Podcasts
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• Recorded Jan 14, 2014“Not your run-of-the mill cosmologist” ( Discover ), Max Tegmark explores the complex origins and ultimate fate of the cosmos in his erudite and entertaining writing. The Swedish-born theoretical physicist is the author of more than 200 technical… more
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• Recorded Jan 13, 2014For 20 years of marriage, James Carville and Mary Matalin have reigned as the country’s most politically divergent, ideologically mismatched, and intensely opinionated couple. Often referred to as the “Ragin’ Cajun” for his animated and colorful… more
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• Recorded Dec 12, 2013Current President of Barnard College, former professor at Harvard Business School, member of the Board of Directors at Goldman Sachs, and mother of three, Debora Spar understands how difficult it can be for women to achieve professionally while… more
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“One of the world’s most influential thinkers” ( The Washington Post ), Lester Brown is the founder of the Earth Policy and Worldwatch Institutes, two nonprofit research organizations dedicated to analyzing environmental issues on a global basis… more
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• Recorded Dec 10, 2013A champion of the simple life, Garrison Keillor is a consummate storyteller, gifted with the rare ability—in print and in person—to hold an audience spellbound with his tales of ordinary people whose lives contain extraordinary moments of humor,… more
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• Recorded Dec 6, 2013"One of the nation’s most astute economic observers” and “as famous as any pop star” ( New York Times ), Alan Greenspan served as head of the Federal Reserve System from 1987-2006—a tenure spanning 18 years and four presidents—and prior to that… more
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• Recorded Dec 5, 2013Acclaimed writer Alice McDermott explores themes close to her heart: love and the loss of innocence, the interlocking stories of family, Irish-American culture and assimilation, and children who must grow beyond the safe-keeping of their parents… more
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• Recorded Dec 3, 2013As the celebrated illustrator for The Saturday Evening Post for nearly half a century, Norman Rockwell portrayed a fantasy of American togetherness. In her new biography American Mirror , art critic Deborah Solomon trains her eye on the art and… more
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• Recorded Nov 26, 2013Veteran political reporters John Heilemann and Mark Halperin set the national conversation with their no. 1 New York Times bestselling account of the 2008 presidential campaign, Game Change . Halperin, editor-at-large and senior political analyst… more
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• Recorded Nov 22, 2013Founder of Blackwater USA, the “most recognizable brand name in the booming field of private security contracting” ( New York Times ), Erik Prince served as its CEO and later as chairman until he resigned and sold it in 2010. Former Navy SEAL,… more
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• Recorded Nov 21, 2013Scion of a multi-generational Hollywood dynasty, Academy Award-winning actress and director Anjelica Huston has experienced a career that in many ways outshines her famous family. Her many honors include an Independent Spirit Awards and a Golden… more
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• Recorded Nov 21, 2013“The heir to R. Crumb and Art Spiegelman” ( Economist ), cartoon journalist Joe Sacco exposes the bloody reality of war. His books include the American Book Award recipient Palestine , Safe Area Gorazde, and the bestselling book Days of… more
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Robert Stone is celebrated for his nuanced portrayals of men disintegrating under social pressure. His seven novels include Dog Soldiers , winner of the National Book Award; Damascus Gate ; and the story collection Bear and His Daughter , a… more
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• Recorded Nov 18, 2013“The poet-prophet of alternative medicine” ( Time ), Deepak Chopra is the author of more than 70 books on mind-body health, spirituality, and peace, including numerous New York Times bestsellers. One of Time ’s top 100 heroes and icons of this… more
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Julius Erving, the legendary “Dr. J,” enthralled basketball fans for 11 seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers, leading the team to the NBA crown in 1983. The dominant player of his era, Erving was one of the first players to make individual… more
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Ann Patchett’s six novels and two nonfiction works have earned her numerous awards, including the Orange Prize and PEN/Faulkner Award for Bel Canto , the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for Taft , and the New York Times Notable Book of the Year for… more
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The author of more than 40 books, Ivan Klima—“a Czech genius” ( Los Angeles Times Book Review )—is the recipient of some of literature’s greatest distinctions, including the Franz Kafka Prize and the Magnesia Litera Award. Born in Prague, Klima… more
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With a “wonderful eye for what is telling, a fine ear for dialogue, a deep empathy for her subject matter and a guilelessly straightforward way of writing” ( New York Times ), Amy Tan is the author of the beloved novels The Joy Luck Club , a… more
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With more than 300 detailed drawings representing 200 species, Katrina van Grouw’s The Unfeathered Bird bridges art, science, and history in showing birds artistically arranged and engaged in behavior typical of the species—from a fish’s-eye view… more
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• Recorded Nov 5, 2013“A magician of the page” ( New York Times ), Pat Conroy weaves inspiration from life in his beloved low country with richly drawn characters who alternately rail against and romanticize the American South. His nine books include The Great Santini… more
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