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AW: Andrew Curran, "Who’s Black and Why?"
Wesleyan University professor Andrew Curran looked at how the concept of race emerged during the 18th-century Enlightenment period. George Mason Univ…
2 years, 5 months ago
AB: Daniel Paisner on Ghostwriting
Author Daniel Paisner discusses his ghostwriting career and the recent National Convention of Ghostwriters.
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2 years, 5 months ago
BN+: Steven Ujifusa, "The Last Ships from Hamburg"
"Between 1881 and 1914, over ten million people crossed the Atlantic from Europe to America, the largest mass migration of people from one continent …
2 years, 5 months ago
Q&A: Charles Scribner III, "Scribners: Five Generations in Publishing"
Charles Scribner III, author of "Scribners: Five Generations in Publishing," talks about his family's history at the famous publishing house that was…
2 years, 5 months ago
AW: Coleman Hughes, "The End of Race Politics"
Writer and podcaster Coleman Hughes argued that the U.S. should move towards a colorblind approach to politics and race. He was interviewed by the A…
2 years, 5 months ago
BN+: Benn Steil, "The World That Wasn't"
Henry Wallace was President Franklin Roosevelt's vice president during his third term, 1941-1945. FDR then chose Harry Truman as vice president in hi…
2 years, 5 months ago
QA: Sebastian Thrun, AI Pioneer & Tech Entrepreneur
Tech entrepreneur Sebastian Thrun talks about his work in Silicon Valley and the future of artificial intelligence. Thrun, formerly a vice president …
2 years, 6 months ago
AW: Ijeoma Oluo, "Be a Revolution"
Writer Ijeoma Oluo looked at how everyday Americans are fighting oppression in our systems and institutions to bring about change in communities. She…
2 years, 6 months ago
AB: Mary Beth Tinker on Book Bans & Free Speech
Free speech activist Mary Beth Tinker discussed Iowa's state law on "age-appropriate" books in public school libraries. About Books also reported on …
2 years, 6 months ago
BN: H.W. Brands, "Founding Partisans"
Henry William Brands Jr. has written close to 40 books in the past 36 years. The Portland, Oregon, native is a professor of history at the University…
2 years, 6 months ago