Today’s episode originally aired a little earlier this summer. In the …
Writ Large
August 8, 2022
On "Black Elk Speaks"
A Discussion with Philip Deloria
Philip Deloria
Hosted by
Zachary Davis
In many ways, Black Elk and John Neihardt lived very different lives. Black Elk was an Oglala Lakota holy man. Neihartd was a European-American literary critic. Black Elk performed for …
African American Studies
August 8, 2022
Riding Jane Crow
African American Women on the American Railroad
Miriam Thaggert
Hosted by
Deidre Tyler
Miriam Thaggert illuminates the stories of African American women as passengers and as workers on the nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century railroad. As Jim Crow laws became more prevalent and forced Black …
Critical Theory
August 8, 2022
The Cruel Optimism of Racial Justice
Nasar Meer
Hosted by
Dave O'Brien
Why are societies still not offering racial equality? In The Cruel Optimism of Racial Justice (Policy Press, 2022), Nasar Meer, a professor of Race, Identity and Citizenship in the School of …
American Studies
August 5, 2022
Living the Dream
The Contested History of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Daniel T. Fleming
Hosted by
James West
Living the Dream: The Contested History of Martin Luther King Jr. Day (UNC Press, 2022) tells the history behind the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the battle …
Writ Large
August 5, 2022
On Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass"
A Discussion with Elisa New
Elisa New
Hosted by
Zachary Davis
“These United States are themselves the greatest poem.” When Walt Whitman wrote this line, he was an unknown Brooklyn newspaper man. But his work would transform American poetry and offer …
Darts & Letters
August 5, 2022
American Chernobyl, Part 2
The Most Poisonous Place in the USA
Hosted by
Gordon Katic
Hanford is the most-polluted place in America. In our last episode, you heard about the nuclear plant's largely-forgotten history--how it poisoned the people living downwind. On our season finale: a …
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