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  • Richard Vague | A Brief History of Doom: Two Hundred Years of Financial Crises

    • Recorded Oct 7, 2019

    In conversation with Joe Torsella, State Treasurer for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Venture capitalist and longtime Philadelphia-area philanthropist Richard Vague serves on the Penn Medicine board, is Chairman of the University of… more

  • Malcolm Gladwell | Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know

    • Recorded Sep 26, 2019

    With “an uncanny ability to simplify without being simplistic” ( Seattle Times ), Malcolm Gladwell synthesizes academic research and critical analysis with engaging prose and relatable anecdotes to fashion surprisingly counterintuitive… more

  • Terry McAuliffe | Beyond Charlottesville: Taking a Stand Against White Nationalism

    • Recorded Aug 5, 2019

    In conversation with award-winning journalist, Tracey Matisak. The Democratic governor of Virginia from 2014 to 2018, Terry McAuliffe “won praise even from Republicans for his tireless salesmanship” ( Washington Post ) of the Old Dominion. A… more

  • Mary Pope Osborne | Magic Tree House: To the Future, Ben Franklin! with Natalie Pope Boyce

    • Recorded Jul 11, 2019

    Mary Pope Osborne is the prolific author of the beloved Magic Tree House series of children’s books. Featuring time-traveling brother and sister Jack and Annie, the wildly popular books have been translated into nearly three dozen languages and… more

  • Rachel Louise Snyder | No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us

    • Recorded Jun 26, 2019

    The recipient of an Overseas Press Award for her contributions to This American Life , Rachel Louise Snyder is the author of No Visible Bruises . A “gut-wrenching” ( Esquire ) and intimate investigation into the scope and root causes of one of… more

  • Jason Baumann | The Stonewall Reader with Mark Segal, Karla Jay and Joel Hall

    • Recorded Jun 20, 2019

    On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the riots that started the fight for American LGBTQ+ rights, The Stonewall Reader highlights some of the movement’s most iconic moments and figures in the years before and after those tumultuous events.… more

  • Frank Langfitt | The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China

    • Recorded Jun 19, 2019

    In conversation with Bill Marimow As NPR's Correspondent in Shanghai, Frank Langfitt created a free-taxi service where he offered rides in exchange for passenger's stories and candid conversation. He met a motley crew of characters whose lives he… more

  • Jacob Shell | Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working with Elephants

    • Recorded Jun 11, 2019

    In conversation with Nikil Saval, an editor of n+1 and author of Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace A professor of geography and urban studies at Temple University, Jacob Shell is the author of Transportation and Revolt: Pigeons, Mules,… more

  • David Brooks | The Second Mountain

    • Recorded May 16, 2019

    A “clever and insightful inspector of the American scene” ( Wall Street Journal ), David Brooks has written an op-ed column for The New York Times since 2003. A former editor and columnist at The Weekly Standard , The Washington Times , The Wall… more

  • Nicole Weisensee Egan | Chasing Cosby: The Downfall of America’s Dad

    • Recorded Apr 30, 2019

    In conversation with Annette John-Hall, cohost and producer of The Why on WHYY A 14-year veteran crime reporter for the Philadelphia Daily News , Nicole Weisensee Egan was the first journalist to delve into Andrea Constand’s 2005 sexual assault… more

  • Melinda Gates | The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
    In conversation with John Green

    • Recorded Apr 25, 2019

    Ranked by  Forbes  as the third most powerful woman in the world, Melinda Gates has been on a 20-year mission to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems. Through her work as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation—the world’s… more

  • Mark Bowden | The Last Stone: A Masterpiece of Criminal Interrogation

    • Recorded Apr 24, 2019

    In conversation with Catherine M. Recker. “One of the most intense, visceral” ( Philadelphia Inquirer ) writers of our time, Mark Bowden is a national correspondent for The Atlantic and Vanity Fair and is the author of numerous New York Times… more

  • Janny Scott | The Beneficiary: Fortune, Misfortune, and the Story of My Father

    • Recorded Apr 22, 2019

    In conversation with Bruce Weber, former obituary writer for the New York Times and author of the books As They See 'Em: A Fan's Travels in the Land of Umpires and Life is A Wheel: Memoirs of a Bike-Riding Obituarist . Janny Scott, a 15-year… more

  • Emily Bazelon | Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration

    • Recorded Apr 18, 2019

    In conversation with State Representative Christopher M. Raab Emily Bazelon is the author of Sticks and Stones , “a humane and closely reported exploration” ( Wall Street Journal ) of school bullying and the empathetic steps students, parents,… more

  • Bill McKibben | Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?

    • Recorded Apr 16, 2019

    “The world’s best green journalist” ( Time ), Bill McKibben gave one of the earliest cautions about global warming with his 1989 book The End of Nature . His many other bestselling books about the environment include Deep Economy , Eaarth , and… more

  • Mary Norris | Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen

    • Recorded Apr 15, 2019

    “A rollicking adventure into the origins of the apostrophe, the proliferation of profanity in American culture, and everything in between” ( San Francisco Chronicle ), Mary Norris’s bestselling Between You and Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen was… more

  • Kwame Onwuachi | Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir

    • Recorded Apr 10, 2019

    In conversation with Chef Elijah Milligan A former Top Chef star, the executive chef at Washington D.C.’s popular Kith and Kin, and a Forbes and Zagat’s 30 Under 30 honoree, Kwame Onwuachi  is one of America’s most acclaimed young culinary… more

  • Robert A. Caro | Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing

    • Recorded Apr 8, 2019

    In conversation with Dick Polman , "Writer in Residence" at the University of Pennsylvania, national political columnist at WHYY News and contributor to The Atlantic Standing at “the summit of American historical writing” ( Washington Post ),… more

  • Dave Barry | Lessons from Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

    • Recorded Apr 8, 2019

    A 30-year writer at the Miami Herald whose column was syndicated in more than 500 newspapers, humorist Dave Barry won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1988. His more than 30 New York Times bestselling books include I’ll Mature When I’m Dead ,… more

  • Michael Dobbs | The Unwanted: America, Auschwitz, and a Village Caught In Between

    • Recorded Apr 4, 2019

    A longtime foreign correspondent for The Washington Post , Michael Dobbs reported on some of the most important events of our time. His many books include Down with Big Brother: The Fall of the Soviet Empire , Saboteurs: The Nazi Raid on America… more

Top 10 Podcast Episodes August 2019

  1. Richard Russo Richard Russo
  2. George Packer George Packer
  3. Terry McAuliffe Terry McAuliffe
  4. Julie Salamon Julie Salamon
  5. Nicole Dennis-Benn Nicole Dennis-Benn
  6. Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook
  7. Mary Pope Osborne Mary Pope Osborne
  8. Tyler Kepner Tyler Kepner
  9. Richard A. Clarke and Robert K. Knake Richard A. Clarke and Robert K. Knake
  10. Trevor Noah Trevor Noah

Bottom 10 YouTube Videos August 2019

  1. Robert Gates
  2. David Axelrod
  3. Zinzi Clemmons
  4. Peter Carey
  5. Amy Goodman
  6. Sayed Kashua
  7. Amy Tan
  8. Darryl Pinckney
  9. Max Boot
  10. David Hare

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