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Q&A: Jane McManus, "The Fast Track"
Sports journalist and academic Jane McManus, author of "The Fast Track," discusses the rise in popularity of women's sports since the early 1970s and…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
AW: Isabel Allende, "My Name Is Emilia del Valle"
Isabel Allende spoke about identity & resilience in her historical novel set in the 19th century against a backdrop of civil war breaking out in Chil…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
BN+: David Herbert Donald, "Lincoln"
In our earlier discussion with Zaakir Tameez about his biography of Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, he discussed his differences with Profes…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Q&A: Lee Hawkins, "I Am Nobody's Slave"
Journalist and musician Lee Hawkins, author of "I Am Nobody's Slave," talks about the impact that slavery and Jim Crow have had on his family through…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
AW: Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager & Isaac Arnsdorf, "2024"
This conversation was a behind-the-scenes account of the 2024 presidential election that sent Donald Trump back to the White House for a second, non-…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
BN+: Zaakir Tameez, "Charles Sumner"
Charles Sumner was from Boston, Massachusetts. He was a U.S. Senator for 23 years from 1851 to 1874. Sumner, an anti-slavery Republican, was brutally…
1 year ago
Q&A: Nicole Kobie, "The Long History of the Future"
Technology reporter Nicole Kobie, author of "The Long History of the Future," talks about how technology evolves and discusses why many predicted tec…
1 year ago
AW: "Framed," John Grisham and Jim McCloskey
Bestselling author John Grisham and co-author Jim McCloskey wrote about the challenges of exonerating a person who is wrongfully convicted. Princeton…
1 year ago
BN+: John Seabrook, "The Spinach King"
The patriarch, C.F. Seabrook, was hailed as the Henry Ford of agriculture. His son, Jack, a keen businessman, was poised to take over what Life magaz…
1 year ago
Q&A: Cornel West & Robert George, "Truth Matters"
Progressive professor Cornel West and conservative professor Robert George talk about their decades-long friendship and teaching together at Princeto…
1 year ago