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Alvin Hall, "Driving the Green Book"
From 1936 to 1967, during the Jim Crow Era, many African Americans travelers relied on the "Green Book," an annual guide listing African American-fri…
3 years ago
Matthew Connelly, "The Declassification Engine"
Columbia University history professor Matthew Connelly, author of "The Declassification Engine," talks about the increase in U.S. government secrecy …
3 years, 1 month ago
Alex Prud'homme, "Dinner with the President"
Journalist Alex Prud'homme, author of "Dinner with the President," talks about how food and the culinary tastes of U.S. presidents have impacted Amer…
3 years, 1 month ago
Ilyon Woo on the Self-Emancipation of William and Ellen Craft in 1848
In this episode, you'll meet Ilyon Woo, author of a new bestseller-- "Master Slave, Husband Wife." She recounts the harrowing journey of self-emancip…
3 years, 1 month ago
Tracy Kidder, "Rough Sleepers"
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder, author of "Rough Sleepers," talks about Harvard educated doctor Jim O'Connell and his work with the homel…
3 years, 1 month ago
Philip K. Howard, "Not Accountable"
In his new book "Not Accountable," attorney and bestselling author Philip K. Howard critiques public employee unions and their impact in the United S…
3 years, 2 months ago
Jim Popkin, "Code Name Blue Wren"
Ten days after 9/11, Defense Intelligence Agency analyst Ana Montes was arrested by the FBI on espionage charges. For almost 17 years, since the mid-…
3 years, 2 months ago
Author Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. on the Murder of Emmett Till and the Search for Justice
Emmett Till's cousin Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., who accompanied Till on his trip to Mississippi in 1955, talked about the fateful events leading up to …
3 years, 2 months ago
Joel Richard Paul, "Indivisible"
This week we're joined by University of California law professor Joel Richard Paul for a conversation about his latest book: Indivisible: Daniel Webs…
3 years, 2 months ago
John Agresto, "The Death of Learning"
Former college president and longtime educator John Agresto discusses his newest book "The Death of Learning: How American education has failed our S…
3 years, 2 months ago