Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
'Eruption' is a collaboration between Michael Crichton and James Patterson
Jurassic Park creator Michael Crichton spent years working on a manuscript about a volcano on the verge of a disastrous eruption in Hawaii. After he …
2 years, 1 month ago
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson talks Supreme Court ethics, family in 'Lovely One'
Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson remembers her first brush with the national spotlight as "white hot." When President Biden nomi…
2 years, 1 month ago
'The Instrumentalist' is a story about music, imagination and Anna Maria della Pietà
Harriet Constable learned a lot about the real life of Anna Maria della Pietà — that she grew up in an orphanage, that she was a star violinist and a…
2 years, 1 month ago
'Ruin their Crops on the Ground' tracks the history and politics of food in the U.S.
Food is a source of nourishment, joy and autonomy for a lot of people – but in her new book, Ruin their Crops on the Ground, Andrea Freeman also trac…
2 years, 1 month ago
'The 15-Minute City' and 'Rethinking Rescue' reimagine existing systems
Today's episode features two books that advocate for new approaches to big problems: urban planning, poverty, and dog rescue. First, Here & Now's Sco…
2 years, 1 month ago
'How to Leave the House' follows a quest for a missing package
Natwest, 23, is about to finally leave for university. But a package he's waiting for has gone missing and – fearing humiliation if its contents are …
2 years, 1 month ago
In 'On the Edge,' Nate Silver analyzes professional risk-takers
What do hedge fund managers, poker players and the scientist behind the mRNA vaccine have in common? In his new book, On the Edge: The Art of Risking…
2 years, 1 month ago
'Hurdles in the Dark' is a memoir about a kidnapping, juvenile detention and racing
Elvira K. Gonzalez says there was a lot of beauty to growing up in the culturally rich border town of Laredo, Texas. But there were some challenges, …
2 years, 1 month ago
Graphic novel 'Einstein in Kafkaland' ponders how two great minds met in Prague
From 1911 to 1912, Albert Einstein and Franz Kafka both lived in Prague. A new graphic novel by Ken Krimstein uses both history and artistic imaginat…
2 years, 1 month ago
'Us, After' and 'A Haunted Girl' tackle mental health
Warning: this episode contains mention of suicide and mental illness. If you or someone you know may be considering suicide or is in crisis, call or …
2 years, 1 month ago