Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAlexander Green, "Power and Progress: Joseph Ibn Kaspi and the Meaning of History" (SUNY Press, 2019)
Episode 309
The philosopher and biblical commentator Joseph Ibn Kaspi (1280–1345) was a provocative Jewish thinker of the medieval era whose works have generally…
3 years, 10 months ago
Marion (Mugs) McConnell, "Letters from the Yoga Masters" (North Atlantic Books, 2016)
Episode 214
This intimate and insightful account of the life of Dr. Harry (Hari) Dickman, referred to by Swami Sivananda as “the yogi of the West,” features more…
3 years, 10 months ago
Nick Davis, "Competing with Idiots: Herman and Joe Mankiewicz, a Dual Portrait" (Knopf, 2021)
Episode 128
A fascinating, complex dual biography of Hollywood's most dazzling—and famous—brothers, and a dark, riveting portrait of competition, love, and enmit…
3 years, 10 months ago
Michael Elliott, "Have a Little Faith: The John Hiatt Story" (Chicago Review Press, 2021)
Episode 160
A journey through an artist's quest for success, deep dive into substance abuse, family tragedy, and ultimate triumph.
By the mid-1980s, singer-songwr…
3 years, 10 months ago
Alice M. Kelly, "Decolonising the Conrad Canon" (Liverpool UP, 2022)
Episode 170
With the pressing work of decolonising our reading lists gaining traction in UK higher educational contexts, Decolonising the Conrad Canon (Liverpool…
3 years, 10 months ago
Jason Stacy, "Spoon River America: Edgar Lee Masters and the Myth of the American Small Town" (U Illinois Press, 2021)
Episode 168
A literary and cultural milestone, Spoon River Anthology captured an idea of the rural Midwest that became a bedrock myth of life in small-town Ameri…
3 years, 10 months ago
86 Dana Stevens on Buster Keaton (JP EF)
Episode 86
Dana Stevens joins Elizabeth and John to discuss Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema and the Invention of the Twentieth Century. Her fantas…
3 years, 10 months ago
Craig L. Symonds, "Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay" (Oxford UP, 2022)
Episode 10
Only days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt tapped Chester W. Nimitz to assume command of the Pacific Fleet. …
3 years, 10 months ago
Corey Robin, "The Enigma of Clarence Thomas" (Metropolitan Books, 2019)
Episode 219
Most people can tell you two things about Clarence Thomas: Anita Hill accused him of sexual harassment, and he almost never speaks from the bench. He…
3 years, 10 months ago
Leah Kardos, "Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie" (Bloomsbury, 2022)
Episode 155
Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie (Bloomsbury, 2022) takes a close look at David Bowie's ambitious last works: his surprise 'comeback' …
3 years, 10 months ago