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The Struggle for the people's King: How politics transforms the memory of the Civil Rights Movement. Talking with Dr. Hajar Yazdiha
Season 21 Episode 12
Over the last 40 years, different political groups have sought to politically appropriate the mantle of legitimacy of the Civil Rights Movement. What…
2 years, 8 months ago
The World is becoming better off and more equal. Talking with Chelsea Follett of the Cato Institute.
Season 21 Episode 11
By every measure, equality and prosperity are transforming countries like India, China, Indonesia, Brazil and Nigeria. Yet The New York Times and oth…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Birds' 60th Anniversary. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
Season 21 Episode 10
Alfred Hitchcock's horror film classic, "The Birds" was released in March 1963. Filmed on location in San Francisco and Sonoma County - Bodega Bay, B…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Siberia Job: In conversation with John Kleinheinz
Season 21 Episode 9
When Russia privatized the 45,000 state owned companies after the fall of Communism, every man, woman and child in Russia was given a Privatization V…
2 years, 9 months ago
Quantum Entanglement is not that Spooky after all. Talking with author, Professor Chris Ferrie.
Season 21 Episode 8
Chris' recent article in Scientific American highlights the role that the Principle of Entanglement , the research of which earned Physicists Aspect,…
2 years, 9 months ago
Finntopia: What we can learn from the World's happiest country ? Talking with author, Professor Danny Dorling.
Season 21 Episode 7
Finland has ranked #1 in the World's Happiest Country listing for the sixth year in a row. How did this small Nordic country of 5 million, which 100 …
2 years, 9 months ago
Pakistan: Origins, Identity and Future. In conversation with Professor Pervez Hoodbhoy
Season 21 Episode 6
In this sweeping amalgam of history, politics, philosophy and culture, Professor Hoodbhoy gives us a detailed profile of Pakistan. Perceptive insight…
2 years, 9 months ago
Becoming the Ex-Wife: The Unconventional Life and Forgotten Writings of Ursula Parrott. Talking with author, Professor Marsha Gordon.
Season 21 Episode 5
Ursula Parrott was a very successful author from 1929 to the late 1940s. A member of the Lost Generation, her body of work consists of 130 novels, sh…
2 years, 9 months ago
Memorial Day: What it means to me.
What do we celebrate on Memorial Day ?
2 years, 9 months ago
Del Seymour founder of Code Tenderloin talks to Jim Herlihy
Season 21 Episode 3
Del Seymour, the founder of Code Tenderloin, shares his personal journey from addiction to recovery on the streets of the Tenderloin.
2 years, 9 months ago