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Q&A: Joshua Zeitz, "Lincoln's God"
Historian and Politico contributing writer Joshua Zeitz, author of "Lincoln's God," talks about the impact of faith on America's 16th president. Zeit…
2 years, 10 months ago
AW: Elizabeth Currid-Halkett, "The Overlooked Americans"
USC public policy professor Elizabeth Currid-Halkett argued that rural & urban America have more in common than what Americans have been led to belie…
2 years, 10 months ago
BN: Martha Hodes, "My Hijacking"
On January 6, 1970, TWA flight 741 from Israel to New York was hijacked and flown to the Jordanian desert. Historian Martha Hodes, at the time 12 yea…
2 years, 10 months ago
Q&A: Tania Branigan, "Red Memory"
Guardian newspaper editorial writer and former China correspondent Tania Branigan, author of "Red Memory," talks about China's Cultural Revolution (1…
2 years, 10 months ago
AB: Graphic Artist Jerry Craft on Book Bans
Author and illustrator Jerry Craft discusses attempts to remove his graphic novels from school libraries.
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2 years, 10 months ago
BN: C.W. Goodyear, "President Garfield"
C.W. Goodyear was born in New Orleans. He's a graduate of Yale University and now lives in the Washington, DC area. He's also a first time biographer…
2 years, 10 months ago
Q&A: Mark Clague, "O Say Can You Hear?"
This July 4th weekend, University of Michigan musicology and American culture professor Mark Clague discusses his book, "O Say Can You Hear?," about …
2 years, 10 months ago
AW: Jason Del Rey, "Winner Sells All - Amazon, Walmart and the Battle for Our Wallets"
Business journalist Jason Del Rey looks at the rise of Amazon and Walmart and their economic impact on the U.S. and the world. He's interviewed by In…
2 years, 10 months ago
BN: William Hazelgrove, "The Last Charge of the Rough Rider"
Former president Theodore Roosevelt died on January 6, 1919. He was 60 years old. Author William Hazelgrove, in his new book about Roosevelt, chose t…
2 years, 11 months ago
Q&A: Cassandra Good, "First Family"
Historian Cassandra Good talks about the lives and complicated legacies of George Washington's heirs. George and Martha Washington never had children…
2 years, 11 months ago