Category: podcast
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446 Kevin Boyle: The conflicts over race, sex, and war during the 60s
in podcastAbout Kevin Boyle Years ago Kevin Boyle stumbled across an obscure photo of a Chicago neighbourhood celebrating the Fourth of July 1961. From that image – and the story it tells – he’s built The Shattering, his new history of the 1960s. Kevin is the William Smith Mason Professor of American History at Northwestern University.…
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445 Kyla Schuller: White, self serving, feminism only benefits the few
in podcastAbout Kyla Schuller Kyla Schuller is an award-winning feminist scholar who uncovers new intersections between race, gender, sexuality, and the sciences in U.S. culture. Praised as “a gifted storyteller” in the New York Times Book Review, she lectures throughout North America and Europe and has published two books: The Trouble with White Women (2021) and…
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444 Edward Dolnick: Two rival scientists compete to be the first to decode the Rosetta Stone
in podcastAbout Edward Dolnick Edward Dolnick is the author of Down the Great Unknown and the Edgar Award-winning The Rescue Artist. A former chief science writer at the Boston Globe, he has written for The Atlantic Monthly, the New York Times Magazine, and many other publications. Where to find Edward Dolnick Website The Writing of the…
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443 Jeff Shesol: Russia Versus America, the battle for space supremacy
in podcastAbout Jeff Shesol Jeff Shesol is a historian, speechwriter, and comic strip author. He served as a speechwriter for President Bill Clinton and is now a partner at West Wing Writers, a speechwriting and strategy firm in Washington, D.C Where to find Jeff Shesol WebsiteTwitter Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground…
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442 David Bahnsen: Capitalism continues lifting millions of people out of poverty
in podcastAbout David Bahnsen David L. Bahnsen is the founder, Managing Partner, and Chief Investment Officer of The Bahnsen Group, a bi-coastal private wealth management firm with offices in Newport Beach, CA and New York City, managing over $3 billion in client assets. David is consistently named as one of the top financial advisors in America…
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441 Tim Marshall: Ten geographical regions that are shaping global politics and power
in podcastAbout Tim Marshall Tim Marshall is a British journalist, author, and broadcaster, specializing in foreign affairs and international diplomacy. Marshall is a guest commentator on world events for the BBC, Sky News, and a guest presenter on LBC, and was formerly the diplomatic and also foreign affairs editor for Sky News. Where to find Tim…