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Kids These Days: Technology and Culture in American Life
Episode 49
What is new about how teenagers communicate through services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram? Do social media affect the quality of teens’ l…
11 years, 4 months ago
On Russia and Putinism
Episode 50
This episode features Nicholas Burns and Strobe Talbott discussing Russia and Putinism. Burns is director of the Aspen Strategy Group and Talbott is …
11 years, 4 months ago
"Redeployment" author Phil Klay
Episode 51
Winner of the 2014 National Book Award, "Redeployment" takes readers to the front lines of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Author Phil Klay reads f…
11 years, 4 months ago
When Experts Disagree – The Art of Medical Decision Making
Episode 52
Despite medical advances and the application of scientific principles to modern medicine, there seems to be increasing controversy about the "right" …
11 years, 4 months ago
The Road to Depth, Thinking about what Character Is
Episode 53
Description Some people seem to lead inner lives that are richer and more substantive than the rest of us. How do they do it? In this talk, author an…
11 years, 5 months ago
A Conversation Across Cultures
Episode 54
In this lecture, philosopher, cultural theorist, and author Kwame Anthony Appiah rejects the idea that cross-cultural conversations often lead to the…
11 years, 5 months ago
"Our Kids" author Robert D. Putnam
Episode 55
A professor of public policy at Harvard, Robert D. Putnam has consulted for the last three American presidents and many other leaders around the glob…
11 years, 5 months ago
American Musical Traditions
Episode 56
At 28, musician Jon Batiste is considered by many to be one of the most exciting and progressive new crossover talents on the scene today. His modern…
11 years, 5 months ago
From the Big Bang to Black Holes: Time, The Universe, and Everything
Episode 57
Astrophysicist and writer Janna Levin offers an epic tour through time from the beginning of the universe in a big bang, through black holes, past th…
11 years, 5 months ago
Flash Boys and the Human Piranha
Episode 58
Michael Lewis is the author of the bestsellers "Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt", "The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game", and "Moneyball: The Art of …
11 years, 6 months ago