Podcast
The Free Library Podcast is an easy way to participate in the author events and lectures that take place at the Central Library. Visit Author Events to find upcoming events.
Recent Episodes
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James McBride | Deacon King Kong
• Recorded Mar 11, 2020“Boisterous, highly entertaining,” and “altogether original” ( Washington Post ), James McBride is the author of the National Book Award–winning The Good Lord Bird , in which a young boy born into slavery joins abolitionist John Brown’s doomed… more
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David Plouffe | A Citizen’s Guide to Beating Donald Trump
• Recorded Mar 10, 2020The campaign manager for Barack Obama’s 2008 primary and general election victories, David Plouffe later served on the White House staff as a senior advisor and was largely credited with the 44th president’s 2012 win. He formerly worked as a… more
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John Feinstein | The Back Roads to March: The Unsung, Unheralded, and Unknown Heroes of a College Basketball Season
• Recorded Mar 5, 2020“One of the best sportswriters alive” ( USA Today ), John Feinstein is the author of the bestselling A Good Walk Spoiled , A Season on the Brink , and Where Nobody Knows Your Name , among almost two dozen other books. He has been a staff… more
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Adam Hochschild | Rebel Cinderella: From Rags to Riches to Radical, the Epic Journey of Rose Pastor Stokes
• Recorded Mar 4, 2020Historian Adam Hochschild’s ten “carefully researched and vigorously told” ( Houston Chronicle ) books include King Leopold’s Ghost , a haunting portrait of Belgium’s 19th-century brutal colonization of the Congo, and To End All Wars , the… more
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Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez | Legendary Children: The First Decade of Rupaul’s Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life
• Recorded Mar 3, 2020The creators of the immensely popular eponymous blog Tom and Lorenzo , Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez entertain millions of readers a month with their singular perspective on fashion and pop culture. They are frequent guests on Sundance… more
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R. Eric Thomas | Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America
• Recorded Feb 27, 2020R. Eric Thomas is the creator of Elle ’s “Eric Reads the News,” a daily humor column that lambasts pop culture, celebrity, and politics that has been praised by Lin-Manuel Miranda as “Sedaris-level laugh-out-loud funny.” Also a renowned… more
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Steven Levy | Facebook: The Inside Story
• Recorded Feb 26, 2020In conversation with Michael A. Smerconish Editor at large at Wired and a technology writer for more than 30 years, Steven Levy is the author of seven books, including In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives ; Crypto: How the… more
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Gish Jen | The Resisters
• Recorded Feb 25, 2020Gish Jen’s many novels include Typical American , World and Town , and Mona in the Promised Land . She is also the author of two nonfiction works that explore the differences in East-West notions of art and culture, and her short stories have… more
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Dan Pfeiffer | UnTrumping America: A Plan to Make America a Democracy Again
• Recorded Feb 24, 2020In conversation with Alyssa Mastromonaco , author of Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House and frequent guest on Pod Save America The White House director of… more
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Sam Sifton | See You on Sunday: A Cookbook for Family and Friends
• Recorded Feb 20, 2020The food editor at the New York Times and the founding editor of the Times ’s digital cookbook, NYT Cooking , Sam Sifton is one of America’s most popular culinary writers. He formerly worked as the Gray Lady’s national news editor, restaurant… more
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20th & Vine - Backstage with E.J. Dionne, Jr.
This month we're featuring E.J. Dionne, Jr. who recently visited the Free Library of Philadelphia to discuss his new book Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country. Dionne spoke backstage with Laura Kovacs about the radical inequality in our country and the lack of an equal sense of dignity among the citizenry. 20th & Vine features behind-the-scenes conversations from the Free Library of Philadelphia's award-winning Author Events series. Subscribe now for more videos with your favorite authors. 20th & Vine features behind-the-scenes conversations from the Free Library of Philadelphia's award-winning Author Events series. Subscribe now for more videos with your favorite authors.
Top 10 Podcasts for February 2020
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Paul Krugman
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EJ Dionne
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Jenny Offill
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David Zucchino
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Sam Sifton
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Eoin Colfer
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John Sayles
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Jennifer S. Hirsch and Shamus Khan
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Dan Pfeiffer
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Gretchen Sorin