Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDo you believe in magic?
Perhaps it’s the state of the world today, but everywhere fantasy seems to be in ascendancy. The retelling of Narnia, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones …
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Can we ever achieve a shared truth about the legacy of slavery?
When Barack Obama was elected President, we heard lots of loose talk about this being a post racial society. It was as if a magic pill had taken the…
11 years, 8 months ago
What did he know and when did he know it....is a Nixon defense even possible?
For 40 years, the Focus of the conversations about Watergate has been what did the President know and when did he know it. The revelations from the…
11 years, 8 months ago
What did he know and when did he know it....is a Nixon defense even possible?
For 40 years, the Focus of the conversations about Watergate has been what did the President know and when did he know it. The revelations from the…
11 years, 8 months ago
Is our long national nightmare over yet?
For journalists, for historians, and for political junkies, Richard Nixon is the gift that keeps on giving. There are over 3700 hours of Nixon tapes…
11 years, 8 months ago
The deep trouble of exploration
From the undersea adventures of Jules Verne, to Peter Benchley’s The Deep to Jim Cameron’s The Abyss, we flock to movies and literature that takes pl…
11 years, 8 months ago
The ecological history of greater New York
In communities all across America debates rage about zoning, building, and development. In most cases, however, the debate is around the margins. M…
11 years, 8 months ago
Why Vietnam still matters
Think about the things that shape our world, our perceptions and our culture. For a large part of the population, the experience of America’s mistak…
11 years, 8 months ago
Parenting 101 - Lead with Acceptance
Every generation of parents wants their children to do better than themselves. It seems though that to accomplish that today, as NY Times columnist …
11 years, 9 months ago
How good intentions created the student loan crisis
The student loan crisis has reached epic proportions. Beyond the basic fact that it could be the next financial cries, with debt exceeding one trilli…
11 years, 9 months ago