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Javier Zamora on Migrating from El Salvador to the United States as a Nine-Year-Old
This week, writer Javier Zamora describes the treacherous, three-thousand-mile journey he made from El Salvador to the United States when he was just…
3 years, 3 months ago
Shahan Mufti on the 1977 Siege of Washington, D.C.
Our guest is Shahan Mufti's, who's new book, American Caliph, recounts an event that's been lost to history-- the March 9th, 1977 Hanafi Muslim siege…
3 years, 3 months ago
Rick Wartzman "Still Broke"
This week, a conversation with Rick Wartzman, about his new book, "Still Broke: Walmart's Remarkable Transformation and the Limits of Socially Consci…
3 years, 3 months ago
Glory Liu "Adam Smith's America"
Adam Smith, the author of the 1776 book, Wealth of Nations, is called the father of economics. He's often cited as a champion of free markets, an int…
3 years, 3 months ago
Chris Arnade, "Dignity"
Former Wall Street trader turned photojournalist Chris Arnade discusses his book "Dignity," in which he documents the plight of those living on the m…
3 years, 4 months ago
Douglas Brinkley "Silent Spring Revolution"
Historian Douglas Brinkley, author of "Silent Spring Revolution," discusses American biologist Rachel Carson's work on environmental pollution and th…
3 years, 4 months ago
John Farrell "Ted Kennedy: A Life"
Former Boston Globe reporter and biographer John Farrell, author of "Ted Kennedy: A Life," discusses the life and political career of the late Democr…
3 years, 4 months ago
Elliott Morris, "Strength in Numbers"
Data journalist Elliott Morris, a U.S. correspondent for The Economist, discusses the history of public opinion polling in the United States going ba…
3 years, 4 months ago
Amy Gajda, "Seek and Hide"
Amy Gajda, professor of law at Tulane University in New Orleans and author of “Seek and Hide,” discusses the historic struggle in the United States b…
3 years, 4 months ago
William Doyle on the Life and Legislative Achievements of U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah
Writer and filmmaker William Doyle joins us to talk about his new book "Titan of the Senate." It tells the story of the longest-serving Republican Se…
3 years, 5 months ago